Hip-Hop: Pillars and Pioneers
From the Bronx to the turntables, trace hip-hop's roots and see what you really know
What this quiz asks
- 1What are the four historic pillars of hip-hop?
- 2In which New York borough did hip-hop emerge in the early 1970s?
- 3What does the abbreviation MC stand for in hip-hop?
- 4Which DJ is often hailed as a founding father for extending the 'breaks' of records?
- 5Which 1979 track is one of the first big commercial hits of rap?
- 6'Rapper's Delight' borrows its famous bassline from which disco hit?
- 7Which DJ is often credited with inventing the 'scratch'?
- 8Which Roland drum machine became iconic for hip-hop's deep bass?
- 9Which movement founded by Afrika Bambaataa worked to spread hip-hop culture?
- 10Which 1982 track by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five is praised for its social message?
