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Hip Hop Basics Flashcards

Learn the basics of the Hip Hop Nation: its history, its leaders, and its significance as a cultural movement.

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What is the New York City neighborhood credited for the origins of hip-hop?

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the South Bronx

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The first rap song to reach the Bilboard Top 40 pop charts was…

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“Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugar Hill Gang

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Who is DJ known as the founder of hip-hop who spun breakbeats at parties in the South Bronx in 1972?

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DJ Kool Herc

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What is a “breakbeat” in hip-hop?

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  • spinning two of the same records and cutting back and forth in between them to prolong a beat
  • the breakbeat is the origin of hip-hop instrumentals
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What are the four elements of hip-hop culture?

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  • breaking (breakdancing)
  • graffing (graffiti writing)
  • MCing (rapping)
  • DJing (working turntables)
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What are two hip-hop terms for breakdancing?

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  • breaking
  • BBoying
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Name the competitive dance associated with hip-hop, developed in 1968 by Rubberband Man and Apache of Bushwick, Brooklyn.

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uprocking

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Name the style of breaking that incorporates the six-step and four-step combination moves.

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footwork

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downrocking

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Name the two major dance techniques used in toprocking.

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  • uprocking
  • popping and locking
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What is the generic name for the breakdancing moves known as freezes, headspins, and windmills?

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power moves

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What does MC (“emcee”) stand for and who was the first MC?

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  • master of ceremonies
  • Melle Mel of The Furious Five was the first rapper to identify as an MC
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What is freestyling?

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  • improvisational rap
  • often described as “off the top of the dome” (off the top of the head)
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What is an MC battle?

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  • competitive rapping
  • written or freestyle
  • opponents undermine each other through words
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Who was the MC of Boogie Down Productions and founder of the Temple of Hip Hop?

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KRS-One

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Who are the two members of The Juice Crew who created the song “The Bridge?”

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  • MC Shan
  • Marley Marl
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Who is credited with coining the term “hip-hop?”

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Keith Cowboy (of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)

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What is beatboxing?

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  • mix of vocal percussion, verbal samples, and turntable emulation
  • establishes a hip-hop instrumental background through voice
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What is the name of an important peace gang in New York City established by Afrika Bambaata?

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Universal Zulu Nation

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Who were the founding members or groups of the hip- hop collective Native Tongues?

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  • Jungle Brothers
  • De La Soul
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • Prince Paul
  • Kool DJ Red Alert
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Doug E. Fresh, Rahzel, and Biz Markie are legends of what musical “instrument?”

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beatboxing

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What rap group’s distinctive dress and hit single “Walk This Way” first established a place for hip-hop in popular music?

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Run-D.M.C.

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What is the name of the major hip-hop recording label propelled to success by LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys, and Public Enemy?

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Def Jam Recordings

23
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What was Juice, and what was its significance to hip-hop?

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  • crime drama
  • shot on location in Harlem, New York City
  • starred Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps
  • showcases DJing by including a DJ contest in the plot
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Who were two rap legends whose lives were intertwined as best friends, arch enemies, and the leaders of a media war between East and West Coast hip-hop?

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  • Tupac Shakur
  • Notorious B.I.G.
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Who was the performer of the hit single “How to Rob” (1999), a prodigious fantasy about robbing all the biggest performers in hip-hop?

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50 Cent

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What is gangsta rap?

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  • genre of hip-hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of some inner-city youths
  • pioneered in the mid-1980s
  • now the most lucrative subgenre of hip-hop
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Who created gansta rap?

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  • Schooly D
  • Ice-T
  • popularized in the late-1980s by groups like N.W.A.
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What hip-hop artist recorded “Cop Killer,” a heavy metal song in reaction to police brutality in the 1992 Rodney King case?

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Ice-T’s heavy metal band, Body Count

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Name the members of New York-based swing hip-hop group Gang Starr.

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  • DJ Premier
  • DJ Guru
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Who is Snoop Doggy Dog?

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  • West Coast MC
  • former Crips gang member
  • mentored by Dr. Dre
  • hit singles include “What’s My Name?” and “Gin and Juice”
  • popularized “izzle” in vernacular speech, e.g., “for shizzle” (“for sure”)
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Who is Master P?

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  • New Orleans rapper and entrepreneur
  • founded No Limit Records (reorganized into New No Limit)
  • paved the way for the new “Southern rap” style
  • distributed several prominent artists, such as Snoop Dogg
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Who are Outkast?

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  • composed of rappers Big Boi andAndre 3000
  • hip-hop legends based near Atlanta, GA
  • fused psychedelic funk with their Southern roots
  • among most successful acts in history
  • won six Grammy Awards
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Who is Dr. Dre?

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  • West-Coast rapper and producer
  • member of World Class Wreckin’ Cru and N.W.A.
  • pioneered G-funk (gangsta funk)
  • launched the careers of Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and 50 Cent
  • almost exclusively produces others
  • recorded two albums (The Chronic and 2001, collaborating with Snoop Dogg) to wide acclaim
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Who is Public Enemy?

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  • Long Island-based hip-hop group
  • songs included social commentary, accusations of racist politics
  • “Fight the Power” (1989) became an anthem for the hip-hop community
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Who was Big Pun?

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  • Bronx-based Latino rapper
  • member of Terror Squad (led by Fat Joe)
  • released Capital Punishment (1998), which went platinum and was nominated for a Grammy Award
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Who is Jay-Z?

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  • Brooklyn-based rapper
  • co-founded Roc-A-Fella records
  • CEO of Def Jam Records
  • one of rap’s most financially successful artists in history
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What famous rap artists starred in the film Belly (1998)?

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  • DMX
  • Nas
  • Method Man
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Who are the Wu Tang Clan?

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  • Staten Island, New York, hip-hop group
  • founded by RZA, GZA, SUPREME, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard
  • frequently sampled traditional Kung Fu movies
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Name the original members of the Wu Tang Clan.

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  • RZA
  • GZA
  • Raekwon
  • U-God
  • Ghostface Killah
  • Inspectah Deck
  • Method Man
  • Masta Killa
  • Ol’ Dirty Bastard
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Who is Redman?

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  • East Coast rapper
  • was member of Def Squad in early-1990s
  • part of a duo with Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man
  • alias: Funk Doctor Spock
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What city is Redman referring to when he mentions the Brick City in his rhymes?

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Newark, NJ

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Who was The Fresh Prince?

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  • Will Smith’s stage name at the start of his rapping career
  • member of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
  • won a Grammy Award in 1989 for “Parents Just Don’t Understand”
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What is uprocking?

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  • competitive dance associated with hip-hop
  • developed in 1968 by Rubberband Man and Apache of Buschwick, Brooklyn
  • also incorporated funk, rock, and soul
  • opponents non-violently “battle” through shuffles, turns, spins, “jerks,” and “burns”
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What is footwork (or downrocking)?

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a style of breaking in which the six-step and four-step are combination moves used to transition to “power moves”

45
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What are uprocking and popping and locking?

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  • two major toprocking techniques
  • drew on funk, rock, soul, and disco influences
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What are three types of breakdancing power moves?

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  • freezes
  • headspins
  • windmills
47
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Who is KRS-One?

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  • MC of Boogie Down Productions
  • founder of the Temple of Hip Hop
  • advocated the recognition of hip-hop by the UN as a cultural movement
48
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Who were The Juice Crew?

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  • a collective of (mostly Queensbridge-based) musicians
  • creators of “The Bridge,” a song that ignited historic feuds with KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions
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Who is Afrika Bambaata?

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  • founder of Universal Zulu Nation, a peace gang in New York City
  • famous for futuristic, techno-influenced hip-hop such as the single “Planet Rock”
50
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Name three legends of beatboxing.

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  • Doug E. Fresh
  • Rahzel
  • Biz Markie
51
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What did Run-D.M.C. frequently wear during performances?

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  • black leather jackets
  • turtlenecks
  • Cazal glasses
  • fedoras
  • fat gold chains
  • Adidas Shelltoe sneakers
52
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Name three acts (musicians or groups) that catapulted Def Jam Recordings to success.

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  • LL Cool J
  • The Beastie Boys
  • Public Enemy
53
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Who is 50 Cent?

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  • an MC from Jamaica (Queens), New York
  • brazenly challanged the biggest established performers in first single, “How To Rob” turning the hip-hop establishment on its ear
  • 2003 album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ was a huge commercial success
54
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What group and front vocalist provoked a backlash from law enforcement and even President Bush against their violent “protest” song, “Cop Killer,” in 1992?

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Ice-T’s Body Count

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