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WorksheetsBeginner Hip-Hop History and Important People
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who founded the Electric Boogaloo Lockers, who later became known as the Electric Boogaloos?
Timothy Earl Solomon
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who is known as Don "Campbellock"?
Timothy Earl Solomon
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who is known as Poppin’ Pete?
Timothy Earl Solomon
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who isolated and repeated the "breaks," or most danceable parts, of funk records?
Timothy Earl Solomon
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who started started to learn the popping style from his older brother?
Timothy Earl Solomon
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who created a set of movements that evolved into the styles known today as popping and boogaloo?
Afrika Bambaataa
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who has the real name of Clive Campbell?
Afrika Bambaataa
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who was a disc jockey, singer, songwriter and producer from the South Bronx, New York?
Afrika Bambaataa
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who is a pioneer for moving hip-hop from the streets to the concert and commercial stages?
Afrika Bambaataa
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who is known as the Godfather of Hip-Hop?
Afrika Bambaataa
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who is best known for having invented locking?
Afrika Bambaataa
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who created the prototype for modern-day hip-hop music?
Afrika Bambaataa
Renee Harris
Sam Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who started down his road as a dancer by watching Soul Train and doing the robot?
Afrika Bambaataa
Renee Harris
Timothy Earl Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who released electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced Hip-Hop development?
Afrika Bambaataa
Renee Harris
Timothy Earl Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
Who is known as Boogaloo Sam?
Sam Solomon
Renee Harris
Timothy Earl Solomon
Kool DJ Herc
Don Campbell
What describes Hip-Hop?
Grace, flow, pointe work, and turn out
Street based grounded movement
Making sounds with your feet
What does Hip-Hop include?
Pointe work
Breaking
Popping
Locking
What was the original Hip-Hop style?
Breaking
Locking
Popping
Hip-Hop has historical, social, cultural contexts that trace back to which cultures?
French
African
Afro-Caribbean
Which are defining aspects of Hip-Hop?
creativity
identity
self-expression
originality
respect
When did Hip-Hop begin?
1970's
1980's
1990's
2000's
Where did Hip-Hop begin?
Los Angeles, California
Bronx, New York
Miami, Florida
What are the 4 elements of Hip-Hop culture?
Deejaying (music)
Emceeing (rapping)
Graffiti (writing / art)
Breaking (dance)
Scratching (music)
In what communities did Hip-Hop originate?
Asian
Latino
African American
What were the benefits of Hip-Hop?
It gave inner city youth the motivation to live a better life
The youth started turning to different kinds of art as a release
Community violence increased
