DANC 111 Quiz #2 (Hip-Hop)

Graffiti writing

• Artistic expression of paint on a surface that can be displayed anywhere with or without permission

• Used to express one’s views on current events, politics, or signature name of the artists

• Dates back to the ancient Greeks and Romans but gained recognition in the late 1960s when Darryl McCray (Cornbread) began to write his name throughout Philly

• Tagging- associated with graffiti and refers to when graffiti is used illegally by defacing public property

Emcee/MCing

• MC = Master of Ceremonies

• The person who uses a microphone to announce or host the performance

• Excites the crowd by using call and response

• As rhyming developed into rap, MCs are often referred to as rappers

• Pioneering MC Coke La Rock encouraged many aspiring artists to express themselves through rhyme

Deejaying/DJing

• Musical accompaniment of the art form

• DJ stands for disk jockey; a DJ is someone who mixes recorded music for a live audience

• Innovators and originators of this include: DJ Kool Herc, Grand Wizzard Theodore (Theodore Livingston), and Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler)

  • DJ Kool Herc: hosted the first hip-hop party in 1973

  • Grand Wizzard Theodore: originator of the scratching technique

  • Grandmaster Flash: developed the use of turntables as an instrument; masted techniques of mixing, cutting, and scratching; created foundational techniques used by contemporary DJs; first hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2007)

B-boying

• Physical manifestation of the art form (dancing)

• B-boys and b-girls (break boy/break girl) dance the style first consisting of top rocks, footwork, and power moves

• Breakdance was coined by DJ Kool Herc to designate the dancers when he called them out to dance to his break beats

• Zulu Kings and the Rock Steady Crew are some of the most notable dance crew pioneers of breakdancing, creating some of the most significant dance moves

Knowledge

• The information, including the history and tenets of hip-hop culture, that is the very heart of what is passed on to the next generation

• The most important pillar because without knowledge, the other pillars cannot exist

• KRS-One (Lawrence “Kris” Parker) is known as a Techa and is an individual who has acquired the most knowledge about the pillars of hip-hop