1. |
What are the four original components of hip hop expression? |
Deejaying, Emceeing, Graffiti writing, and B-Boying |
| 2. |
What was the name of Kool Herc's crew? |
The Herculoids |
| 3. |
Who was the original "Chief Rocker"? |
Busy Bee |
| 4. |
What was Kurtis Blow's first record? |
"Christmas Rappin'" |
| 5. |
Name the Furious Five. |
Scorpio, Cowboy, Melle Mel, Kid Creole, Raheem |
| 6. |
During what famous B-boy battle did the stage collapse? |
Rock Steady Crew vs. Dynamic Rockers at Lincoln Center in 8/81 |
| 7. |
How was Run originally billed? |
DJ Run, Son of Kurtis Blow |
| 8. |
Who was the first rapper signed to a major label? Name the label |
Kurtis Blow on Mercury |
| 9. |
What was the first rap group signed to a major label? Name the label. |
Fearless Four, Elektra |
| 10. |
What James Brown record is considered by many to be the B-boy anthem? |
"Give it Up or Turn it Loose" |
| 11. |
Name the first hip hop artist to collaborate with James Brown and what was the record. |
Afrika Bambaataa on the song "Unity" |
| 12. |
Who directed the film Wild Style? |
Charlie Ahearn |
| 13. |
Who produced the film Beat Street? Who directed it? |
Harry Belafonte/Stan Lathan |
| 14. |
Who performs "Xmas Rap" in Beat Street |
The Treacherous Three and Doug E. Fresh |
| 15. |
Before Blair Underwood got the part of Russell Simmons in Krush Groove, who did Russell initially want for the part? |
Fab 5 Freddy |
| 16. |
Who was the first group to make a national TV appearance? On what show? |
Funky 4 + 1 on Saturday Night Live in 1981 |
| 17. |
What was the first major network news program to document hip hop? |
20/20 |
| 18. |
What label released "Rockin' It"? |
Enjoy! Records |
| 19. |
Who wrote lyrics for "Rapper's Delight" but never received credit? |
Grandmaster Caz |
| 20. |
Who went on to success after winning a record deal in the Tin Pan Apple rap contest? |
The Disco 3 soon to be the Fat Boys |
| 21. |
At what club did this famous battle take place: Cold Crush vs. Fantastic Five? |
Harlem World |
| 22. |
Who was the first hip hop artist to collaborate with a jazz artist on wax? Name both artists and the song. |
Grand Mixer D.ST and Herbie Hancock on "Rockit" |
| 23. |
What rapper opened up for the Commodores and Bob Marley at the seminal show at New York's Madison Square Garden? |
Kurtis Blow |
| 24. |
What was the first rap hit and group to use Billy Squire's "Big Beat"? |
UTFO's "Roxanne Roxanne" |
| 25. |
Name the first hip hop record to use rock guitars and the group who recorded it. |
The Treacherous Three's "Body Rock" |
| 26. |
Name the artist that helped inspire "Beat Bop" by Rammellzee v K Rob. |
Jean-Michel Basquiat |
| 27. |
Everyone knows that "Rapper's Delight" used "Good Times" as its main beat. What was the record that was used for the song's intro before "Good Times" kicks in? |
"Here Comes That Sound" by Sun |
| 28. |
Name the old school rapper who actually named himself after marijuana. |
Eddie Cheeba |
| 29. |
What does the "L" stand for in the L Brothers and what are their names? |
Mean Gene and Grand Wizard Theodore Livingston |
| 30. |
What was the first case of hip hop censorship on the radio? Name the record and the lyrics taken out. |
"Rapper's Delight" line "He can't satisfy you with his little worm/ But I can bust you out with my super sperm" |
| 31. |
Which member of Whodini has a twin brother and what was the brother's name? |
Ecstasy has a brother named Dynasty |
| 32. |
The Whodini song "Magic's Wand" was a tribute to whom? |
Radio deejay, Mr. Magic |
| 33. |
What record was the source of the "Oh My God!" on Doug E. Fresh's classic "The Show"? |
Cold Crush Brother's "Punk Rock Rap" |
| 34. |
Who is known for the invention of "scratching"? |
Grand Wizard Theodore |
| 35. |
What video featured Fab 5 Freddy in the background as a graffiti artist? |
Blondie's "Rapture" |
36. |
Name the first record completely made up of a deejay and turntables. |
"The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" |
| 37. |
What rapper was known as the "Love Rapper" because of his song "Love Rap"? |
Spoonie Gee |
| 38. |
From what group did the duo Double Trouble come from? |
Funky 4 + 1 |
| 39. |
Who coined the phrase "Yes Yes Ya'll"? |
Kid Creole |
| 40. |
What rappers battled on the single episode of the 1984 television show "Graffiti Rock"? |
Run DMC vs. Kool Moe Dee and Special K |
| 41. |
Who was the founder of Sugar Hill Records? |
Sylvia Robinson |
| 42. |
Who is Spoonie Gee's famous uncle and what label is he associated with? |
Bobby Robinson of Enjoy! Records |
| 43. |
Who performs the song "Krush Groovin'" in film Krush Groove? |
Run DMC, Fat Boys, Kurtis Blow, Sheila E. |
| 44. |
Where was Kool Herc born? |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| 45. |
What deejay was known as the "Master of Records" because of his enormous and varied collection? |
Afrika Bambaataa |
| 46. |
Who came up with the mixing technique of cueing the record with headphones while the other was still playing? |
Grandmaster Flash |
| 47. |
What friend did Kool Herc pull on stage with him to work the crowd and essentially become the first MC? |
Coke La Rock |
| 48. |
Name the 4 Zulu Deejays. |
Bambaataa, Jazzy Jay, D.ST, and Afrika Islam |
| 49. |
What was Afrika Bambaataa's first release on wax and what label was it on? |
"Zulu Nation Throwdown, Part 1" on Paul Winley Records |
| 50. |
Which members of the Furious Five are brothers and what is their last name? |
Melle Mel and Kid Creole, Glover |
