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He won the 2023-2024 Grammy for Best Song for his single "Not Like Us"
Kendrick Lamar
This wild style of art inspired classic hip-hop designs and aesthetics
Graffiti
MC Hammer made Graduation
MC Hammer(Kanye West)
In Canada, this major city lays claim to the country's most distinct hip-hop sound
Toronto
In 1989, these artists became the inaugural winners of the Grammy for Best Rap Performance
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
This artist has the two best-selling hip-hop albums of all time
Eminem
This 1960s cultural movement laid the foundations for hip-hop
Black Arts Movement
Hip-Hop emerged in 1970s Chicago
Chicago(New York)
The Sound System was born in this Caribbean country
Jamaica
Hip-Hop officially overtook Rock as the most listened to genre in the U.S. in this year
2017
This duo is fundamental to the alternative rap genre, with their album Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below being 13x platinum certified
Outkast
"MC" Stands for this
Master of ceremonies
Jay-Z has 25 Emmys
Emmys(Grammys)
Breakdancing takes some of its moves from this Afro-Brazilian martial art
Capoeira
This gangsta rap album, the first of its kind to go platinum, also prompted a letter from the FBI
Straight Outta Compton
These two 90s rappers were both involved in the "East Coast vs West Coast" beef, with their deaths marking the end of the golden age of hip-hop
Biggie and Tupac
Scratching was accidentally discovered by this DJ in the mid-70s
Grand Wizzard Theodore
After the 90s, new censorship laws led to a decrease in sampling.
Censorship(Copyright)
In West Africa, griots use music and poetry to do this
Storytelling
This chilly 1990 hit was the first-ever hip-hop single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100
Ice Ice Baby
These pioneers are known as the "Holy Trinity" of Hip-Hop(name any)
Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash
Afrika Bambaataa first defined these "four elements" of Hip-Hop (name at least 2)
DJing, Breakdancing, Rapping, and Visual Art
The 2016 XXL Freshman Cypher featured many familiar names such as 21 Savage, Lil Yachty, Lil Pump, Denzel Curry, and Kodak Black
Lil Pump (Lil Uzi Vert)
Cardi B's song "I Like It" samples the 1967 song "I Like It Like That" sung by this Puerto Rican artist
Pete Rodriguez
In 2007, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were the first hip-hop group inducted into this hall of fame.
Rock and Roll