History of Hip Hop and Rap

The father of hip hop is

• DJ Kool Herc

• Grandmaster Flash

• Cool Hand Luke

In the 1970s, Grandmaster Flash wasn't allowed to play his music at discos (dance clubs). So where did he perform instead?

• House Parties

• Football Stadiums

• Hockey Arenas

Hip hop and rap music has its roots in

• European Music

• Asian Music

• African Music

Rap uses rhyme, rhythmic speech, and is performed over a beat.

• True

• False

In the 1980s, DJ Grand Wizard Theodore accidentally invented the

• act of scratching and the needle drop.

• record player.

• electric guitar.

Hip hop and rap are still considered mainstream (popular) music.

• True

• False

What does "scratching" mean in hip hop and rap?

• DJ uses hands to rewind tracks making a percussive sound.

• It means you have an itch and need to do something about it.

• It's when a track accidentally skips.

Hip hop and rap started in the 1990s.

• True

• False

Rap and poetry both use rhyme and literary devices.

• True

• False