Origins
Lets Rap Kids
Historical Moments
Rappers Turned Actors
Rap Genres
100

What was considered the first rap song?

What is Rappers Delight

100

Started from the bottom now we're here, started from the bottom now the whole team here

Who is Drake

100

What does RAP stand for?

Rhythm and Poetry

100
8 Mile

Who is Emenim

100

Much of modern Rap is known as ___________

What is Mumble Rap

200

In 1975, DJ Grand Wizard accidentally created a new sound by trying to hold a spinning record in place. The sound became a major element of modern deejaying. What is it called?

What is Scratch

200

The one with the bleached hair

Emenim 

200

These were the "hype men" for DJs - keeping the crowd energized and ready to go

MC - Master of Ceremonies

200

Poetic Justic

Who is Tupac

200

This genre was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schooll D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A.

What is Gangster Rap

300

In 1988, after years of being neglected by mainstream media, hip-hop got its own show on what channel?

What is MTV

300

"Foot on the pedal, Never ever false metal, Engine running hotter than a boiling kettle" the Beastie Boys rapped in "No Sleep Till" here

Brooklyn

300

What severely impacted and decreased gangster raps culture and music to a point that it all but went away? 

Tupac's Death
300

Boyz in the Hood, Higher Learning, Friday

Who is Ice Cube

300

Genre based on a culture with four elements* – deejaying, MCing, graffiti, and dance

What is Hip Hop

400

DJ Kool Herc was hired to perform at what New York City club in 1975?

What is Hevalo Club

400

Hip hop derived from this genre of jazz music

What is BLUES

400

Who received the first ever pulitzer prize to be awarded to a contemporary artist in 2018? 

Kendrick Lamar
400

Independence Day, The Pursuit of Happiness, I am Legend

Who is Will Smith

400

Genre of hip hop that's main emphasis is on the lyrics spoken rather than the beat behind it

Lyrical Rap - Lyrical Hip Hop

500

What genre of rap did Ice-T help pioneer in 1983 with his singles "Body Rock" and "Killers?"

What is Gangsta Rap

500

What is Belcalis Almánzar rap name?

Cardi B

500

These two rappers feuded in 2019 after one spoke on the others daughters name. This resulted in two diss track releases one entitled "Killshot"

Emenim and Machine Gun Kelly

500

Law and Order Special Victims Unit

Who is Ice T

500

Genre and Movement started by Death Row Records and included artist such as Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre 

West Coast Rap

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