1990s Culture
What was one fashion trend during the 1990s?
dressing in ripped jeans, a flannel shirt, and t-shirt like grunge bands
having multiple piercings or colored hair like punk bands
What city did Grunge start?
Seattle Washington
What was one "Pop Rap" singer and a song they were famous for?
M.C. Hammer "Can't Touch This"
Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
Will Smith "Summertime"
What was one famous pop singer (or group) of the 1990s?
Brittany Spears, Whitney Housten, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, En Vogue, etc.
multiple ear piercings, body piercings, unusual colored hair
If the 1990s could be summed up with one word, what would it be?
Individuality
What was one way that Grunge musicians dressed differently?
Ripped jeans, t-shirts, flannel shirts
Who was one female rapper or group?
Lil Kim
Mary J Blije
Salt-n-Pepa
Missy Elliot
What was most country music in the 1990s about?
country values, home, patriotism, church, happy life events, sometimes drinking
What was one boy band from the 1990s?
NKOTB, N Sync, Boyz II Men, New Edition, Backstreet Boys, etc.
There was a lawsuit in Florida that resulted in a ban selling which music?
Gangsta Rap, specifically 2 Live Crew
What ended the popularity of Grunge music?
Kurt Cobain's suicide
Which two rappers died in the 1990s that left a big impression in the rap community?
Notorious B.I.G. and 2pac (Tupac)
What was one famous contry singer during the 1990s?
Randy Travis, Faith Hill, Leann Rimes, Keith Urban, etc.
What was one thing that defined SKA music?
Jazz instruments added to the music, like saxaphones, trumpets, and/or trombones
What was one song in the 1990s that had a point to make and what was that purpose?
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - the way teenagers in America are tried to be shoved into a box
"Jeremy" how parents can't just ignore their kids and expect them to turn out well and happy
"Free Your Mind" how people need to look beyond what they see when judging a person
What was one Grunge song and who performed it?
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana
"Jeremy" Pearl Jam
"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
Who was one West Coast rapper and what was one song they were famous for?
Tupac "California Love"
Ice Cube "Friday"
Snoop Dog "Who Am I"
Dr. Dre "Friday"
What was one 1990s pop singer and a song that they were famous for singing?
Mariah Carey "Always Be My Baby"
Britany Spears "Hit Me Baby One More Time"
Christina Aguilera "Genie In A Bottle"
Whitney Housten "I Will Always Love You"
What was one Punk group and one song they did?
Green Day "When I Come Around"
Blink 182 "The Wrong Way"
What fashion trend did M.C. Hammer start?
Pants that were baggy at the top and fitted at the bottom, also called "Hammer pants"
What were three Grunge bands?
Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Tad, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees, Hole, etc.
What is one East coast rapper and one song they performed?
Notorious B.I.G. "Juicy"
LL Cool J "I'm Bad"
Wu Tang Clan "C.R.E.A.M."
What is one country singer and one song they perform?
Randy Travis "Forever and Ever Amen"
Martina McBride "Independence Day"
Faith Hill "It Matters to Me"
What were the names of all of the Spice Girls?
Scary Spice, Ginger Spice, Posh Spice, Baby Spice, and Sporty Spice