All 13 questions
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In which New York City borough is hip-hop widely credited with originating in the 1970s?
- The Bronx
- Queens
- Brooklyn
- Manhattan
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Which DJ is credited with isolating and looping the instrumental 'break' of a record using two turntables at his early 1970s Bronx parties, an innovation seen as the birth of hip-hop?
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- Afrika Bambaataa
- DJ Kool Herc
- Grandmaster Flash
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The four traditional elements of hip-hop culture are DJing, graffiti, breakdancing, and which of the following?
- MCing (rapping)
- Sampling
- Turntablism
- Beatboxing
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What are the dancers who perform during the extended instrumental breaks of a track traditionally called?
- B-boys and B-girls
- Voguers
- Poppers
- Krumpers
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Which record label, founded in Detroit in 1959, became famous for its soul and R&B artists and its distinctive 'sound'?
- Death Row
- Motown
- Stax
- Def Jam
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Which rapper released the acclaimed debut album 'Ready to Die' in 1994?
- Nas
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Jay-Z
- Tupac Shakur
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Dr. Dre's 1992 solo debut album, a landmark of West Coast hip-hop, is titled:
- The Marshall Mathers LP
- Doggystyle
- All Eyez on Me
- The Chronic
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Eminem, who rose to fame in the late 1990s, was mentored and signed by which hip-hop producer and rapper?
- Jay-Z
- Diddy
- Dr. Dre
- Timbaland
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Which artist, known for inventive music videos, released the hit 'Get Ur Freak On' in 2001?
- TLC
- Aaliyah
- Missy Elliott
- Lauryn Hill
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Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. were both fatally shot in the mid-1990s, Tupac in 1996 and Biggie in 1997.
- True
- False
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In hip-hop DJing, the technique of manually moving a vinyl record back and forth to create a rhythmic sound is known as sampling.
- True
- False
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Eminem's major-label debut studio album, released in 1999, was 'The ___ Shady LP.'
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Jay-Z's acclaimed debut studio album, released in 1996, was titled 'Reasonable ___.'