Breaking and Hip Hop Culture

Who is credited with sparking hip hop at a 1973 Bronx dance party?

• DJ Kool Herc

• Grandmaster Flash

• Afrika Bambaataa

• Run DMC

What year did DJ Kool Herc spark hip hop at a Bronx dance party?

• 1970

• 1973

• 1975

• 1980

DJ Kool Herc's technique inspired competition among DJs by extending what type of breaks?

• Guitar

• Percussion

• Vocal

• Bass

Hip hop's ethos includes creativity, personal style, and what other element?

• Tradition

• Reinvention

• Simplicity

• Uniformity

Breaking is a living, breathing art form that takes place in what setting?

• Concert

• Cypher

• Studio

• Theater

The Rock Steady Crew and the Mighty Zulu Kings are examples of what?

• Dance styles

• Music genres

• Dance crews

• Instruments

Breaking includes original spins, fresh freezes, and new twists on what?

• Power moves

• Slow dances

• Ballet

• Tap dance

Competition and innovation in breaking are essential and inspired, and today its style inspires wherever people ____.

• Sing

• Dance

• Paint

• Write

DJ Kool Herc's innovative technique helped push hip hop into broader cultural ____. A) Relevance B) Obscurity C) Decline D) Isolation.

• Relevance

• Obscurity

• Decline

• Isolation

Through the years, breaking has been continuously renewed and refreshed by individuals and crews with what?

• Old routines

• New ideas

• Traditional methods

• Classical music