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Hip Hop Flashcards

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1
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What happens to black neighbourhoods in the 70s

A

Urban decay. Successful black families had moved to the suburbs. Causes disrepair and local economies to collapse

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What construction project led to the collapse of the bronx

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Cross Bronx Expressway - 1972

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What approach did young people take in the Bronx during the 70s

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DIY approach to culture. Do it yourself.

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4
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What cultural styles flourish in the bronx

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rap (music)
break dancing (dancing)
graffiti (art)

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5
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What is signifying / the dozens

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african based poetic storying telling / ritualized insulting. Uses improvisation, rhyming and creativity

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What are Sound System Men?

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Jamacain DJs, with their own sound systems who would throw Yard Parties

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how did SSM become popular

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would acquire American music and play them at their parties

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how would SSMs try to differentiate themselves?

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started making their own songs

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9
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What innovation did SSMs make with their recordings

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Put the song on one side, and the instrumental track on the other sidee

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10
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What is toasting?

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SSMs would talk over the blank side of the record, talking up how great they were compared to their competitors

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11
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When do Jamaicans begin moving to america?

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1960s and early 70s.

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12
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Where do Jamaicans settle in the US

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New York (The Bronx)

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13
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Who is Clive Campbell

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Kool Herc

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What innovation did Kool Herc bring to america

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Uses two turntables, engages in toasting

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Why does Kool Herc have two turntables

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used to extend “The break” the part of the song that people liked dancing to

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16
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When does Kool Herc first bring his Yard parties to America

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1973

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17
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Who innovates on Kool Herc’s technique?

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Grand Master Flash

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18
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What does grand master flash invent?

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Back spinning

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19
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When does Grand Master Flash invent backspinning

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1976

20
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What is beat matching

A

Ability to switch between two records using back spinning to keep the beat going between records

21
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What practice is formed from back spinning and beat matching

A

quick mix

22
Q

Who toasted over Grand Master Flash’s beats?

A

Grand Master Melle Mel - beat matching took too much work.

23
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What innovation does Grand Master Melle Mel bring

A

first to call him self a MC (Master of Ceremonies), first to write down his verses and perform them consistently

24
Q

Who is the first songwriter in Hip Hop

A

Grand Master Melle Mel - 1976

25
Q

Who invents scratching

A

Grand Wizard Theodore

26
Q

When does Grand Wizard Theodore invent scratching

A

1978

27
Q

What does scratching do

A

Turns the turntable from a technology of consumption of one to production

28
Q

Who was the owner of Sugar Hill Records?

A

Sylvia Robinson

29
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What song does Sylvia Robinson produce?

A

Rappers Delight

30
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What beat does Rappers Delight Sample

A

Good Times by Chic

31
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When is Rapper’s Delight released?

A

October 1979

32
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how does rappers delight chart?

A

4 RnB, #36 Pop

33
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What is the first 24 hour music video station

A

MTV

34
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When did MTV start broadcasting

A

1981

35
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How does MTV select its music

A

excludes rap. only plays white rock and pop.

36
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What was the first rap song featured on MTV

A

Walk this Way - Run DMC/ Aerosmith (1986)

37
Q

Why were record companies reluctant to invest in music videos

A

Weren’t convinced they would result in more sales. Cable wasn’t widely available in the early 80s

38
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Who is MTV catering to?

A

The audience in the Midwest - white teens who can afford cable

39
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What was the contreversy with MTV and Michael Jackson

A

MTV refused to play Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean because he was black

40
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When was Jackson’s first video on MTV

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March 1983

41
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How did MTV change the music industry

A

More important on aesthetics of performer. MTV became a second radio - make or break for a single

42
Q

What surfaces were especially valued by grafitti artists

A

subways

43
Q

Who was Kool Herc’s MC

A

Coke La Rock

44
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What is punch phrasing

A

play a short phrase from one record while the other is holding the beat

45
Q

Who founded the Zulu Nation

A

Afrika Bambaataa

Music 140 Part 3 (9 decks)

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