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WorksheetsHip-Hop Culture and Rap Music
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the four elements of Hip-Hop culture?
Rap Music, DJing, Break Dancing, Graffiti Art
Rock Music, Singing, Ballet, Painting
Jazz Music, Drumming, Tap Dancing, Sculpture
Classical Music, Orchestra, Ballroom Dancing, Photography
Who is known as the 'Father of Hip-Hop'?
DJ Kool Herc
Grandmaster Flash
DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
DJing
What role did MCs initially have in Hip-Hop culture?
Introducing DJ's and interacting with the audience
Creating graffiti art
Break dancing
Inventing rap music
What is 'The Break' in rap music?
The climatic part of the record that DJ's emphasize and repeat
The beginning of a rap song
The instrumental solos performed by MCs
The use of sampled beats and sounds
Who is said to have accidentally invented the method of 'scratching'?
DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
DJ Kool Herc
Grandmaster Flash
DJing
What technology advanced rap music in the late 1980's?
Drum machine and sampled sounds
Turntables and records
Graffiti art
Break dancing
What are the three main characteristics of rap music?
Lyrics spoken in rhythmic patterns, poetic & rhyming lyrics, strong musical beat
Singing, storytelling, soft instrumental background
Instrumental solos, complex rhythms, melodic lyrics
Classical music influence, opera-like vocals, slow tempo
What is the role of DJing in a rap song?
Laying down the strong rhythmic beat
Writing the lyrics
Performing the rap
Creating the graffiti art
What did rap songs initially talk about?
Hardships and challenges faced by black people in the Bronx
Money, relationships, cars, self-esteem
Politics and social issues
Nature and wildlife
During which era did rappers come to be known as musical innovators?
Golden Era
Old School Hip Hop
Late 1980's
The Break
What did the evolution of rap music allow for?
Birth of a new generation of rappers
Development of new sounds, beats, and delivery
Expansion of topics rappers would talk about
All of the above
What is the vocal style of rap music?
Lyrics spoken in various rhythmic patterns
Singing with a strong beat
Instrumental solos with poetic lyrics
Classical music with rhyming lyrics
What is the purpose of rhymes in rap songs?
Artistry of writing a rap song
Creating a strong beat
Adding complexity to the music
None of the above
What did the popularity of rap music on a large scale level occur?
Beginning of the 1980's
Golden Era
Late 1980's
Old School Hip Hop
What did the use of faster rhythms and sampled beats bring to rap music?
New ideas and innovations
Simplistic beats
Slower tempo
Classical music influence
