Rap & Rock Culture Phenomena
Rock music sounds exactly the same as it did in the 1950s
False
The Auto-tune software was created so artists like T-Pain could achieve that signature soung
False
Which are associated with East Coast hip-hop?
The Notorious B.I.G and Bad Boys Records
What is known to be the first "conscious rap" song?
"The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Which are associated with West Coast Hip-hop?
2Pac, Death Row Records, and Dr. Dre
About what percentage of music sales are now digital?
50%
Where was rock music organized?
African-American communities in the southern USA
2Pac
All Eyez on Me
What is a prominent feature of "alternative" music?
An anti-stream attitude
Punk
Anti-establishment
What is a feature of alternative music?
Anti-mainstream attitude
AC/DC
Back in Black
The Moody Blues- Nights in White Satin
Baroque Pop
Meat Loaf
Bat Out of Hell
What was the first video on MTV to feature rapping?
Blonde- Rapture
Which is known as a protest song?
Bob Dylan- Blowin' in the Wind
Which is the most accurate statement?
Both rap and rock have subgenres
What is significant of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?
Brought grunge to mainstream
__________the idea of borrowing aspects of another culture and adopting it as if it were your own
Culture appropriation
Pink Floyd
Dark Side of the Moon
What were two of the original sub-genres of rock 'n' roll
Doo-Wop and Rockabilly
Who discovered Eminem and helped start his career?
Dr. Dre
Who is the most-streamed artist on Spotify?
Drake
Which was not one of Afrika Bambaataa's four elements of hip hop?
Drug Use
Who was 2018's "Artist of the Year"?
Ed Sheeran
What is the most-streamed song on Spotify?
Ed Sheeran- Shape of You
Which is the best-selling single-disc hip-hop album?
Eminem- The Marshall Mathers LP
Metal
Esoteric and deep
Artists do not get paid when someone streams their music via Spotify?
False
Classic rock is called that because it sample Classical music
False
Elvis Presley wrote all of his own material
False
N.W.A is an old school rap group
False
The first hip-hop music was all about "rags-to-riches"?
False
Woodstock was a violent music festival, with riots and fights?
False
During the 1970s, which album was the best selling?
Fleetwood Mac- Rumors
What is a feature of grunge music?
Graveling singing and sludgy guitars
Which album is still the best selling debut album of all time?
Guns N' Roses- Appetite for Destruction
What's the best reason why physical music sales went down during this time period?
Illegal downloads
Which artists formed their own charity?
Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Linkin Park
Notorious B.I.G
Life After Death
What is the best-selling album of all time?
Michael Jackson- Thriller
Which is a feature of punk rock?
Mohawks and leather jackets
Which band best defines the "grunge" label?
Pearl Jam
Which music video has won the most MTV awards?
Peter Gabriel- Sledgehammer
Hard rock
Poppy and accessible
Which genre is known for its long songs with experimental structures and sounds?
Progressive rock
Jefferson Airplane- White Rabbit
Psychedelia
Which is not an advent of 1950s rock 'n' roll?
Psychedelia
What's a possible distinction between hip hop and rap?
Rap is a vocal style, while hip hop is a culture
Who is known as the "Godmother of Rock 'N' Roll?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Alternative music is best described as:
Rock that is not commercialized
Which is not a normal feature of progressive rock?
Simple, repetitive music
Which is a feature of punk rock?
Simplicity and repetition
Who is considered the "Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll?
Sister Rosette Tharpe
Who is an Old School rap artist?
Sugarhill Gang
The Ventures- Walk, Don't Run
Surf Rock
Which best describes the concept of "The British Invasion"
The American obsession with British culture and music
Who is the best-selling musical artist of all time?
The Beatles
Which rapper with whom Michael Jackson has worked?
The Notorious B.I.G
What song popularized hip-hop around the world?
The Sugarhill Gang- Rapper's Delight
Which are features of 1950s rock 'n' roll?
The four-chord loop, teenage rebellion, simple song structure
Both rap and rock music have origins in urban environments
True
MTV's original intention was to play nearly non-stop music videos
True
The term rock 'n' roll is now best used to describe a sub-genre of rock
True
What was not one of the Beatles "first"?
Use saxophone in their music
What is the best reason why MTV no longer plays music videos all day?
YouTube is more convenient for the public