The Birth of Hip-Hop

Who is credited with pioneering the DJ technique that involved prolonging the break beat?

• Grandmaster Flash

• DJ Cool Herc

• DJ Kool Herc

• Afrika Bambaataa

What did emcees do during the break beats?

• Dance battles

• Leave the stage

• Start rapping

• Play instruments

How did people use hip-hop in the early days according to the video?

• For competitive dancing

• To escape from oppression

• As a way to make money

• As a form of protest

What symbolizes the birth of hip-hop?

• A graffiti tag

• A microphone

• A phoenix rising

• A turntable

Where did hip-hop culture originally develop?

• Bronx, New York

• Brooklyn, New York

• Detroit, Michigan

• Los Angeles, California