Who Did It First?
Who was the innovative artist that broke MTV's color barrier in 1982 after releasing his single, "Thriller?"
Michael Jackson
What style/genre of music emerged from earlier forms of blues, which quickly gave rise to new styles of music such as rock 'n' roll, disco, and funk. Artists such as Kehlani, Alicia Keys, & Brent Faiyaz sing this genre.
Rhythm & Blues (R&B)
Who was the artist that mixed gospel, funk, and pop to make a "new" genre (Not really new she just made it popular) called Soul. She was so great she was named the "Queen of Soul", especially with her big hit "RESPECT"
Aretha Franklin
DNA by Kendrick Lamar
Name the 4 most played line dance songs during parties (all made by black artists)
Wobble, cupid shuffle, cha cha slide, electric slide/boogie
What rapper became the first-ever non-classical/jazz artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music for his fourth studio album, "DA*N".
Kendrick Lamar
What genre of music was born in New Orleans about 100 years ago and evolved from slave songs and spirituals (religious African American folk songs). Artists like Louis Armstrong were big in this genre.
Jazz
In 1927. What notable Jazz artist and their "Hot Fives & Sevens" session transformed jazz from the ragtime style of the early 20th century to the instrumental, solo-based art form we still recognize today. He is one of the most notable black trumpet artists in history and was given enormous praise after singing "What a Wonderful World"
Louis Armstrong
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I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
Who was the artist that PROMISED us new music years ago but STILL hasn't released not one single, even after her song "Don't Stop the Music?"
Rihanna
Who was the first artist to successfully and commercially combine poetry and rap in his single "Dear Mama" and more, bringing poetic sensibility to a genre obsessed with toughness without sacrificing his own masculinity?
Tupac Shakur
What genre emerged in the 1970s and ‘80s in response to conservative government policies that created a poverty crisis in the inner city? This genre has a strong link to the African oral tradition with its rapid wordplay, complex rhyming, and storytelling techniques. Starts with an H
Hip-hop/Rap
Who was the artist that inspired Tipper Gore to launch the Parents Music Resource Center, a group that forced the music industry to include warning stickers on records with lyrical content deemed offensive. His artistry so advanced that a movie was made after him called "Purple Rain"
Prince
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Billie Jean Michael Jackson
Who was the black female rapper that dethroned Aretha Franklin as the female singer with the most appearances on Billboard's Hot 100 (76, eclipsing The Queen of Soul's 73). Her fans are known as "The Barbs"
Nicki Minaj
Who was the artist that created/performed the first rap song to win Grammy Awards for Song and Record of the Year (it also grabbed the trophy for Best Music Video and Rap/Sung Performance). Song starts with "This"
Childish Gambino with his song "This is America"
Which genre emerged after the Civil War & helped African-Americans vent about the way they had been treated? This genre used a language of double entendre and hidden meanings, similar to the language employed in early slave spirituals. Named after the color of sadness.
Blues
In 1976, who was the electric guitarist that ended his white-hot set at the Monterey Pop Festival by lighting his guitar on fire, birthing a new kind of rock music, and completely remaking the role of the guitar in popular music during his short career?
Jimi Hendrix
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One Love / People Get Ready by Bob Marley & the Wailers
Who was the black female artist that was hailed as the best-selling artist of the 2000s, with 64 gold and platinum certifications for her albums, digital songs, ringtones, and videos
Beyonce
Who was the artist that became the first woman to be nominated in ten categories in a single year, and the first woman to win five trophies in one night: Album of the Year, Best R&B Album, Best R&B Song, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best New Artist at the 1999 Grammy Awards. And is the first Female Rapper To Reach RIAA Diamond Status with her album, "The Miseducation of..."
Lauryn Hill
What genre can trace its roots back to 17th-century slave ships, where captors made Africans bring instruments from their homeland? The American banjo is a big part of this. Now this music is usually played in the south and big in Nashville, Tennessee
Country
Who was the artist that provided the blueprint for a new kind of American tycoon and became not only a star rapper but the king of his business domain? He is now the wealthiest man in Hip-hop with a net worth of $900 million.
Jay Z
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Electric Boogie by Marcia Griffiths
In 1973, who was the Jamaican artist that invented a technique he called the “Merry-Go-Round” — switching between breakbeats played on two turntables — that would mark the origin of hip-hop as we know it today? Every modern DJ does what they do now because of him.
Clive Campbell/Stage name: DJ Kool Herc