Q 01/05

Which Jamaican-American DJ is credited as the 'Father of Hip-Hop' for his 1973 block parties?

A) Grandmaster Flash

B) DJ Kool Herc

C) Afrika Bambaataa

D) Melle Mel

Answer · why

B) DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Herc isolated and extended the instrumental breaks of funk records at his 1973 parties, starting at 1520 Sedg...

Q 02/05

Which Eminem song became, in 2003, the first rap song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song?

A) Stan

B) Lose Yourself

C) Without Me

D) The Real Slim Shady

Answer · why

B) Lose Yourself

Lose Yourself won, but Eminem had stayed at home expecting to lose and, by his own account, was asleep when it was announced; he finally performed it ...

Q 03/05

Which Dr. Dre album is widely credited with popularizing the G-funk subgenre?

A) '2001'

B) 'Compton'

C) 'The Chronic'

D) 'The Aftermath'

Answer · why

C) 'The Chronic'

'The Chronic', Dre's first solo album after leaving N.W.A, built its sound on Parliament-Funkadelic samples and made a star of the then-unknown Snoop ...

Q 04/05

In 2019, Forbes named which rapper hip-hop's first billionaire?

A) Dr. Dre

B) Kanye West

C) Diddy

D) Jay-Z

Answer · why

D) Jay-Z

Jay-Z grew up in Brooklyn's Marcy housing projects; Forbes built its billion-dollar estimate on his drinks brands, the streaming service Tidal, his ar...

Q 05/05

Beyond MCing, DJing and graffiti, which is the fourth of hip-hop's original four elements?

A) Breakdancing

B) Beatboxing

C) Sampling

D) Fashion

Answer · why

A) Breakdancing

Breakdancing, or B-boying, grew up on the instrumental breaks that DJs stretched out for dancers, and in 2024 it made its debut as an Olympic sport in...