Old School
This term actually refers to the rhyming poetry that the lead vocalist would improvise on the microphone in rhythm to the beats.
What is "rap"? pp. 408
THIS takes place at sacred ceremonies in which drum ensembles and singers supply beat-driven polyrhythmic music and initiates dancing in an ecstatic trance state in which gods take control of their bodies.
What is possession dances?
Hip hop theology is similar to this other musical genre theology in that they are responding to the "burden of freedom"
What is Blues?
According to one DJ, THIS ART "is all about recumbinant potential...Each and every source sample is fragmented and bereft of prior meaning...[and] given meaning only when re-presented in the assemblage of the mix."
What is the art of collage?
DJ Kool Her OR DJ Afrika Bambaata pp. 409
An MC or DJ shouting, "put your hand in the air" evoking an audience reaction of enthusiastic hand waving is an example of this African Diasporic action.
What is call and response?
According to Rapper Chuck D, this very profound spiritual element happen within rap.
What is truth-telling?
THIS is the universal language.
What is mixing? pp 418
Songs were segued seamlessly into each other for a continuous dance mix, at the same time THIS PLACE where the instrumentation would pull back to highlight the rhythm section.
What are the breaks?
Known as griots in the West, who maintained complex oral traditions of praise, lineage, and celebration, these court poets and musicians of the Sahelian culture of West Africa are referred to as these?
Who are jalis? pp 412
"These are the practices we need to do. Act like the god that you know. Whatever god you know, act like him. If your god is loving and merciful..." uttered by this major Hip Hop religious head.
Who is KRS-ONE? pp 416
The technique that DJs use when their hand quickly spins the record back and forth under the needle, producing a staccato rhythm.
What is scratching?
This is a game of ritual of insult.
What is "the dozens"?
According to KRS-One, THIS phenomenon is the future religion of the world.
What is music?
Who is Grand Master Flash?
THIS lead man and group of poets with their pieces, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" and "This Is Madness" were innovative and influential, not only for its marriage of spoken raps with rhythmic grooves, but also for its unabashedly hard-hitting political message.
While Blues refused to look away from the suffering experienced as former enslaved Africans, Christian theology adopted by many African-American churches sought to do THIS by placing faith and deliverance in sufferings place.
What is escape?