History
Where was Hip Hop created?
The Bronx, New York
What was the first hip hop dance style?
Breaking
Who is the DJ credited with creating Hip Hop?
DJ Kool Herc
What is the element of Hip Hop that requires speaking on a mic?
Emceeing
What year was Hip Hop created?
1973
Where did popping start?
Bay Area
Black Messengers, Media Circus, Black Resurgents, Demons of the Mind
What are the elements of breaking?
Top rocks, down rocks/footwork, power moves, freezes
What's the difference between a jam and a battle?
A battle is a competition and a jam is a party.
What dance style has wrist rolls as part of it's vocabulary?
Locking
Name 1 prominent Emcee (of the 80s or 90s)
Ice-T, Ice Cube, Chuck D, Biggie, Tupac, NWA, Public Enemy, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Melly Mel, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Caz
Which element of hip hop requires spray paint?
Graffitti
What are the elements of hip hop?
Breaking, Graffitti, Emceeing, DJing
Name styles under the popping umbrella (specific ways of popping). Extra points if you name the cities these styles came from.
Strutting (SF), Robot (Richmond), Oakland (Boogaloo)
What two emcees had beef in the 90s? Hint: one represented NYC and the other represented LA
Biggie (NYC) and Tupac (LA)
Which element of hip hop is responsible for "breaks"?
DJing
Name the event in LA in 1992 that made way for the creation of gangster rap
The Rodney King case/LA Uprisings
What dance styles are funk styles (movement styles dances to funk music)?
Locking and Popping
Name 2 female identified emcees (of the 90s)
Queen Latifah, Roxanne Shantay
According to emcee KRS-One, what is the 5th element of hip hop?
Knowledge