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