An original member of NWA who left to have a solo career
Who is Ice Cube
100
Practitioners of this element are often referred to as B-Boys or B-Girls.
What is Breakdancing?
100
The first rap song to be put on a record.
What was Rapper's Delight?
100
The introduction of this technology change the way hip hop was produced.
What are synths and drum machines?
100
This song by Coolio, is often used in movies to show the roughness of the streets.
What is Gangsta's Paradise
200
The DJ who threw block parties in 1974 and is credited with being the father of Hip Hop
Who is DJ Kool Herc
200
Practitioners of this element are known as Rappers
What is MCing?
200
Originally recorded by the Furious 5, this song was the first Hip Hop song that talked about the reality of Living in the Bronx. https://youtu.be/q-H62GgHjeg?t=59s
What is the Message?
200
These clips from other music were often used in Hip Hop of this era.
What are Samples.
200
This rapper is credited with "inventing" Gangsta Rap, because he sang about real life in tough neighbor hoods.
Who is Ice-T?
300
The MC who was the with the Furious Five
Who is Grandmaster Flash
300
Practitioners of this element go out at night to bomb trains.
What is Graffiti?
300
Record producer that brought together the Sugar Hill Gang.
Who is Silvia Robinson?
300
Started By Russel Simmons and Rick Rubin out of Rick Rubin's NYU dorm room, it was the first Hip Hop record label.
What is Def Jam Records?
300
Founded by the "Washington Wives", this activist group was concerned about the explicit and graphic lyrics in music.
What is the PMRC?
400
The founder of the Zulu Nation and developed the concept that Hip Hop was about "Peace, Love, Unity, and Having Fun"
Who is Afrika Bambaataa?
400
Turntablism is a large part of this element.
What is DJing?
400
With Songs like Basketball and the Breaks, he became the first superstar of Hip Hop.
Who is Kurtis Blow?
400
This group infused a heavy rock sound into Hip Hop during this time frame with songs such as King of Rock.
Who is Run DMC?
400
A rap group out of New York that was one of the first to start using political commentary in their music, with such hits as 911 is a Joke.
Who is Public Enemy?
500
A DJ that is credited with inventing the concept of scratching at the age of 12.
Who is GrandWizard Theodore?
500
Often considered the "fifth element" of Hip-Hop, this element was pioneered by Doug E Fresh
What is Beat Boxing?
500
The construction of this road caused the South Bronx to look like a war zone.
What is the Cross Bronx Expressway?
500
This rap group was the next group signed by Rick Rubin and Russel Simmons and the crossed racial boundaries.
Who was the Beastie Boys
500
His murder, and the subsequent murder of Big E Smalls, was the inspiration for Afrika Bambaata & KRS-One to write the Hip op Declaration of Peace