Early Hip Hop Lesson 1

Classic Tracks

100

This song by The Sugarhill Gang is considered one of the first Hip Hop hits.

Rapper's Delight

400

This song by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five addresses social issues.

Get The Message

Artists

200

• $100: This artist is known for the song "Hypnotize."

(Answer: Notorious B.I.G.)

Rhyming Techniques

200

Rhymes that cross the bar line are used by this artist in "Eric B. Is President." 

Rakim

400

Rhymes that happen inside a sentence are called ___. 

Internal rhymes

Hip Hop History

300

This DJ is considered the first to make the turntable an instrument.

Grandmaster Flash

500

This song by Kurtis Blow was one of the first commercially successful rap songs. 

"The Breaks"

Lyrics

100

Complete the lyric: "Don't push me 'cause I'm close to the ___."

edge

400

Complete the lyric: "It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from going ___." 

under