The Setting
Where did hip hop culture originate?
The Bronx, NY
How many elements of hip hop did we learn?
4
Who was the very first rap artist to release a rap record?
The Sugarhill Gang
The first rappers originally had a different role at the DJs' parties. What were they called?
MCs (master of ceremonies)
What is tempo?
how fast or slow the music is
In what decade did hip hop originate?
The 1970s
What was the first element of hip hop to appear?
Graffiti
"The Breaks" is a famous song by the first rap celebrity/first rap artist to sign with a major label. Who is the artist?
Kurtis Blow
Breakdancers were more commonly referred to as:
B-Boys or B-Girls
What unit do we measure tempo in?
What is white flight?
White population moves away to avoid living with people of color
What was the second hip hop element to appear?
DJs
This incredibly famous DJ is considered one of the founders of hip hop culture. Who is he?
The two jobs of the MC were:
hyping up the crowd and making announcements
What device do we use to measure tempo?
Why were people setting the buildings on fire?
Insurance fraud
Name all 4 elements of hip hop we learned.
Graffiti, DJs, Breakdancing, Rap
The Sugarhill Gang
A graffiti artist's signature is called:
graffiti tag
What is the slowest tempo we learned?
Lento
Which 3 minority communities were largely responsible for inventing hip hop?
Black, Latino/Hispanic, Caribbean immigrants
We list the elements in a specific order - why are they in that order?
Chronological - they're in the order of when they were created
This woman caused controversy by producing the first rap record, despite not belonging to hip hop culture herself. What was her name?
Sylvia Robinson
The DJs would isolate the best instrumental part of a song and repeat it over and over again. This part of the song was called:
the break
What is the tempo marking that means "at a walking pace"?
Andante