stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
HISTORY OF HIP HOP Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
HISTORY OF HIP HOP
HISTORY OF HIP HOP
70 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
11,974 plays
LET'S TEST YOUR HIP HOP KNOWLEDGE
Flashcards
70 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
70
Answers
1
WHAT DOES N.W.A STAND FOR?
NINJAS WITH ARROWS
N****S WITH AFROS
N****S WITH A ATTITUDE
NEGROES WITH ALTITUDE
2
WHAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR VINYL
CASSETTE TAP
COMPACT DISC
WAX
MP3
3
WHAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH MAINSTREAM MUSIC?
PLAYED IN LOTS OF CLUBS
PROMOTED BY LABEL
SIGNED TO A LABEL
NO RADIO PLAY
4
KEITH HARING, BASQUIAT AND WARHOL WERE ALL....
DJs
RAPPERS
B-BOYS
ARTISTS
5
WHAT DOES THE "B" IN B-BOY MEAN?
BODY
BLOOD
BREAK
BATH
6
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
7
WHICH ONE OF THESE MEN WERE CONSIDERED TO HAVE STARTED RAP FIRST?
SUGAR HILL GANG
PIGMEAT MARKHAM
KURTIS BLOW
DJ HOLLYWOOD
8
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FIRST SONG AFRIKA BAMBAATAA RECORDED
PLANETS ARE ROCKS
PLANET ROCK
ROCK THE PLANET
ROCKS ARE PLANETS
9
WHAT SNEAKER BRAND DID RUN DMC ENDORSE>
PUMA
JORDAN BRAND
NIKE
ADIDAS
10
THE ACQUITTAL OF THE 4 OFFICERS THAT BRUTALIZED RODNEY KING LEAD TO ....
THE NYC BLACK OUT
THE RIOTS IN L.A
THE RIOTS IN NYC
THE L.A BLACK OUT
11
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 PEOPLE TO STEAL CARS AND DRIVE DOWNTOWN.
IT ALLOWED MANY TO BECOME SINGERS
12
WHAT ELEMENT OF HIP-HOP INVOLVES RAPPING?
GRAFITTI
B-BOY
MC
FASHION
13
FILL IN THE BLANKS: GRANDMASTER ________ & THE _________ 5
FLASH & FURIOUS
CRUSH & FURIOUS
CRASH & FANTASTIK
FLUSH & FABULOUS
14
KOOL HERC DIDN'T USE DISCO BREAKS.. HE DECIDED HE WOULD USE THESE KINDS OF UNHEARD BREAKS...
COUNTRY BREAKS
FUNK BREAKS
REGGAE BREAKS
POP BREAKS
15
WHERE ARE SOME LOCATIONS THAT GRAFITTI CAN BE FOUND?
SUB WAY TRAINS
ABANDONED BUILDINGS
ALL OF THE ABOVE
UNDER BRIDGES
16
N.W.A's CONTROVERSIAL SONG "F**K THE POLICE BECAME EVEN MORE RELEVANT AFTER...
THE BEATING OF RODNEY DANGERFIELD
THE KILLING OF DON KING
THE KILLING OF RODNEY KING
THE BEATING OF RODNEY KING
17
BRONX IS ALSO KNOWN AS....
ACROSS TOWN
DOWNTOWN
AROUND TOWN
UPTOWN
18
WHAT YEAR DID THE BLACK OUT HAPPEN IN NEW YORK
1967
1977
1997
1987
19
THIS POP ARTIST WROTE A SONG ABOUT GRANDMASTER FLASH AFTER WATCHING HIM DJ ATA DOWNTOWN PARTY.
BLONDIE
MADONNA
BOY GEORGE
CYNDI LAUPER
20
HIP-HOP WAS A REBELLION TOWARDS...
TECHNO
DISCO
REGGAE
COUNTRY
21
HOW MANY ELEMENTS ARE THERE IN HIP HOP
5
4
6
2
22
UNDERGROUND ARTISTS AND MUSIC...
ARE NOT PLAYED ON THE RADIO
HAVE USUALLY SELF PROMOTED.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
ARE NOT WELL KNOWN BY THE MASSES
23
THE PERSON WAS KNOWN TO HAVE STARTED GANGSTA RAP ON THE WEST COAST.
ICE MAN
ICE CUBE
BLACK ICE
ICE-T
24
WHO WAS CONSIDERED THE HOLY TRINITY IN HIP HOP?
HERC, BAMBAATAA, FLASH
RUN DMC, FLASH, HERC
PIGMEAT MARKHAM, HOLLYWOOD, CROCKER
SUGAR HILL GANG, KURTIS BLOW, RUN DMC
25
WHAT DECADE DID HIP HOP START IN?
1990'S
1980'S
1970'S
1960'S
26
WHAT DOES THE TERM "MC" MEAN?
MASTER OF CERMONIES
MICROPHONE CONTROLLER
MOVE THE CROWD
MAT CUTTER
27
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SONG THAT SUGAR HILL GANG RECORDED
RAPPER'S DYNAMITE
DANCER'S DELIGHT
RAPPER'S INSIGHT
RAPPER'S DELIGHT
28
WHAT WAS SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THE SONG PLANET ROCK BY AFRIKA BAMBAATAA?
FIRST SONG TO USE 808s
FIRST SONG TO USE 757s
FIRST SONG TO USE 909s
FIRST SONG TO USE 908s
29
WHO WAS THE FIRST SOLO EMCEE TO RECORD A RECORD
LL COOL J
KURTIS BLOW
RUN DMC
RUSSELL SIMMONS
30
FILL IN THE BLANK: _____________ 5 & THE _____ CRUSH CREW
FURIOUS & WARM
FURIOUS & COLD
FANTASTIK & COLD
FANTASTIK & HOT
31
MASTER GEE, WONDER MIKE & BIG BANK HANK MADE UP WHAT RAP GROUP?
SUGAR HILL GANG
FANTASTIK 5
COLD CRUSH BROTHERS
RUN DMC
32
HIP HOP WAS BIRTHED FROM...
POVERTY
CRIME
OPPRESSION
ALL OF THE ABOVE
33
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
34
FILL IN THE BLANK: EAZY-E ORIGINALLY DID NOT WANT TO RHYME. HE WAS ORIGINALLY A __________?
SINGER
GANGSTER
PRODUCER
DANCER
35
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SITE JAY-Z HELPED START THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC CONTENT?
TSUNAMI
WAVE
WAVY
TIDAL
36
MANHATTAN WAS ALSO KNOWN AS ....
ACROSS TOWN
DOWNTOWN
MID-TOWN
UPTOWN
37
SUGAR HILL GANG WAS ORIGINALLY FROM WHAT STATE?
CONNECTICUT
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
PENNSYLVANIA
38
WHAT SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS SONG DID GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS 5 RECORD?
THE MESSENGER
THE MESSAGE
MY ADIDAS
RAPPERS DELIGHT
39
WHO WAS RUSSELL SIMMONS' BUSINESS PARTNER?
RICK RUBEN
RUN DMC
LL COOL J
RICK FLAIR
40
WHAT WAS AFRIKA BAMBAATAA'S IMPACT ON HIP-HOP?
HE PROMOTED UNITY AND A SELF AWARENESS
ALL OF THE ABOVE
HE HELPED STOP GANG VIOLENCE
HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DJs TO PLAY DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN
41
ICE-T WAS INSPIRED BY THIS RAPPER FROM PHILADELPHIA
MEEK MILLS
SCHOOLY D
DJ JAZZY JEFF
FRESH PRINCE
42
WHAT DJ OF JAMAICAN HERITAGE STARTED DJing AT HOUSE PARTIES IN THE 70s?
DJ KOOL HERC
DJ PREMIER
DJ JAZZY JEFF
DJ HOLLYWOOD
43
WHO WAS THE RAP ARTIST THAT SOLD VITAMIN WATER PATENT TO COCA-COLA?
KANYE
50 CENT
DRAKE
LIL'WAYNE
44
ONE OF THE FIRST DJ PERSONALITIES TO TALK SMOOTH AND RHYME WAS......?
DJ HOLLYWOOD
FRANKIE CROCKER
KOOL HERC
FUNK MASTER FLEX
45
IF I POP AND LOCK, BODY WAVE AND DO POWER MOVES TO BREAK BEATS I AM A ___________?
B-BOY
DJ
MC
GRAFITTI ARTIST
46
"WALK THIS WAY" WAS A COLLABORATION WITH RUN DMC AND WHAT ROCK BAND?
AEROSPACE
ROLLING STONES
AEROSMITH
METALLICA
47
CHUCK D & FLAVOR FLAV WERE A PART OF WHAT GROUP
RUN DMC
N.W.A
BEASTIE BOYS
PUBLIC ENEMY
48
RAP WAS NOT RECORDED ON VINYL UNTIL WHAT YEAR?
1985
1982
1973
1979
49
IF I LOOP MUSIC, SCRATCH RECORDS AND MIX SONGS... I AM A _________?
DJ
MC
B-BOY
<p>GRAFITTI ARTIST</p>
50
WHO WAS THE FIRST NON-ATHLETIC CELEBRITIES TO RECEIVE A SHOE ENDORSEMENT?
KURTIS BLOW
RUN DMC
LL COOL J
BEASTIE BOYS
51
ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO SONICALLY REVOLUTIONIZED HIP-HOP WAS..
KANYE WEST
MARLEY MARL
TIMBALAND
PHARRELL
52
DJ JAM MASTER JAY, DARRYL MCDANIELS & JOEY SIMMONS MAKE UP THE GROUP...
BEASTIE BOYS
RUN DMC
SONIC FORCE
N.W.A
53
GIL SCOTT HERON, SONYA SANCHEZ AND AMIRI BARAKA ARE ALL _________?
POETS
RAPPERS
SINGERS
DANCERS
54
EAZY E, DR. DRE, ICE CUBE, MC REN & DJ YELLA MAKE UP THE GROUP...
FANTASTIK ROMANTIC 5
N.W.A
RUN DMC
SONIC FORCE
55
A CYPHER IS ....
A TECHNIQUE USED BY A DJ
A SPECIAL MOVE DONE BY A B-BOY
A CIRCLE OF EMCEES/DJs SHOWCASING SKILL.
A PICTURE DRAWN BY A GRAFITTI ARTIST
56
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO RECORDED THE FIRST HIP HOP SONG ON RECORD?
JACKIE ROBINSON
SOPHIA ROBINSON
SYLVIA ROBINSON
CYNTHIA ROBINSON
57
WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE COLD CRUSH CREW
KURTIS BLOW
GRAND MASTER CAZ
KOOL HERC
GRAND MASTER FLASH
58
THE ERA FROM 1984-1994 WAS KNOWN AS WHAT ERA IN HIP-HOP?
SILVER ERA
GOLDEN ERA
BRONZE ERA
BRASS ERA
59
RUSSELL SIMMONS HELPED START WHAT RECORDING LABEL?
BAD BOY
INTERSCOPE
DEF JAM
TOMMY BOY
60
PUNK ROCK WAS REBELLION TOWARDS...
DISCO
HIP-HOP
ROCK & ROLL
TECHNO
61
WHAT CITY WAS HIP HOP SAID TO HAVE STARTED?
MANHATTAN
QUEENS
BRONX
BROOKLYN
62
MARLEY MARL, BIG DADDY KANE, CRAIG GEE & BIZ MARKIE WERE A PART OF WHAT CREW...
JUICE CREW
B-BOY CREW
ROCK STEADY CREW
COLD CRUSH CREW
63
WHY WASN'T RAPPER'S DELIGHT ACCEPTED BY UNDERGROUND PIONEER ARTISTS IN THE 70s?
IT WAS TOO DISCO
ALL OF THE ABOVE
SUGAR HILL GANG STOLE RHYMES
IT WAS NOT AUTHENTIC
64
WHAT DOES THE TERM "DJ" MEAN?
DISC JOCKEY
DENIM JOGGERS
DUMB JOCK
DON JOHNSON
65
WHAT WAS KURTIS BLOW'S FIRST RECORD CALLED?
KURTIS CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS RAP
WRAPPING GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
A CHRISTMAS RHYME
66
WHAT MUSIC WAS POPULAR IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA BEFORE HIP-HOP?
FUNK
ROCK AND ROLL
DISCO
TECHNO
67
WHAT COMPANY BOUGHT DR. DRE'S BEATS HEADPHONES?
APPLE
VERIZON
MICROSOFT
SAMSUNG
68
FANTASTIC 5 & COLD CRUSH WERE INFLUENTIAL TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE....
DJ
GRAFITTI ARTIST
B-BOY
EMCEE
69
GRANDMASTER FLASH WAS INFLUENTIAL TO THE.....
EVOLUTION OF THE GRAFITTI ARTIST
EVOLUTION OF THE EMCEE
EVOLUTION OF THE DJ
EVOLUTION OF THE B-BOY
70
WHO IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE PIONEERS WHO STARTED HIP-HOP IN THE EARLY 1970'S?
KURTIS BLOW
MC HAMMER
KOOL HERC
KENDRICK LAMAR
