Hip-Hop Culture and Rap Music

What are the four elements of Hip-Hop culture?

• Rap Music, DJing, Break Dancing, Graffiti Art

• Rock Music, Singing, Ballet, Painting

• Jazz Music, Drumming, Tap Dancing, Sculpture

• Classical Music, Orchestra, Ballroom Dancing, Photography

Who is known as the 'Father of Hip-Hop'?

• DJ Kool Herc

• Grandmaster Flash

• DJ Grand Wizard Theodore

• DJing

What role did MCs initially have in Hip-Hop culture?

• Introducing DJ's and interacting with the audience

• Creating graffiti art

• Break dancing

• Inventing rap music

What is 'The Break' in rap music?

• The climatic part of the record that DJ's emphasize and repeat

• The beginning of a rap song

• The instrumental solos performed by MCs

• The use of sampled beats and sounds

Who is said to have accidentally invented the method of 'scratching'?

• DJ Grand Wizard Theodore

• DJ Kool Herc

• Grandmaster Flash

• DJing

What technology advanced rap music in the late 1980's?

• Drum machine and sampled sounds

• Turntables and records

• Graffiti art

• Break dancing

What are the three main characteristics of rap music?

• Lyrics spoken in rhythmic patterns, poetic & rhyming lyrics, strong musical beat

• Singing, storytelling, soft instrumental background

• Instrumental solos, complex rhythms, melodic lyrics

• Classical music influence, opera-like vocals, slow tempo

What is the role of DJing in a rap song?

• Laying down the strong rhythmic beat

• Writing the lyrics

• Performing the rap

• Creating the graffiti art

What did rap songs initially talk about?

• Hardships and challenges faced by black people in the Bronx

• Money, relationships, cars, self-esteem

• Politics and social issues

• Nature and wildlife

During which era did rappers come to be known as musical innovators?

• Golden Era

• Old School Hip Hop

• Late 1980's

• The Break