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Elements of Hip Hop

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a "break" in hip-hop

a)

Short for “break down,” the part of a song that highlights its rhythmic qualities.

b)

A break in the music where there is no sound- a rest

c)

Time when the musicians go get food

d)

When the guitarists of a band "break" their instruments by slamming them on the ground repeatedly

2.

What is DJ short for?

a)

Delivery Joke

b)

Dude Jamming

c)

Disc Jockey

d)

Dandelion Jello

3.

What does "Freestyle" mean?

a)

lacking in any style or sophistication

b)

a composed rap that is written down and practiced

c)

rap or rhyme created in the moment or “off the top of the head.”

4.

What does "Flow" mean in hip hop?

a)

poetic delivery; how you communicate your rhymes or poems; the rhythm and command with which you rap or speak

b)

Rhyme speed-how fast you can rap

c)

A battle term that means you have beaten your opponent in a rap battle

5.

What is breakdancing?

a)

A type of classical ballet

b)

The dance element of hip-hop, performed by dancers called B-Girls or B-Boys.

c)

The food element of hip-hop: where people dance because the food is so good.

6.

What is am Emcee?

a)

an acronym for the Master of Ceremonies. Emcees began as hosts at hip-hop parties who would prompt the breakers to dance.

b)

The last name of the most influential man in hip hop- Johnny Emcee.

c)

An acronym for Mister CD: A person who played rap CD's at parties

7.

The 5th element of hip-hop is either _____ or _____ depending on who you ask.

a)

Emcee or Math

b)

Breakdance or Acting

c)

Beatbox or Knowledge

d)

Graffiti or Baseball

e)

DJ or Fashion

8.

What are the 5 elements of hip-hop?

a)

MC, DJ, Beatbox/Knowledge, Breakdance, Graffiti

b)

MC DJ Breakdance Grafiti

c)

Rapping, Autotune, Grafiti, Beatbox, MC

d)

Rap Battle, Instruments, Drum Machine, Grafiti, Flow

9.

__________ is taking a small part of a song and looping it to play over and over to make a new song

a)

Picking

b)

Overing

c)

Sampling

d)

Loopering

10.

What we know as "rapping" today, actually comes from this part of hip-hop culture and history

a)

Spray-painting

b)

Emcee-ing

c)

Breakdancing

d)

DJ-ing

11.

Modern EDM (electronic dance music) is evolved from what part of hip-hop history and culture?

a)

DJ-ing

b)

Emcee

c)

Graffiti

d)

Breakdancing