History
Vocabulary
Music Knowledge
100

When did Hip Hop begin? In what year?

1973 (1970s) 

100

Someone pretending to be something they are not. 

"Poseur."

100

The part of the hip hop song where Djs scratch and loop instrumental section of the records.

"The Break"

200

Where did Hip Hop Begin?

South Bronx, New York

200

Acrobatic form of dance done to rap/hip-hop music

Breakdance

200

The use of build up through filter fades, crescendos, silence, accelerating tempo, or rising pitch to the point where the drums and bass come in full force is called the...?

Beat Drop

300

The first hip hop rap song to make it big was?

Rapper's Delight 

300

A word for being true to yourself. (one hint for half the point value)

Authentic

300

The type of build up that features a note or drone that gets higher and higher.

Rising Pitch

400

What was the name of the first neighborhood Dj to make hip hop and rap popular in New York?

Dj Kool Herc
400

The words of the song are called the

Lyrics

400

The device on which records are placed for the Dj to loop and scratch is called...

Turntable

500

Type of art associated with hip hop culture done by people who often didn't have access to standard supplies or art classes.

graffiti 

500

a fixed idea shared by many people about a particular type of person or thing, but that often is oversimplified or untrue

Stereotype

500

The original name for the rapper who improvises lyrics over a break

Emcee

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