Hip-Hop Flashcards
1
Q
What is Hip-Hop?
A
a music genre developed in the United States by inner-city African Americans in the 1970s which consists of a stylised rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted.
2
Q
Decade?
A
70s and early 80s
3
Q
Features?
A
improvisation 2 turntables-same vinyl on each use of samples wrapped vocals steady beat use of drum machines DJ's scratching Latin rock influences and disco toasting-mic and backing funk style guitars
4
Q
Examples of Bands/Artists
A
Sugar Hill Gang-Rapper’s Delight
Grand Master Flash-The Message
Run DMC-took ‘Walk this Way’ by Aerosmith
