Hip Hop Pioneers
Culture & Style
4 Pillars of Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop Holy Trinity
100

This rapper’s name stands for “Ladies Love Cool James

Who is LL Cool J

100

This brand of sneakers became iconic thanks to Run-DMC

Addidas

100

This element of hip-hop involves rhythmic spoken poetry over a beat.

What is MC-ing or rapping?

100

These three legends—DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash—are collectively known as the...

Hip-Hop Holy Trinity

200

This Bronx DJ is credited with throwing the first hip-hop party in 1973. He was the first person to connect 2 turntables to a mixer, which allowed him to play non-stop music without any pauses.

Who is DJ Kool Herc?

200

The early hip-hop artist is known for wearing a thick gold chain, taking off his shirt, and was one of the firs male rape artist to make songs for "the ladies"

Who is LL Cool J?

200

This visual art form associated with hip-hop often adorns subway cars and city walls.

What is graffiti?

200

This Bronx DJ is credited with throwing the first hip-hop party in 1973. He was the first person to connect 2 turntables to a mixer, which allowed him to play non-stop music without any pauses.

Who is DJ Kool Herc?

300

He is known as the "Godfather of Soul" and one of the most sampled artists in hip-hop.

Who is James Brown?

300

Flavor Flav was iconic for saying the phrase "Yeah boyyyy!" and wearing a large _____ around his neck.

Clock

300

Often seen at block parties, this element involves manipulating records and mixing beats.

What is DJ-ing?

300

At the beginning of hip-hop, what 2 cultural groups in NYC are responsible for creating hip-hop?

Black and Latino (aka immigrants from the Caribbean, Jamaican, Puerto Rican, and Black Americans)

400

Beastie Boys often mixed these two music styles in their songs: hip-hop and ___.

Rock

400

De La Soul stood out by rejecting the tough image and instead promoted a piece and positivity. Their music became a subgenre of hip-hop known as...

Alternative hip-hop

400

This dance style, developed in the South Bronx, includes top rock, down rock, power moves, and freezes.

What is breakdancing?

400

This person is known for introducing the idea of hip-hop as a culture. He created the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop and a community organization called the Zulu Nation.

Who is Afrika Bambaata?

500

This trio helped bring hip-hop to MTV with their hit "Walk This Way" featuring Aerosmith

Who is Run DMC?

500

In the 1990s and early 2000s, who were the biggest consumers of hip-hop music?(Hint: think about who was spending money on CDs)

Young white people

500

What does the acronym "M.C." stand for?

Master of Ceremonies

500

This DJ created a technique known as quick mix theory and introduced the concept of scratching.

Who is Grandmaster Flash?