Setting the Scene/Origins
The Four Pillars of Hip-Hop
What is DJing, MCing, Graffiti and Breakdancing?
These three are considered to be the Holy Trinity of Hip-Hop
Who are Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash?
The act of taking a portion of music and reusing it into another recording is called this.
What is Sampling?
This rap group produced the song "Fight the Power" and performed a remixed version for the 2020 BET awards.
Who is Public Enemy?
The beginning of his life, Notorious B.I.G. served time in North Carolina for this issue.
What is Drug Dealing?
This artist used the turntables and became known for techniques such as "the break"
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
This spot was the talk of the city for collaboration and fun. It also gave birth to this group setting.
What is the South Bronx and Block Parties?
This song is one of the most sampled songs in hip-hop history. Artists such as Notorious B.I.G and Miley Cyrus used it in their own recordings.
What is "La Di Da Di"?
This rap artist portrayed a boxer in the classic hit "Mama Said Knock You Out"
Who is LL Cool J?
What two rap artists, each representing either the East or West coast side, had beef causing the "Turf Wars"?
Who were Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur?
These two songs caused some controversy. This song was considered the first hip-hop record and "Sugarhill Gang" took this "Chic" song which caused a settlement.
What are Rapper's Delight and Good Times?
This song talked about inner-city poverty and expressed the goings on in this daily life, by the band "Grandmaster Flash"
What is "The Message"?
These two rap artists made a popularized and influential song that became highly sampled.
Who are Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh?
This rap group, in the subgenre "Conscious Rap", produced the song "Me, Myself and I".
Who is De La Soul?
Notorious B.I.G was featured in multiple songs from this female rapper and song writer.
Who is Mary J. Blige?
DJing and MCing provides this representation for Hip-Hop cultures
What is Sonic/Sound?
These three were considered the New School Hip-Hop trio
Who are LL Cool J, Run-DMC and Beastie Boys?
Like Miley Cyrus and Notorious B.I.G., this gangtsa rap artist also sampled the song "La Di Da Di"
Who is Snoop Dogg?
The Congressional Hearings of 1985 were in response to Hardcore Rap and required artists with explicit content to put what on their albums?
What is Parental Advisory Labels?
While he was in art school, Tupac studied these subjects.
What is acting, ballet, jazz and poetry?
Afrika Bambaataa formed this group for youth to avoid gang life.
Whats is the Universal Zulu Nation?
In the 1980's, American rappers embraced the German revolutionary music called this
What is Kraftwerk?
Notorious B.I.G was this old when he had heard the song "La Di Da Di"
What is 13?
This subgenre of Hip-Hop promoted socio-politcal, economic and cultural issues
Whats is Conscious Rap?
Tupac was named after this 18th-century South American revolutionary.
Who was Túpac Amaru?