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HISTORY OF HIP HOP
HISTORY OF HIP HOP
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1
WHAT DOES N.W.A STAND FOR?
N****S WITH A ATTITUDE
NINJAS WITH ARROWS
N****S WITH AFROS
NEGROES WITH ALTITUDE
2
WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE COLD CRUSH CREW
GRAND MASTER FLASH
GRAND MASTER CAZ
KURTIS BLOW
KOOL HERC
3
WHO WAS THE FIRST SOLO EMCEE TO RECORD A RECORD
RUN DMC
RUSSELL SIMMONS
KURTIS BLOW
LL COOL J
4
THE PERSON WAS KNOWN TO HAVE STARTED GANGSTA RAP ON THE WEST COAST.
ICE CUBE
ICE-T
ICE MAN
BLACK ICE
5
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FIRST SONG AFRIKA BAMBAATAA RECORDED
PLANET ROCK
PLANETS ARE ROCKS
ROCKS ARE PLANETS
ROCK THE PLANET
6
WHAT YEAR DID THE BLACK OUT HAPPEN IN NEW YORK
1987
1977
1997
1967
7
WHO WAS CONSIDERED THE HOLY TRINITY IN HIP HOP?
PIGMEAT MARKHAM, HOLLYWOOD, CROCKER
SUGAR HILL GANG, KURTIS BLOW, RUN DMC
RUN DMC, FLASH, HERC
HERC, BAMBAATAA, FLASH
8
FILL IN THE BLANK: EAZY-E ORIGINALLY DID NOT WANT TO RHYME. HE WAS ORIGINALLY A __________?
SINGER
GANGSTER
PRODUCER
DANCER
9
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT SUGAR HILL GANG RECORDED
RAPPER'S DYNAMITE
RAPPER'S DELIGHT
DANCER'S DELIGHT
RAPPER'S INSIGHT
10
WHAT DJ OF JAMAICAN HERITAGE STARTED DJing AT HOUSE PARTIES IN THE 70s?
DJ HOLLYWOOD
DJ PREMIER
DJ KOOL HERC
DJ JAZZY JEFF
11
IF I POP AND LOCK, BODY WAVE AND DO POWER MOVES TO BREAK BEATS I AM A ___________?
DJ
MC
GRAFITTI ARTIST
B-BOY
12
MANHATTAN WAS ALSO KNOWN AS ....
UPTOWN
ACROSS TOWN
DOWNTOWN
MID-TOWN
13
WHAT CITY WAS HIP HOP SAID TO HAVE STARTED?
MANHATTAN
BRONX
QUEENS
BROOKLYN
14
IF I LOOP MUSIC, SCRATCH RECORDS AND MIX SONGS... I AM A _________?
B-BOY
<p>GRAFITTI ARTIST</p>
MC
DJ
15
WHAT DECADE DID HIP HOP START IN?
1970'S
1960'S
1980'S
1990'S
16
UNDERGROUND ARTISTS AND MUSIC...
HAVE USUALLY SELF PROMOTED.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
ARE NOT WELL KNOWN BY THE MASSES
ARE NOT PLAYED ON THE RADIO
17
THE ERA FROM 1984-1994 WAS KNOWN AS WHAT ERA IN HIP-HOP?
GOLDEN ERA
BRASS ERA
BRONZE ERA
SILVER ERA
18
ONE OF THE FIRST DJ PERSONALITIES TO TALK SMOOTH AND RHYME WAS......?
DJ HOLLYWOOD
FUNK MASTER FLEX
FRANKIE CROCKER
KOOL HERC
19
ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO SONICALLY REVOLUTIONIZED HIP-HOP WAS..
KANYE WEST
TIMBALAND
PHARRELL
MARLEY MARL
20
GRANDMASTER FLASH WAS INFLUENTIAL TO THE.....
EVOLUTION OF THE EMCEE
EVOLUTION OF THE GRAFITTI ARTIST
EVOLUTION OF THE B-BOY
EVOLUTION OF THE DJ
21
WHAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR VINYL
MP3
WAX
COMPACT DISC
CASSETTE TAP
22
WHAT ELEMENT OF HIP-HOP INVOLVES RAPPING?
GRAFITTI
FASHION
B-BOY
MC
23
WHO WAS RUSSELL SIMMONS' BUSINESS PARTNER?
LL COOL J
RICK RUBEN
RICK FLAIR
RUN DMC
24
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT RUNDMC RECORDED THAT HAD NO SAMPLES AND JUST PERCUSSION?
SUCKER PUNCH MCs
MCs SUCK
WACK MCs
SUCKER MCs
25
WHAT WAS SO SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THE BLACK OUT IN 1977 AS FAR AS HIP HOP GOES?
IT ALLOWED MANY TO BECOME SINGERS
IT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO STEAL CARS AND DRIVE DOWNTOWN.
THERE WAS AN INFLUX OF DJs & PARTIES BECAUSE OF LOOTING.
MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY THEIR LIGHT BILL.
26
WHAT COMPANY BOUGHT DR. DRE'S BEATS HEADPHONES?
SAMSUNG
VERIZON
APPLE
MICROSOFT
27
CHUCK D WANTED TO USE HIS PLATFORM AS A RAP GROUP TO ...
TO TALK ABOUT MONEY, SEX AND DRUGS
TALK ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES
TO TALK ABOUT GUNS AND KILLING PEOPLE
TO TALK ABOUT FUNNY TOPICS
28
MASTER GEE, WONDER MIKE & BIG BANK HANK MADE UP WHAT RAP GROUP?
RUN DMC
SUGAR HILL GANG
COLD CRUSH BROTHERS
FANTASTIK 5
29
WHERE ARE SOME LOCATIONS THAT GRAFITTI CAN BE FOUND?
ALL OF THE ABOVE
SUB WAY TRAINS
ABANDONED BUILDINGS
UNDER BRIDGES
30
WHAT DOES THE TERM "DJ" MEAN?
DENIM JOGGERS
DUMB JOCK
DISC JOCKEY
DON JOHNSON
31
WHO WAS THE FIRST NON-ATHLETIC CELEBRITIES TO RECEIVE A SHOE ENDORSEMENT?
RUN DMC
LL COOL J
BEASTIE BOYS
KURTIS BLOW
32
WHICH ONE OF THESE MEN WERE CONSIDERED TO HAVE STARTED RAP FIRST?
PIGMEAT MARKHAM
KURTIS BLOW
SUGAR HILL GANG
DJ HOLLYWOOD
33
WHO IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE PIONEERS WHO STARTED HIP-HOP IN THE EARLY 1970'S?
KENDRICK LAMAR
KURTIS BLOW
KOOL HERC
MC HAMMER
34
THIS POP ARTIST WROTE A SONG ABOUT GRANDMASTER FLASH AFTER WATCHING HIM DJ ATA DOWNTOWN PARTY.
BLONDIE
BOY GEORGE
CYNDI LAUPER
MADONNA
35
HIP HOP WAS BIRTHED FROM...
OPPRESSION
ALL OF THE ABOVE
POVERTY
CRIME
36
RAP WAS NOT RECORDED ON VINYL UNTIL WHAT YEAR?
1985
1982
1973
1979
37
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 808s
FIRST SONG TO USE 908s
38
WHAT SNEAKER BRAND DID RUN DMC ENDORSE>
NIKE
PUMA
ADIDAS
JORDAN BRAND
39
WHAT MUSIC WAS POPULAR IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA BEFORE HIP-HOP?
DISCO
TECHNO
FUNK
ROCK AND ROLL
40
WHY WASN'T RAPPER'S DELIGHT ACCEPTED BY UNDERGROUND PIONEER ARTISTS IN THE 70s?
IT WAS NOT AUTHENTIC
IT WAS TOO DISCO
ALL OF THE ABOVE
SUGAR HILL GANG STOLE RHYMES
41
SUGAR HILL GANG WAS ORIGINALLY FROM WHAT STATE?
NEW JERSEY
PENNSYLVANIA
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
42
EAZY E, DR. DRE, ICE CUBE, MC REN & DJ YELLA MAKE UP THE GROUP...
FANTASTIK ROMANTIC 5
N.W.A
SONIC FORCE
RUN DMC
43
N.W.A's CONTROVERSIAL SONG "F**K THE POLICE BECAME EVEN MORE RELEVANT AFTER...
THE BEATING OF RODNEY KING
THE KILLING OF RODNEY KING
THE KILLING OF DON KING
THE BEATING OF RODNEY DANGERFIELD
44
CHUCK D & FLAVOR FLAV WERE A PART OF WHAT GROUP
PUBLIC ENEMY
RUN DMC
N.W.A
BEASTIE BOYS
45
ICE-T WAS INSPIRED BY THIS RAPPER FROM PHILADELPHIA
MEEK MILLS
DJ JAZZY JEFF
SCHOOLY D
FRESH PRINCE
46
"WALK THIS WAY" WAS A COLLABORATION WITH RUN DMC AND WHAT ROCK BAND?
AEROSMITH
METALLICA
ROLLING STONES
AEROSPACE
47
FILL IN THE BLANK: _____________ 5 & THE _____ CRUSH CREW
FURIOUS & WARM
FANTASTIK & HOT
FURIOUS & COLD
FANTASTIK & COLD
48
PUNK ROCK WAS REBELLION TOWARDS...
TECHNO
ROCK & ROLL
DISCO
HIP-HOP
49
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SITE JAY-Z HELPED START THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC CONTENT?
WAVE
TSUNAMI
TIDAL
WAVY
50
WHAT SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS SONG DID GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS 5 RECORD?
THE MESSENGER
RAPPERS DELIGHT
MY ADIDAS
THE MESSAGE
51
RUSSELL SIMMONS HELPED START WHAT RECORDING LABEL?
BAD BOY
INTERSCOPE
DEF JAM
TOMMY BOY
52
WHAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH MAINSTREAM MUSIC?
PROMOTED BY LABEL
PLAYED IN LOTS OF CLUBS
SIGNED TO A LABEL
NO RADIO PLAY
53
WHAT WAS AFRIKA BAMBAATAA'S IMPACT ON HIP-HOP?
HE HELPED STOP GANG VIOLENCE
HE PROMOTED UNITY AND A SELF AWARENESS
HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DJs TO PLAY DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN
ALL OF THE ABOVE
54
KOOL HERC DIDN'T USE DISCO BREAKS.. HE DECIDED HE WOULD USE THESE KINDS OF UNHEARD BREAKS...
FUNK BREAKS
REGGAE BREAKS
COUNTRY BREAKS
POP BREAKS
55
THE ACQUITTAL OF THE 4 OFFICERS THAT BRUTALIZED RODNEY KING LEAD TO ....
THE L.A BLACK OUT
THE NYC BLACK OUT
THE RIOTS IN NYC
THE RIOTS IN L.A
56
WHAT DOES THE "B" IN B-BOY MEAN?
BREAK
BODY
BLOOD
BATH
57
HIP-HOP WAS A REBELLION TOWARDS...
DISCO
TECHNO
REGGAE
COUNTRY
58
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO RECORDED THE FIRST HIP HOP SONG ON RECORD?
JACKIE ROBINSON
SYLVIA ROBINSON
CYNTHIA ROBINSON
SOPHIA ROBINSON
59
HOW MANY ELEMENTS ARE THERE IN HIP HOP
5
4
6
2
60
WHAT WAS KURTIS BLOW'S FIRST RECORD CALLED?
A CHRISTMAS RHYME
WRAPPING GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS RAP
KURTIS CHRISTMAS
61
FILL IN THE BLANKS: GRANDMASTER ________ & THE _________ 5
CRUSH & FURIOUS
FLUSH & FABULOUS
FLASH & FURIOUS
CRASH & FANTASTIK
62
A CYPHER IS ....
A SPECIAL MOVE DONE BY A B-BOY
A TECHNIQUE USED BY A DJ
A PICTURE DRAWN BY A GRAFITTI ARTIST
A CIRCLE OF EMCEES/DJs SHOWCASING SKILL.
63
FANTASTIC 5 & COLD CRUSH WERE INFLUENTIAL TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE....
EMCEE
B-BOY
DJ
GRAFITTI ARTIST
64
DJ JAM MASTER JAY, DARRYL MCDANIELS & JOEY SIMMONS MAKE UP THE GROUP...
SONIC FORCE
N.W.A
BEASTIE BOYS
RUN DMC
65
WHO WAS THE RAP ARTIST THAT SOLD VITAMIN WATER PATENT TO COCA-COLA?
KANYE
50 CENT
DRAKE
LIL'WAYNE
66
BRONX IS ALSO KNOWN AS....
UPTOWN
DOWNTOWN
AROUND TOWN
ACROSS TOWN
67
KEITH HARING, BASQUIAT AND WARHOL WERE ALL....
RAPPERS
DJs
B-BOYS
ARTISTS
68
WHAT DOES THE TERM "MC" MEAN?
MICROPHONE CONTROLLER
MOVE THE CROWD
MASTER OF CERMONIES
MAT CUTTER
69
MARLEY MARL, BIG DADDY KANE, CRAIG GEE & BIZ MARKIE WERE A PART OF WHAT CREW...
ROCK STEADY CREW
JUICE CREW
COLD CRUSH CREW
B-BOY CREW
70
GIL SCOTT HERON, SONYA SANCHEZ AND AMIRI BARAKA ARE ALL _________?
SINGERS
RAPPERS
DANCERS
POETS
