Elements of Hip Hop
People
Origins
100
This pair of entertainers became the foundation for hip hop music production.
The MC and the DJ.
100
This person was credited as being the father of hip-hop.
DJ Kool Herc
100
Hip Hop started as the answer to ______.
Disco
200
What does DJ stand for?
Disc Jockey
200
This group created the first international stars of Hip Hop.
Run D.M.C.
200
What TV station broke hip-hop into the mainstream American Culture?
MTV
300
What does MC stand for?
Master of Ceremonies
300
This hip hop artist connected dance and a positive gang culture to hip-hop.
Afrika Bambaataa
300
In what kind of venue did the first hip hop show occur?
An apartment.
400
What is breakdancing and why is it called "breakdancing?"
To dance during the break.
400
NOT IN THE VIDEO
What group worked extensively with Run D.M.C. both on Run D.M.C.'s albums as well as their own.
The Beastie Boys
400
FROM A PREVIOUS CLASS:
What was the first club to book hip hop artists?
CBGBs
500
What visual medium is credited (in the video) as a foundational element of hip hop?
Graffiti
500
NOT IN THE VIDEO:
Who got Run D.M.C. and Aerosmith together for "Walk This Way?"
Rick Ruben
500
NOT IN VIDEO:
Which producer sought to capitalize on hip hop by glorifying violent gang culture to tap into the midwestern, white, suburban tweens/teens markets?
