Contemporary Black Music

Question 1

Prince

Answer 1

Synthesizes genres, writes his own music

Question 2

Social and political influences on rap culture

Answer 2

Civil rights movement, assassination of Malcolm x and mlk jr., riots, crack developed

Question 3

Origins in the Bronx

Answer 3

Rap developed here

Question 4

Afrika Bambaataa

Answer 4

American DJ from the Bronx who released electro tracks that influenced the development of hip hop culture; famous for planet rock

Question 5

“Planet Rock”

Answer 5

Early hip hop hit by Afrika Bambaataa

Question 6

Grandmaster Flash

Answer 6

American hip hop recording artist and DJ; worked with the furious five to release “the message”

Question 7

Role of the DJ and scratching

Answer 7

Grandmaster flash’s traits. He invented record scratching and was a well known DJ

Question 8

“The Message”

Answer 8

Recorded by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. This is one of the first rap tunes to deal with modern urban black life

Question 9

KRS-One

Answer 9

Early rap star from the Bronx, known for his records “Criminal Minded” and “By All Means Necessary” with his partner, Scott La Rock

Question 10

Hip hop’s relationship to jazz and poetry

Answer 10

Long tradition of word play and improvisation in African American culture, poets improvising over jazz goes back decades before rap

Question 11

Gil Scott Heron

Answer 11

American soul and jazz poet who delivered in rapping

Question 12

Public enemy

Answer 12

Rap group with chuck d

Question 13

Chuck D

Answer 13

One of the foremost spokesmen for hip hop who led a rap group, public enemy. Their hits include “Fight the Power” and “911 is a joke”

Question 14

Stevie Wonder

Answer 14

Motown, writes his own music, rock funk