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What are the four original components of hip hop expression? |
| 2. |
What was the name of Kool Herc's crew? |
| 3. |
Who was the original "Chief Rocker"? |
| 4. |
What was Kurtis Blow's first record? |
| 5. |
Name the Furious Five. |
| 6. |
During what famous B-boy battle did the stage collapse? |
| 7. |
How was Run originally billed? |
| 8. |
Who was the first rapper signed to a major label? Name the label |
| 9. |
What was the first rap group signed to a major label? Name the label. |
| 10. |
What James Brown record is considered by many to be the B-boy anthem? |
| 11. |
Name the first hip hop artist to collaborate with James Brown and what was the record. |
| 12. |
Who directed the film Wild Style? |
| 13. |
Who produced the film Beat Street? Who directed it? |
| 14. |
Who performs "Xmas Rap" in Beat Street |
| 15. |
Before Blair Underwood got the part of Russell Simmons in Krush Groove, who did Russell initially want for the part? |
| 16. |
Who was the first group to make a national TV appearance? On what show? |
| 17. |
What was the first major network news program to document hip hop? |
| 18. |
What label released "Rockin' It"? |
| 19. |
Who wrote lyrics for "Rapper's Delight" but never received credit? |
| 20. |
Who went on to success after winning a record deal in the Tin Pan Apple rap contest? |
| 21. |
At what club did this famous battle take place: Cold Crush vs. Fantastic Five? |
| 22. |
Who was the first hip hop artist to collaborate with a jazz artist on wax? Name both artists and the song. |
| 23. |
What rapper opened up for the Commodores and Bob Marley at the seminal show at New York's Madison Square Garden? |
| 24. |
What was the first rap hit and group to use Billy Squire's "Big Beat"? |
| 25. |
Name the first hip hop record to use rock guitars and the group who recorded it. |
| 26. |
Name the artist that helped inspire "Beat Bop" by Rammellzee v K Rob. |
| 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? |
| 28. |
Name the old school rapper who actually named himself after marijuana. |
| 29. |
What does the "L" stand for in the L Brothers and what are their names? |
| 30. |
What was the first case of hip hop censorship on the radio? Name the record and the lyrics taken out. |
| 31. |
Which member of Whodini has a twin brother and what was the brother's name? |
| 32. |
The Whodini song "Magic's Wand" was a tribute to whom? |
| 33. |
What record was the source of the "Oh My God!" on Doug E. Fresh's classic "The Show"? |
| 34. |
Who is known for the invention of "scratching"? |
| 35. |
What video featured Fab 5 Freddy in the background as a graffiti artist? |
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Name the first record completely made up of a deejay and turntables. |
| 37. |
What rapper was known as the "Love Rapper" because of his song "Love Rap"? |
| 38. |
From what group did the duo Double Trouble come from? |
| 39. |
Who coined the phrase "Yes Yes Ya'll"?40. What rappers battled on the single episode of the 1984 television show "Graffiti Rock"? |
| 40. |
What deejay was known as the "Master of Records" because of his enormous and varied collection? |
| 41. |
Who came up with the mixing technique of cueing the record with headphones while the other was still playing |
| 42. |
Who was the founder of Sugar Hill Records? |
| 43. |
Who performs the song "Krush Groovin'" in film Krush Groove? |
| 44. |
Where was Kool Herc born? |
| 45. |
What deejay was known as the "Master of Records" because of his enormous and varied collection? |
| 46. |
Who came up with the mixing technique of cueing the record with headphones while the other was still playing? |
| 47. |
What friend did Kool Herc pull on stage with him to work the crowd and essentially become the first MC? |
| 48. |
Name the 4 Zulu Deejays. |
| 49. |
What was Afrika Bambaataa's first release on wax and what label was it on? |
| 50. |
Which members of the Furious Five are brothers and what is their last name? |