Artists
What was the name of the first DJ to use breaks to create dance party music?
DJ Kool Herc
What is the word for the machine that you use to play a record?
Turntable
What is the word for a mega neighborhood in NYC?
Borough
What does DJ stand for?
Disc Jockey
What year was the "first hip hop party" at 1520 Sedgewick?
1973
What did DJ Kool Herc call his technique of looping breaks using two records and turntables?
The Merry Go Round
How many records did DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash use at a time to play their "breaks"?
2 records
Which NYC borough did Hip Hop parties start in?
the Bronx
What is the name for the type of dancing that became popular along with hip hop?
Breakdancing
What were some locations where early hip hop parties took place? Name at least 3
Parks, high schools, middle schools, community centers, rec rooms
What is the name of the Grandmaster Flash song that we listened to/ read the lyrics of ?
The Message
What is the word for a disc that you play on a turntable?
Record
Name all five boroughs in NYC
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens
What is "MC"ing?
Rapping
What were the "four elements of hip hop" in the early days?
DJing, MCing, Graffiti, Breakdancing
What is one of the themes in the song "The Message"?
Urban decay, devastation, anger, frustration, etc.
What did DJs plug their turntables and speakers into when they played parties outside?
Street lamps
At which address did DJ Kool Herc have his hip hop parties?
1520 Sedgewick Ave
What is a "break"?
Part of a song where the singing starts but the drums/ instruments keep going.
Was hip hop just music, or was it a whole culture?
A whole culture
Where was DJ Kool Herc born and raised before he moved to NYC?
The Bronx
Which Caribbean country did the techniques of "booming bass", "dub sound", and "talking over records" come from?
Jamaica
What was the name of the freeway near DJ Kool Herc's building that caused urban decay?
The Cross Bronx Expressway
What is the definition of "auspicious"?
Favorable, being a sign of future success
Who were the "holy trinity (3)" of DJs in early hip hop, according to the article we read?
Grandmaster Flash, DJ Kool Herc, and Afrika Bambaata