Famous Songs
The first rap song to sell over 2 million copies worldwide.
What is "Rapper's Delight"
In this decade hip hop was created in the Bronx.
What is the 1970’s
The type of vocals used in hip hop.
What is rapping
The four elements of hip-hop
Graffiti, break-dancing, rapping, fashion
The first rap song to describe realistically how it feels to live in urban poverty
What is "The Message"
DJ credited with inventing the technique of playing “break beats,” at parties in the Bronx
Who is DJ Kool Herc
Rhyming words at the end of a phrase or bar
The artist inspired by hip hop culture and graffiti in New York in the early 1980's.
Who is Keith Haring
The artist and title of the following song
The kinds of parties commonly played hip hop music in the 70’s.
What are block parties
Rhyming words within a phrase or bar
What are internal rhymes
Another name for breakdancer
The artist and title of the following song
What is Lauren Hill, "Final Hour"
The technique by which DJ's "play" records by turning records back and forth.
What is scratching
Now what you hear is not a test, I'm rappin' to the beat
And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
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What is end rhyme
The words that MC originally stood for
What is master of ceremonies
The artist and title of the following song:
What is Eric B. and Rakim "Eric B. For President"
The technique by which DJ's and producers take a small piece of a song and play it over and over to make a new song
What is sampling
But it's bitin' me, fightin' me, invitin' me to rhyme
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What is internal rhyme
The promoter and record producer responsible for putting out "Rapper's Delight" and "The Message"
Who is Sylvia Robinson