HHC 1
(Exact address)
What is 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx
DJ Kool Herc, Afrikan Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash
What is the Holy Trinity of Hip Hop?
First hip hop group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Who is Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
Originally a hard core punk rock band called the Young Aborigines
Who are the Beastie Boys?
First non-athletic entity to get an endorsement from an athletic company
Who is Run DMC?
DJing, Rap, B-Boy/B-girl(Breakdancing), and Graffitti
What are the four elements of Hip Hop?
Comedian, singer, actor and dancer who song is considering one of the first rap records. (1968)
Who is Pigmeat Markham?
Vocal style where the artist speaks lyrically and rhythmically over some type of beat or music
What is rapping or emceeing?
Original name of Kurtis Blow before Russell Simmons renamed him
Who is DJ Kool Kurt?
Person who coined the phrase, "You Rock and You Don't Stop" and "Hotel Motel, You Don't Tell We Won't Tell" and his lyrics were used in the Sugarhill song Rapper's Delight
Who is Coke LaRock?
Culture created by Caribbean American, African American and Puerto Rican youth in the inner city
Known for the backspin technique and mastered the art of scratching
Who is Grandmaster Flash?
Founder of DEF Jam Records
Who is Rick Rubin?
Founder of SugarHill Records
Who is Sylvia Robinson?
Name of the disco song used in the Sugarhill Gang's song, Rapper's Delight
What is "Good Times"?
Form of music that dominated the 70's NYC nightlife
What is Disco?
A remix of a recording in which the original vocal track has been partially or completely omitted
What is a Dub?
LL Cool J's first song that helped launch DEF Jam Records
What is "I Need A Beat"?
First and only hip hop artist to receive a Kennedy Center Honors Award
Who is LL Cool J?
The practice of musical, rap-like talking over an existing musical track pioneered by Jamaican DJs
What is Toasting?
A response to the destruction of the traditional family, arson and fires, and gang activity
What is why hip hop emerged onto the scene?
The first female MC to record on vinyl
Who is Lady B?
Know for releasing the first Single on DEF Jam Records?
Who is TLA Rock?
First rap group to perform live in national television (SNL)
Who are the Funky 4+1?
True or False - In Jamaica, the person who plays the records is the "selector" and the person who "toasts" into the microphone is the DJ
What is True?