The Setting
During the 1970s, New York City faced periods of power outage, called this, and they resulted in looting and vandalism
What are blackouts?
Sound systems are a tradition originally from this Caribbean island
What is Jamaica?
DJ originally from Barbados, he is known for perfecting the use of 2 different records on 2 turntables; his hip hop group performed music that provided a social commentary on life in the Bronx; first hip hop artist inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Who is Grandmaster Flash?
What is "The Message"?
Hip Hop emerged in this borough of New York City
What is the Bronx?
The parts of a song without singing, and only instruments playing
What are the breaks?
DJ originally from Jamaica that coined the "merry-go-round" technique using 2 turntables; credited with being the "first" hip hop DJ
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
This song, the first major hip hop record by Sugarhill Gang
What is Rapper's Delight?
When the prices of goods and services increase, but income does not, there is a high rate of this
What is inflation?
Before they were called "rappers" they were called this
What are emcees or MCs?
Early MC who rapped about romance, instead of hard times; he wanted kids to have a good time at his shows by forgetting about their troubles
Who is LL Cool J?
"The Breaks", performed by this early emcee
Who is DJ Kurtis Blow?
This DJ is credited for hosting the first hip hop party, "Back to School Jam", on August 11, 1973 at 1520 Sedgwick Ave.
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
Early records that were used to create hip hop were soul music, or this other related genre
What is Funk?
DJ well known for developing his incredible scratching technique, where the record is moved back and forth on the turntable
Who is Grand Wizzard Theodore?
Doug E. Fresh is well known for this vocal technique on the mic
What is beatboxing?
It was one of the first highways built through a crowded urban environment, and it deeply affected the community by dividing neighborhoods, lowering property values, and hastening the rate of urban decay.
What is the Cross Bronx Expressway?
What is toasting?
The first major hip hop record was recorded by this group, not without controversy
Who is Sugarhill Gang?
"Good Times" was a funky disco record by this group, that was sampled by many other groups, including Sugarhill Gang
Who is Chic?