Midterm Exam 2 Flashcards
List the seven bridges Robert Moses Built in NY in 1953?
- Verazono Bridge
- Staten Island Expressway Bridge
- Brooklyn Queens Expressway Bridge
- Bronx Cross River Expressway Bridge
- Bronx Whitestone Bridge
- Thong Neck Bridge
7.Henry Hudson Bridge
What is the Bronx is Burning?
Fires that were started by Landlords (Moses tried to evict citizens but they couldn’t legally do it, so they hired gangs to burn them down; landlords also burned them to get insurance)
Bronx Gangs That Came Out After Construction
- Savage Skills
- Savage Nomads
- Samurai
- Golden Guineas
- War Pigs
- Black Spades
7.Baby Samurai’s - Coffon Cats
List the 4 Main Revolutionary Groups
- The Young Lords
- The Black Panthers
- Ghetto Brothers
- Weather Man Underground
Who was the white revolutionary group?
Weather Man Underground
Who are the 5 key members of the Black Panthers?
- Huey P. Newton
- Fred Hampton
- H.R. Rap Brown
- Angela Brown
- Bobby Seale
Who were the founders of the Ghetto Brothers?
- “Yellow” Benji Melendez 2. Carlos “Karate Charlie” Suarez
When did Dub Music Start and what was it short for?
Dub Music Started in 1963
It is short for “Double Music” (Meaning Otherside)
How did Dub Music Start?
Typically, there is a B-side (mainly instrumental) of a CD that is composed of the less promoted music as compared to the A-Side. But, one time the vocals (A-Side) were forgotten, so it was just instrumental.
What was the precursor of Dub?
Scot
Who are Dub Musics 2 Key Figures?
- King Tubby (Pioneer)
- Hopeton Brown (Know as the scientist for his mixes)
When did grafitti gain popularity and how did it start?
Late 1965
Kill Roy wrote his name on all the bombs he used in WWII
What was built to combat vandalism/graffiti and when?
Vandal Squads in 1985
Who is Cornbread?
- Father of Graffiti (started 1965)
- He became popular in juvenile detention by writing his name on the walls. After he was released, he wrote his name all over Philly.
-Crazy Stunts: Spray painted elephant and spray painted name on Jackson 5 jet
Who is the King of “tagging”
Cornbread
When did graffiti as we know it today officially start?
1985
Who is Seen?
- Godfather of graffiti
-Noted for his bright color lettering
Who were 2 breakers and graffiti artisit?
Spell Bound and China Man brought breaking to Philly and were graffiti artists
Who created bubble letters?
Phase 2
Who is Dondi?
The pioneer of styles and techniques still used by modern graffiti artist today
Who is Cope 2?
- The Founder of the NYC graffiti art scene
-He received international acclaim for his unique wildstyle and throw up bubble letters
Who is Futura 200?
Known for bringing abstractness to graffiti w/ full car expressive paintings
Who was the first female pioneer of graffiti?
- Pink Lady
-Her bf was murdered, so she chose to tag whole town
What are the 7 Graffiti Crews?
- Top (The Odd Partners)
- CIA (Crazy Inside Artist)
- Wild Style
- UGA (United Graffiti Artists)
- Destiny (Destroy Every Subway Train in New York)
- AWOL (Artist Way of Life)
- WOL (Way of Life)
Who are the four major names in history of Hip-Hop DJs?
- Kool Herc
- Grand Master Flash
- Grand Wizard Theodore
- DJ African Bambatta
Who created scratching?
Grand Wizard Theodore
What is turntablism and when did it become popular?
- Turntablism became popular in the 1990s and was referred to as the new school school DJ’s of the 90s
Who is a part of the Trinity of Hip-Hop Music?
- DJ Kool Herc
- DJ Grandmaster Flash
- African Bambatta
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
- Biggest kid growing up (called Herc for Hercules)
-Real Name: Clive Campbell
-Coined B-boy and B-girl term
-Created Merry-Go-Round technique
Who is DJ Grandmaster Flash?
- Real Name: Joseph Saddler
-Quick Mix
-Cutting (scratching) fast
-Innovated the mixer!!
Who is African Bambatta?
- Word lord for the Black Spades
-Defined and founded the 4 elements of Hip-Hop
-Coined the term Hip-Hop
-Founded Zulu Nation
What are the 4 elements of Hip-Hop?
- Graffiti
- DJ
- MC
- B-boying dance
What was the mission statement of Zulu Nation?
“Peace, Love, and Having Fun”
Who coined the term “hip-hop” officially?
African Bambatta
What are the 5 Turntablism techniques?
- Merry-Go-Round
- Scratching
- Transformer Scratch
- Crab
- Beat Juggling
What are 11 graffiti teminology?
- Wild Style
- All City
- Back to Back
- Bite
- Burn
- Tag
- Throw Up
- Toy
- Back Jump
- Burner
- Bomb
Who is Dolamite?
- A toaster who made his movies and stared in them
- A catalyst for present-day rapping
-Presented “Way Down in the Jungle Deep” in one of his movies; critical story about morality and respect in Black Community
When was Emcee first used?
-Master of Ceremonies (first used by the catholic church)
-Italians adopted wording through immigration
What are other names for Emcee?
- MC
-Mic Controller
-Move the Crowd
What is the difference between an MC and Rapper?
MC: moves the crowd and controls crowd; call and response; IMPROVISES rhymes
Rapper: intimidated by crowd; WRITES their own rhymes
What are other terms for Rapper?
- Story Teller
- Word Smith
- Provocateur
- Groit/Joy
5.Signifier
What are the 4 meanings for B-Boy and B-Girl?
- Bronx boy or girl
- Breaker: a person who dances or listens to break beat music (non-binary)
- Boogie Boy or girl-boogie: short for boogaloo
- A person who is going off on the floor
Who are the seven pioneer b-boy crews?
- Rock Steady Crew
- Dynamic Breakers
- Crazy Commanders
- Magnificent Force
- New York York Breakers
- The N twins
- The Zulu King
Who is the pioneer of breaking?
B-Boy Trac 2
Who is B-Boy spy and what did he do?
Created 95% of movement for breakers (main with a 1000 moves)
Who is Mr. Wiggles
- A member of RSC
- Member of electric boogaloos
- pioneer of boggie style
- along with pop master fabel denounced “boogie”
Who is Crazy Legs?
He formed the 2nd iteration of the RSC (the one we know today)
Who are some girl B-girl pioneers?
- Head Spin Janet
- Baby Love
- Bgirl Kim
- Gucci Girls
- Rosie Perez
- Majory Smarth
- Sheryl April
Who is a key pioneer vogue dancer?
Caesar Valentin
Who is the Mother of the House of Dupree?
Paris Dupree (also the reason “vogue” is called “vogue”)
What are 5 vogue houses?
- House of Ninja
- House of Extravaganzaza
- House of Aviance
- House of Dupree
- The Royal House of LeBaija
Who is Willie Ninja?
- The head of the most famous Vogue house (House of Ninja)
- KNOWN AS THE GODFATHER OF VOGUE
- Noted for introducing vogueing internationally via the award-winning documentary “Paris is Burning”
- Taught Naomi Campbell and Paris Hilton how to walk
Who is Archie Burnette?
A famous vogue dancer
Who were the members of the Shalamar?
- Jody Wately
- Jeffery Daniel
- Shalamar
Who was the first to teach Micheal Jackson the back slide?
Jeffery Daniel
Who coined the term waacking?
Tyrone “the Bone” Proctor
Who is Don “Campbellock” Campbell
- Invented Campbell locking by accident (at lunch and was upset with gf so encouraged to dance; attempted to do the funky robot but got stuck)
What is the difference between OG Campbellocking and locking?
Campbellocking: founded by Don Campbell/simply adding lock to any social dance (simple the lock)
Locking: founded by Greg Pope Jr./codified form to add more movement
Who are the 6 Don Campbel and the Campbell Lock Dancers?
- Don “campbellock” Campbell
- Toni Basil (women)
- Flukey Luke
- Greg “campbellock” Jr. Pope
- Slim the Robot
- Shabba Doo
Who taught MJ how to point and pop?
Poppin Taco
Who is Boogaloo Sam?
- created of popping and boogaloo
- founded electric boogaloo lockers (now known as EB’s)
Who are the 5 current members of the E.B.’s?
- Boogaloo Sam
- Poppin Pete
- Sugar Pop
- Mr. Wiggles
- Skeeter Rabbitt (R.I.P.)
What are the 4 unspoken laws of hip-hop culture?
- Action
- Individuality
- Innovation
- Creativity
