Africana Hip Hop Final

Kool Herc

“Father of Hip Hop”, made the breakbeat, used two records on a turntable, Bronx

Grandmaster Flash

Dozens

to rap one after another throwing insults

Griot

story teller and music player

Niger-Congo

popular language spoken across Africa

Polyrhythmic percussion

playing two or more rhythms at once

Afrika Bambaataa

gang banger who created the Zulu Nation, organized parties, DJ’d, and wanted to stop gang violence

Sampling

using snippets of existing music to create something new

Scratching

scratching a record to make a new sound

B-Boy/B-Girl

dancers who would dance on the break beats

Pop/Lock

muscle contractions, freezing at a certain part of a song

Signifying

indirect/coded language in African American language

Charlie Chase