Chapter 14

Taylor Swift:

"Teen idol," singer-songwriter pop phenomenon, and self-identified country artist achieving massive crossover success in the late 2000s.

Which 1998 song by Lauryn Hill combines aspects of 1950's R&B with penetrating observations about male and female behavior?

Doo Wop (That Thing).

Professor Griff:

"Minister of Information" with the influential hip-hop ensemble Public Enemy until he was forced to resign after making anti-Semitic comments.

Kurt Cobain

: Singer, guitarist, and cofounder of the Seattle-based band Nirvana whose suicide deeply affected many music fans.

Queen Latifah

: The most important woman in the history of hip-hop, in terms of both her commercial success and her effectiveness in establishing a feminist beachhead on the male-dominated field of rap music.

Alternative music:

A term that is used across a wide range of popular genres used to describe (and to positively valorize) music that, in one regard or another, challenges the status quo.

Krist Novoselic:

Bassist and cofounder of the Seattle-based band Nirvana.

k. d. lang:

Canadian recording artist whose early work showcases the influence of Patsy Cline who later recorded successful pop material.

Gretchen Wilson:

Country singer known for songs like "Redneck Woman."

Jam Master Jay:

DJ known for his influential work with the hip-hop trio Run-D.M.C.

Terminator X:

DJ with the influential hip-hop group Public Enemy.

Dave Grohl:

Drummer well known for his work with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.

Ani DiFranco:

Folk singer known for critically recognized albums like Not a Pretty Girl and the successful live album Living in Clip.

"Eazy-E" Wright:

Former drug dealer, member of N.W.A. (**ggaz With Attitude), and later solo rap artist in the 1990s.

Ali Farka Touré:

Guitarist and traditional praise singer (griot) from the West African nation of Mali.

Which genre refers to an extreme variation of punk pioneered during the 1980's by bands like the Dead Kennedys, the Germs, Black Flag, X, and the ******** Surfers featuring riff-based songs played at fast tempos?

Hardcore.

M. C. Hammer:

Hip-hop crossover artist whose 1990 album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em became the best-selling hip-hop album of all time.

Ravi Shankar:

Indian classical musician who released the album Live at the Monterey Pop Festival, which reached number forty-three in 1967.

Snoop Doggy Dogg:

Influential West-coast rapper known for his laid-back but lethal persona who emerged in the 1990s initially as a protégé of Dr. Dre.

Ralph Stanley:

Influential bluegrass musician featured on the soundtrack to the movie O Brother Where Art Thou?

Union Station:

Influential bluegrass-inspired ensemble featuring Allison Krauss.

Johnny Cash:

Influential country/rockabilly recording artist and television host who first found success in the 1950s and experienced a career resurgence in the 1990s.

Public Enemy:

Influential hip-hop ensemble emerging in the late 1980s known for trenchant social and political commentary, sophisticated work-play, and dense, complex beats.

King Sunny Adé:

Leader of a Nigerian group called the African Beats who released Juju Music in 1982.

Chuck D:

MC and songwriter best known for his work with Public Enemy.

Flavor Flav:

MC who provided streetwise commentary on recordings by Public Enemy.

Run:

MC with the breakout hip-hop ensemble Run-D.M.C.

D.M.C.:

MC with the breakout hip-hop trio Run-D.M.C. known for his edgy, rapid-fire delivery.

House music:

Musical genre named after the a popular gay dance club called Warehouse pioneered by Frankie Knuckles.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan:

Musical performer and Sufi mystic who became the first qawwali artist to command a large international following.

Grunge rock:

Musical style that emerged from Seattle in the 1980s and 1990s blending heavy metal guitar textures with hardcore punk.

World music:

Musical term used in the marketplace as a replacement for longer-standing categories such as "traditional music," "international music," and "ethnic music."

George Strait:

Texas-born country singer whose songs specifically acknowledge his country backgrounds and country traditions.

Toby Keith:

Oklahoma-born country performer whose music suggests a strong continuity with honky-tonk and frequently incorporates a strong backbeat.

Run-D.M.C.:

Perhaps the most influential act in the history of rap music who established a hard-edged, rock-influenced style that was to influence profoundly the sound and sensibility of later rap music.

Socially engaged rap which chronicled the declining fortunes of the urban black community in songs like "Night of the Living Baseheads" is a contribution of which New York-based rap group?

Public Enemy.

Which influential alternative band from Athens, Georgia famously signed a ten-million-dollar, five-album agreement with Warner Brothers in 1988 and in 1991 released a Number One album, Out of Time, which spawned two Top 10 singles?

R.E.M..

O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson:

Rapper and actor best known as a founding member of the gangsta rap ensemble N.W.A. (*****z With Attitude).

Ry Cooder:

Singer and guitarist who produced the album Talking Timbuktu.

Eddie Vedder:

Singer best known for his work with Pearl Jam.

Which hip-hop artist was introduced on Dr. Dre's 1992 album The Chronic and made use of a laid-back-but-lethal gangster persona on hit singles like "What's My Name?" and albums like Doggystyle (1993).

Snoop Doggy Dog.

Which New York-based indie band formed in 1981, developed a feedback-drenched sound, ignored conventional song structures, and released the album Experimental Jet Set, Trash, and No Star in 1994?

Sonic Youth.

Andre "Dr. Dre" Young:

The influential and economically successful member of N.W.A who founded an independent record label (Death Row/Interscope) and developed a distinctive hip-hop production style, christened "G-Funk."

In which region of the U.S.A. did artists like Juan Atkins and Derrick May develop techno music?

Upper Mid-West.

Which of the following "Ices" is a white rapper who achieved commercial success in 1990 with the album To The Extreme and is considered hip-hop's icon of "wackness" (weakness)?

Vanilla Ice.

Alan Jackson:

Versatile country singer from Georgia who sings in a full-voiced manner, clearly articulating the lyrics.

Alison Krauss:

Vocalist and fiddler who demonstrates both her close connections to traditional bluegrass and her interest in creating a distinctive and original development of those connections in her work with the band Union Station.

Which 1986 hit song featured a collaborationbetween hip-hop pioneers Run-D.M.C. and the hard rock group Aerosmith as well as aan influential music video which played a pivotal role in mainstreaming rap music?

Walk This Way.

With which region of the U.S.A. were gangsta rap groups like N.W.A. (*****z With Attitude) associated?

West Coast.

Vanilla Ice:

White rapper considered hip-hop's icon of "wackness" (weakness) who achieved massive commercial success with his album To the Extreme (1990).