History of Hip Hop
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What was the demographic shift in the Bronx due to?

  • Rapid urbanization
  • White flight to the suburbs (correct)
  • Government intervention
  • Economic prosperity
  • Which city infrastructure suffered due to budget cuts?

  • Public schools
  • Parks and recreation centers
  • Roads and highways (correct)
  • Subway system
  • What cultural expressions were created amidst the urban decay in the South Bronx?

  • Music, dance, visual art, and fashion (correct)
  • Poetry and sculpture
  • Drama and theater
  • Culinary arts and literature
  • Which music traditions met and mingled with sixties and seventies Soul, Disco, and Funk in the South Bronx?

    <p>Latin and Caribbean traditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role did turntables play in the emergence of Hip Hop?

    <p>They became laboratories for musical experimentation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did young music makers in impoverished areas create music in the early days of Hip Hop?

    <p>By using old Soul, Funk, and Rock and Roll albums to create beats.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influenced the early MCs who played a significant role in the development of Hip Hop?

    <p>Jamaican 'toasting' brought to New York by the Caribbean immigrant community.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the statement 'Turntables became laboratories for musical experimentation' in the context of Hip Hop's origin?

    <p>It underscores the innovative use of turntables in remixing old sounds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the circumstances of an evolving urban America influence the development of MCs' raps?

    <p>The reflection of marginalized populations' circumstances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way did young music makers create entertainment within their communities using their extensive record collections?

    <p>By using sounds taken from old records to create beats.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributed to the demographic shift in the Bronx in the 1950s and 1960s?

    <p>Large-scale immigration from Caribbean nations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the construction of the Cross Bronx Expressway on minority neighborhoods?

    <p>It caused significant destruction in its path</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which genres of music influenced the sounds of sixties and seventies Soul, Disco, and Funk in the South Bronx?

    <p>Latin and Caribbean traditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What social and economic disruptions occurred simultaneously with 'white flight' from urban areas?

    <p>Rising crime and poverty rates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the venues for the emerging art of Hip Hop?

    <p>Public parks and community recreation centers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What transformed into artists’ canvases in the emergence of Hip Hop?

    <p>Brick walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What served as raw materials for creative work in the early days of Hip Hop music making?

    <p>Sounds from old Soul, Funk, and Rock and Roll albums</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the MCs in Hip Hop draw on stylistically in their raps?

    <p>Influences from Jamaican 'toasting'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role did turntables play in the emergence of Hip Hop?

    <p>They became laboratories for musical experimentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did young music makers create entertainment within their communities using their extensive record collections?

    <p>By providing entertainment within their communities</p> Signup and view all the answers

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