Rap History

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements of hip hop?

• Emcee
• B-Boys & Girls
• Block Parties
• DJ

Who is the originator of hip hop?

• DJ Kool Herc
• DJ Jazzy Jeff 
• Nas
• Notorious B.I.G.

Hip hop began in the ____________.

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1980s
• 1990s

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Which of the following people/groups are NOT associated with gangsta rap?

• NWA
• Ice-T
• Common
• 2Pac

What is conscious rap?

• a sub-genre of hip-hop that focuses on creating awareness and imparting knowledge
• a type of rap that forces you to stay awake
• a type of rap that implores listeners to have morals
• a type of rap that encourages thinking about hip hop often

Grandmaster Flash is one of the pioneers of hip hop.

• True 
• False

The first person/person to win a Grammy for a rap song was/were __________.

• Chance the Rapper
• Wu Tang Clan
• LL Cool J
• The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff

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During Sunday's 59th Grammy Awards (February 11, 2017), _____________ became the first artist to win a Grammy without selling physical copies of his music—or selling much of his music at all, for that matter.

• Migos
• 21 Savage
• Big Sean
• Chance the Rapper

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