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HISTORY OF HIP HOP
HISTORY OF HIP HOP
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ONE OF THE FIRST DJ PERSONALITIES TO TALK SMOOTH AND RHYME WAS......?
KOOL HERC
FUNK MASTER FLEX
FRANKIE CROCKER
DJ HOLLYWOOD
2
WHY WASN'T RAPPER'S DELIGHT ACCEPTED BY UNDERGROUND PIONEER ARTISTS IN THE 70s?
IT WAS NOT AUTHENTIC
ALL OF THE ABOVE
SUGAR HILL GANG STOLE RHYMES
IT WAS TOO DISCO
3
FILL IN THE BLANK: EAZY-E ORIGINALLY DID NOT WANT TO RHYME. HE WAS ORIGINALLY A __________?
SINGER
DANCER
GANGSTER
PRODUCER
4
WHAT DOES THE "B" IN B-BOY MEAN?
BODY
BATH
BLOOD
BREAK
5
KOOL HERC DIDN'T USE DISCO BREAKS.. HE DECIDED HE WOULD USE THESE KINDS OF UNHEARD BREAKS...
REGGAE BREAKS
COUNTRY BREAKS
FUNK BREAKS
POP BREAKS
6
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SITE JAY-Z HELPED START THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC CONTENT?
WAVE
WAVY
TSUNAMI
TIDAL
7
SUGAR HILL GANG WAS ORIGINALLY FROM WHAT STATE?
CONNECTICUT
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK
NEW JERSEY
8
MARLEY MARL, BIG DADDY KANE, CRAIG GEE & BIZ MARKIE WERE A PART OF WHAT CREW...
ROCK STEADY CREW
COLD CRUSH CREW
JUICE CREW
B-BOY CREW
9
IF I POP AND LOCK, BODY WAVE AND DO POWER MOVES TO BREAK BEATS I AM A ___________?
GRAFITTI ARTIST
DJ
B-BOY
MC
10
WHAT WAS KURTIS BLOW'S FIRST RECORD CALLED?
A CHRISTMAS RHYME
KURTIS CHRISTMAS
WRAPPING GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS RAP
11
WHO IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE PIONEERS WHO STARTED HIP-HOP IN THE EARLY 1970'S?
KENDRICK LAMAR
KOOL HERC
MC HAMMER
KURTIS BLOW
12
THIS POP ARTIST WROTE A SONG ABOUT GRANDMASTER FLASH AFTER WATCHING HIM DJ ATA DOWNTOWN PARTY.
BOY GEORGE
MADONNA
CYNDI LAUPER
BLONDIE
13
CHUCK D & FLAVOR FLAV WERE A PART OF WHAT GROUP
BEASTIE BOYS
PUBLIC ENEMY
N.W.A
RUN DMC
14
WHAT DECADE DID HIP HOP START IN?
1960'S
1980'S
1990'S
1970'S
15
ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO SONICALLY REVOLUTIONIZED HIP-HOP WAS..
KANYE WEST
MARLEY MARL
TIMBALAND
PHARRELL
16
WHAT SNEAKER BRAND DID RUN DMC ENDORSE>
NIKE
ADIDAS
JORDAN BRAND
PUMA
17
WHERE ARE SOME LOCATIONS THAT GRAFITTI CAN BE FOUND?
ALL OF THE ABOVE
SUB WAY TRAINS
UNDER BRIDGES
ABANDONED BUILDINGS
18
MANHATTAN WAS ALSO KNOWN AS ....
UPTOWN
MID-TOWN
ACROSS TOWN
DOWNTOWN
19
HOW MANY ELEMENTS ARE THERE IN HIP HOP
5
6
4
2
20
WHAT SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS SONG DID GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS 5 RECORD?
THE MESSAGE
THE MESSENGER
RAPPERS DELIGHT
MY ADIDAS
21
IF I LOOP MUSIC, SCRATCH RECORDS AND MIX SONGS... I AM A _________?
B-BOY
MC
<p>GRAFITTI ARTIST</p>
DJ
22
THE ACQUITTAL OF THE 4 OFFICERS THAT BRUTALIZED RODNEY KING LEAD TO ....
THE RIOTS IN NYC
THE L.A BLACK OUT
THE NYC BLACK OUT
THE RIOTS IN L.A
23
WHAT DJ OF JAMAICAN HERITAGE STARTED DJing AT HOUSE PARTIES IN THE 70s?
DJ KOOL HERC
DJ HOLLYWOOD
DJ PREMIER
DJ JAZZY JEFF
24
WHO WAS THE FIRST SOLO EMCEE TO RECORD A RECORD
RUSSELL SIMMONS
RUN DMC
KURTIS BLOW
LL COOL J
25
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FIRST SONG AFRIKA BAMBAATAA RECORDED
PLANET ROCK
PLANETS ARE ROCKS
ROCK THE PLANET
ROCKS ARE PLANETS
26
WHAT DOES THE TERM "MC" MEAN?
MOVE THE CROWD
MAT CUTTER
MICROPHONE CONTROLLER
MASTER OF CERMONIES
27
WHICH ONE OF THESE MEN WERE CONSIDERED TO HAVE STARTED RAP FIRST?
PIGMEAT MARKHAM
DJ HOLLYWOOD
SUGAR HILL GANG
KURTIS BLOW
28
FANTASTIC 5 & COLD CRUSH WERE INFLUENTIAL TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE....
B-BOY
DJ
GRAFITTI ARTIST
EMCEE
29
THE PERSON WAS KNOWN TO HAVE STARTED GANGSTA RAP ON THE WEST COAST.
ICE CUBE
ICE MAN
ICE-T
BLACK ICE
30
WHAT COMPANY BOUGHT DR. DRE'S BEATS HEADPHONES?
SAMSUNG
VERIZON
APPLE
MICROSOFT
31
UNDERGROUND ARTISTS AND MUSIC...
ARE NOT WELL KNOWN BY THE MASSES
HAVE USUALLY SELF PROMOTED.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
ARE NOT PLAYED ON THE RADIO
32
EAZY E, DR. DRE, ICE CUBE, MC REN & DJ YELLA MAKE UP THE GROUP...
RUN DMC
N.W.A
FANTASTIK ROMANTIC 5
SONIC FORCE
33
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT RUNDMC RECORDED THAT HAD NO SAMPLES AND JUST PERCUSSION?
SUCKER MCs
WACK MCs
MCs SUCK
SUCKER PUNCH MCs
34
HIP-HOP WAS A REBELLION TOWARDS...
COUNTRY
REGGAE
TECHNO
DISCO
35
WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE COLD CRUSH CREW
KOOL HERC
GRAND MASTER FLASH
KURTIS BLOW
GRAND MASTER CAZ
36
WHAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH MAINSTREAM MUSIC?
NO RADIO PLAY
PROMOTED BY LABEL
SIGNED TO A LABEL
PLAYED IN LOTS OF CLUBS
37
A CYPHER IS ....
A SPECIAL MOVE DONE BY A B-BOY
A PICTURE DRAWN BY A GRAFITTI ARTIST
A TECHNIQUE USED BY A DJ
A CIRCLE OF EMCEES/DJs SHOWCASING SKILL.
38
WHAT WAS SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THE SONG PLANET ROCK BY AFRIKA BAMBAATAA?
FIRST SONG TO USE 757s
FIRST SONG TO USE 909s
FIRST SONG TO USE 908s
FIRST SONG TO USE 808s
39
WHAT WAS AFRIKA BAMBAATAA'S IMPACT ON HIP-HOP?
HE PROMOTED UNITY AND A SELF AWARENESS
HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DJs TO PLAY DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN
ALL OF THE ABOVE
HE HELPED STOP GANG VIOLENCE
40
WHO WAS RUSSELL SIMMONS' BUSINESS PARTNER?
LL COOL J
RICK FLAIR
RICK RUBEN
RUN DMC
41
ICE-T WAS INSPIRED BY THIS RAPPER FROM PHILADELPHIA
FRESH PRINCE
SCHOOLY D
DJ JAZZY JEFF
MEEK MILLS
42
THE ERA FROM 1984-1994 WAS KNOWN AS WHAT ERA IN HIP-HOP?
SILVER ERA
GOLDEN ERA
BRONZE ERA
BRASS ERA
43
WHO WAS CONSIDERED THE HOLY TRINITY IN HIP HOP?
RUN DMC, FLASH, HERC
HERC, BAMBAATAA, FLASH
PIGMEAT MARKHAM, HOLLYWOOD, CROCKER
SUGAR HILL GANG, KURTIS BLOW, RUN DMC
44
MASTER GEE, WONDER MIKE & BIG BANK HANK MADE UP WHAT RAP GROUP?
COLD CRUSH BROTHERS
RUN DMC
FANTASTIK 5
SUGAR HILL GANG
45
CHUCK D WANTED TO USE HIS PLATFORM AS A RAP GROUP TO ...
TO TALK ABOUT GUNS AND KILLING PEOPLE
TALK ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES
TO TALK ABOUT FUNNY TOPICS
TO TALK ABOUT MONEY, SEX AND DRUGS
46
RUSSELL SIMMONS HELPED START WHAT RECORDING LABEL?
TOMMY BOY
DEF JAM
INTERSCOPE
BAD BOY
47
WHAT YEAR DID THE BLACK OUT HAPPEN IN NEW YORK
1977
1987
1997
1967
48
WHAT CITY WAS HIP HOP SAID TO HAVE STARTED?
BRONX
MANHATTAN
QUEENS
BROOKLYN
49
WHAT DOES N.W.A STAND FOR?
N****S WITH A ATTITUDE
NINJAS WITH ARROWS
N****S WITH AFROS
NEGROES WITH ALTITUDE
50
GRANDMASTER FLASH WAS INFLUENTIAL TO THE.....
EVOLUTION OF THE DJ
EVOLUTION OF THE EMCEE
EVOLUTION OF THE GRAFITTI ARTIST
EVOLUTION OF THE B-BOY
51
RAP WAS NOT RECORDED ON VINYL UNTIL WHAT YEAR?
1982
1979
1973
1985
52
BRONX IS ALSO KNOWN AS....
UPTOWN
DOWNTOWN
ACROSS TOWN
AROUND TOWN
53
DJ JAM MASTER JAY, DARRYL MCDANIELS & JOEY SIMMONS MAKE UP THE GROUP...
SONIC FORCE
N.W.A
BEASTIE BOYS
RUN DMC
54
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT SUGAR HILL GANG RECORDED
RAPPER'S DYNAMITE
RAPPER'S INSIGHT
DANCER'S DELIGHT
RAPPER'S DELIGHT
55
WHAT MUSIC WAS POPULAR IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA BEFORE HIP-HOP?
TECHNO
ROCK AND ROLL
DISCO
FUNK
56
WHAT ELEMENT OF HIP-HOP INVOLVES RAPPING?
FASHION
MC
GRAFITTI
B-BOY
57
HIP HOP WAS BIRTHED FROM...
CRIME
ALL OF THE ABOVE
OPPRESSION
POVERTY
58
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO RECORDED THE FIRST HIP HOP SONG ON RECORD?
CYNTHIA ROBINSON
SYLVIA ROBINSON
JACKIE ROBINSON
SOPHIA ROBINSON
59
KEITH HARING, BASQUIAT AND WARHOL WERE ALL....
RAPPERS
B-BOYS
DJs
ARTISTS
60
WHO WAS THE FIRST NON-ATHLETIC CELEBRITIES TO RECEIVE A SHOE ENDORSEMENT?
KURTIS BLOW
BEASTIE BOYS
RUN DMC
LL COOL J
61
FILL IN THE BLANK: _____________ 5 & THE _____ CRUSH CREW
FURIOUS & WARM
FANTASTIK & HOT
FURIOUS & COLD
FANTASTIK & COLD
62
WHAT WAS SO SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THE BLACK OUT IN 1977 AS FAR AS HIP HOP GOES?
IT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO STEAL CARS AND DRIVE DOWNTOWN.
MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY THEIR LIGHT BILL.
THERE WAS AN INFLUX OF DJs & PARTIES BECAUSE OF LOOTING.
IT ALLOWED MANY TO BECOME SINGERS
63
GIL SCOTT HERON, SONYA SANCHEZ AND AMIRI BARAKA ARE ALL _________?
DANCERS
POETS
SINGERS
RAPPERS
64
PUNK ROCK WAS REBELLION TOWARDS...
ROCK & ROLL
DISCO
HIP-HOP
TECHNO
65
FILL IN THE BLANKS: GRANDMASTER ________ & THE _________ 5
CRUSH & FURIOUS
CRASH & FANTASTIK
FLUSH & FABULOUS
FLASH & FURIOUS
66
WHO WAS THE RAP ARTIST THAT SOLD VITAMIN WATER PATENT TO COCA-COLA?
LIL'WAYNE
DRAKE
50 CENT
KANYE
67
WHAT DOES THE TERM "DJ" MEAN?
DON JOHNSON
DUMB JOCK
DISC JOCKEY
DENIM JOGGERS
68
N.W.A's CONTROVERSIAL SONG "F**K THE POLICE BECAME EVEN MORE RELEVANT AFTER...
THE KILLING OF DON KING
THE KILLING OF RODNEY KING
THE BEATING OF RODNEY DANGERFIELD
THE BEATING OF RODNEY KING
69
WHAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR VINYL
MP3
WAX
CASSETTE TAP
COMPACT DISC
70
"WALK THIS WAY" WAS A COLLABORATION WITH RUN DMC AND WHAT ROCK BAND?
METALLICA
ROLLING STONES
AEROSMITH
AEROSPACE
