Finish The Line
"Cruisin' down the street in my '64
Jockin' the freaks, clockin' the dough
Went to the park to get the scoop "
What is, "Knuckleheads out there cold-shootin' some hoops"
This hip hop originator threw one of the earliest known hip hop parties at his sister’s school fundraiser on August 11, 1973, thus starting the trend of what would become known as hip hop music.
Who is DJ Kool Herc
This New York burrough is where hip hop music began.
Where is The Bronx
This New York event happened citywide in the summer of 1977, creating 24 hours of chaos and an increase in the availability of stereo equipment due to looting.
What is the Blackout of 1977
Parachute pants were made popular by this famous hip hop icon in the 80's.
Who is MC Hammer
"California love
California knows how to party
California knows how to party
In the city of L.A"
What is, "In the city of good ol' Watts
In the city, the city of Compton"
Before he made “The Message”,this early hip hop DJ created continuous loops of break beats for b-boys and girls to dance to using the technique he called the “merry-go-round”.
Who is Grandmaster Flash
Starting one of hip hop’s earliest feuds, artists from this New York burrough claimed that their neighborhood founded hip hop.
Where is Queens (Queensbridge)
In 1953, NYC planner Robert Moses suggested this construction project, which would ultimately lead to the economic conditions in which hip hop was born.
What is Cross-Bronx Expressway
This female hip hop artist made pink hair popular in the 2010's.
Who is Nicki Minaj
"If Pirus and Crips all got along
They'd probably gun me down by the end of this song Seem like the whole city go against me.."
What is, "Every time I'm in the street I hear
"Yawk! Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!"
This female MC made a name by clapping back at UTFO’s “Roxanne, Roxanne” with her self-titled track “Roxanne’s Revenge”.
Who is Roxanne Shante
This southern city was the first place outside of New York to develop its own unique sound in hip hop.
Where is Miami
For many, the beef and deaths of these two artists marked the end of the Golden Era of hip hop.
Who are Biggie and Tupac
This popular artist from the 90's was responsible for making bandanas popular.
Who is Tupac
"Is it worth it? Let me work it
I put my thang down, flip it and reverse it"
What is, "Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i"
This Bronx MC rose to popularity by participating in one of the earliest recorded rap battles, facing off against Busy Bee Starski.
Who is Kool Moe Dee
Straight out of this neighborhood in LA, NWA put west coast hip hop on the map in the 1980s.
Where is Compton
In the 1980s, Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin brought hip hop to new audiences with the founding of this record label.
What is Def Jam
Band-Aids were made popular in the 2000's by this hip hop artist.
Who is Nelly
"I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie
To the hip hip hop-a you don't stop the rock
It-"
What is, "to the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie
To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat"
This group moved hip hop from the street to the radio with their hit record “Rapper’s Delight”.
Who is Sugarhill Gang
In addition to the West Coast, gangsta rap developed in this southern city with help from artists like DJ Screw and the Geto Boys.
Where is Houston
Missy Elliot founded The Goldmind Inc. record label in this year.
What is 1997
Adidas tracksuits rose to popularity in the 70's thanks to this group.
Who is Run DMC