Contemporary Black Music

Question 1

Prince; Purple Rain

Answer 1

Semi-Autobiographical Movie/Musical about a struggling artist wanting to make it big (Purple Rain was a real song)

Question 2

Prince; Mentor

Answer 2

Prince mentored and hired women to play in his band; he encouraged them to play (even managed girl groups)

Question 3

Prince; Bands

Answer 3

The Revolution (Purple Rain)
Vanity 6 (Producer)
3rdeyegirl (Backing Band in '10s)

Question 4

Prince; Relationship w/ the Music Industry

Answer 4

Big on owning his own shit (masters to his songs, more money, etc.); didn’t like contracts

Question 5

Gogo music in Washington DC; Musical Elements; Shuffle groove

Answer 5

A type of swing groove developed during early jazz; in gogo music, think a fast funky drum beat

Question 6

Gogo music in Washington DC; Musical Elements; Congas and Percussion

Answer 6

Congas used as well as drums

Question 7

Gogo music in Washington DC; Musical Elements; Lead Talker

Answer 7

Leader of band; In charge of call and response aspect of gogo music (calls out a specific neighborhood, they call back)

Question 8

Gogo music in Washington DC; Chuck Brown

Answer 8

The GodFather of Gogo

Question 9

Social and Political Influecnes on Rap Culture

Answer 9

Don’t Worry About It

Question 10

Origins in the Bronx; Block Parties

Answer 10

Hip Hop was developed here; in fact gang leaders who played at these parties were dj’s/musicians

Question 11

Origins in the Bronx; DJ Kool Herc

Answer 11

Invented the “break” - taking a snappy percussive segment and repeating it (similar to sampling); his friend Coke La Rock rapped over it

Question 12

Sugar Hill Gang; Rapper’s Delight

Answer 12

You know this; introduced rap music to a large audience

Question 13

4 Pillors of Hip hop; Graffiti

Answer 13

You know this

Question 14

4 Pillors of Hip hOp: Break dancing

Answer 14

You know this too

Question 15

4 Pillors of Hip Hop; MC; Content

Answer 15

depends on subgenre; In early Hip Hop, was about pumping up the crowd at the party

Question 16

4 Pillors of Hip Hop; MC; Flow

Answer 16

you know this; the rhythm of the rapper

Question 17

4 Pillors of Hip Hop; MC; Delivery

Answer 17

how the rapper says what he’s saying

Question 18

4 Pillors of Hip Hop; DJ

Answer 18

Used record turntables to play “break” while rappers rapped over it; could also solo on it

Question 19

Grandmaster Flash; role of the DJ

Answer 19

Was kind of like the percussionist; was in charge of the backing beat/rhythm

Question 20

Grandmaster Flash; Scratching

Answer 20

You know this; he invented this

Question 21

Grandmaster Flash; The Message

Answer 21

First rap song on “real” shit (inner city poverty) rather than party chants or boasting

Question 22

KRS-1

Answer 22

Sound of da Police