Question 1

Who is widely credited as the 'father of hip-hop' for hosting the first DJ parties in the Bronx?

Accepted Answer

DJ Kool Herc. DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) hosted a back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue on August 11, 1973, where he pioneered the breakbeat technique that became hip-hop's foundation.

Question 2

Which 1986 album by Run-DMC was the first hip-hop record to go platinum?

Accepted Answer

Raising Hell. Raising Hell, featuring the Aerosmith collaboration 'Walk This Way,' went triple platinum and broke hip-hop into the mainstream rock audience.

Question 3

What year was Tupac Shakur's 'All Eyez on Me' released?

Accepted Answer

1996. All Eyez on Me was released on February 13, 1996, on Death Row Records. It was one of the first double-disc studio albums in hip-hop and went diamond (10 million copies).

Question 4

Which rapper's real name is Shawn Corey Carter?

Accepted Answer

Jay-Z. Jay-Z took his stage name partly from his mentor Jaz-O and partly from the J/Z subway lines near his Marcy Projects home in Brooklyn.

Question 5

What was the first hip-hop song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100?

Accepted Answer

Rapture. Blondie's 'Rapture' (1981) is considered the first number-one song with rap vocals. If counting pure hip-hop acts, it was 'Walk This Way' by Run-DMC and Aerosmith in 1986 (reached #4) or later hits.

Question 6

Which hip-hop collective released 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' in 1993?

Accepted Answer

Wu-Tang Clan. Wu-Tang Clan's debut featured nine MCs from Staten Island and Brooklyn. Its raw, kung-fu-sampling production by RZA redefined East Coast hip-hop's sonic palette.

Question 7

Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018 for which album?

Accepted Answer

DAMN.. DAMN. made Kendrick the first non-jazz, non-classical artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. The committee praised it as 'a virtuosic song collection.'

Question 8

Which city is most associated with the origins of trap music?

Accepted Answer

Atlanta. Atlanta birthed trap music through artists like T.I., Jeezy, and Gucci Mane in the early 2000s. T.I.'s 2003 album 'Trap Muzik' helped name the subgenre.

Question 9

What does the 'MC' in MC stand for in hip-hop culture?

Accepted Answer

Master of Ceremonies. MC stands for Master of Ceremonies, originating from the MC's role in hosting and hyping the crowd at early hip-hop parties while the DJ played breakbeats.

Question 10

Which Notorious B.I.G. album was released posthumously just weeks after his death?

Accepted Answer

Life After Death. Life After Death was released on March 25, 1997, just 16 days after Biggie's murder. It debuted at number one and is certified diamond with over 10 million copies sold.

Hip-Hop History Quiz: From the Bronx to Global Domination

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