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check out this (old skool) HH quiz.....
1. 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 ?
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?
36. 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"?
41. Who was the founder of Sugar Hill Records?
42. Who is Spoonie Gee's famous uncle and what label is he associated with?
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?
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00-10 correct:
Time to Hit the Books
11-20 correct:
Still Need Some Work
21-30 correct:
Average
31-40 correct:
Quite Impressive
41-49 correct:
Hip Hop Historian
50 correct:
Hip Hop God
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get at me if u need the answers
1. 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 ?
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?
36. 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"?
41. Who was the founder of Sugar Hill Records?
42. Who is Spoonie Gee's famous uncle and what label is he associated with?
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?
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00-10 correct:
Time to Hit the Books
11-20 correct:
Still Need Some Work
21-30 correct:
Average
31-40 correct:
Quite Impressive
41-49 correct:
Hip Hop Historian
50 correct:
Hip Hop God
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get at me if u need the answers
