The Pillars
Founders of Hip Hop
Hip Hop History
DJing & MCing
Music
100

How many pillars of Hip Hop?

4
100
What was DJ Kool Herc's nickname? 

Hercules

100
Where did Hip Hop originate? 

South Bronx, New York City

100

DJ Kool Herc would use (#) copies of the same record to create a continuous uninterrupted loop. 

Two

100

Who wrote Rapper's Delight?

The Sugarhill Gang

200

True or False? DJing is also considered Rapping.

False

200

Why did they call DJ Kool Herc "Hercules?"

Because he was buff from carrying all the records/speakers around!

200

What decade did Hip Hop start to emerge on the scene?

1970s

200

DJ Kool Herc, or Clive Campbell, zeroed in on the ______. The heart of the song where people would typically dance. 

The Break
200
Rapper's Delight was the first album to make it to the ________. 

Mainstream

300

Which Pillar of Hip Hop is also called "Rapping?"

MCing

300
What is Africa Bambaataa known for?

Creating the Universal Zulu Nation.

300
Where did DJ Kool Herc first introduce his style of DJing? 

A block party (That his sister hosted to raise money for school clothes!)

300

Hip Hop DJs in the 1970s would ____ the breaks, to create a continuous dance break.

Loop

400

Which pillar of Hip Hop represents the physical aspect of the culture? 

Breakdancing (B-boy, B-girl)

400

Africa Bambaataa was involved in what type of lifestyle before he became one of the fathers of Hip Hop? 

He was a gang member (But he got out of the lifestyle for HIP HOP!)

400
What age group was the most influential in getting Hip Hop into the mainstream? 

The YOUTH!

400

Name 2 different DJing techniques.

Cutting and Scratching
500

Which pillar of Hip Hop represents the SONIC aspect of the culture? (There are 2!)

DJing and MCing (Rapping)

500
Name the members of the Holy Trinity of Hip Hop

DJ Kool Herc, Africa Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash

500
Hip Hop music started as a collaboration among intersecting groups of ______, _________, and _______ youth at block parties. 

Black, Latinx, Caribbean American youth

500

MC stands for? 

Master of Ceremonies

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