Question

question 19
based upon what was shown and talked about in the documentary hip hop evolution - the underground to the mainstream, which of the following assertions are true?

• sugar hill gang member big bank hank was discovered by sylvia robinson of sugar hill records while working at crispy crust pizza. he was rapping while making pizza and when discovered was asked to audition to get a record deal in the parking lot of that establishment.
• big bank hank and the sugar hill gang and grandmaster caz of the cold crush brothers had a legendary emcee battle at a place called harlem world. hank won that battle and in a show of defiance and dominance, he took grandmaster caz’s rhymes and recorded them on the song rapper’s delight.
• big bank hank of the sugar hill gang was an original member of the cold crush brothers. he used to pen many of the rhymes and routines for the group before he left and signed a record deal.
• big bank hank and the sugar hill gang with the release of rapper’s delight in 1979 went on to be the biggest selling 12\ single of all time.

Explanation:

• The first assertion matches the details from Hip Hop Evolution: The Underground to the Mainstream: Sylvia Robinson discovered Big Bank Hank at Crispy Crust Pizza, where he was rapping while making pizza, and auditioned him in the restaurant's parking lot.
• The second assertion is false: there was no emcee battle at Harlem World; Hank took Grandmaster Caz's rhymes without a battle.
• The third assertion is false: Big Bank Hank was never a member of the Cold Crush Brothers; he used Caz's rhymes without being part of the group.
• The fourth assertion is true: Rapper's Delight (1979) by the Sugar Hill Gang became the biggest-selling 12-inch single of all time.

Answer:

• Sugar Hill Gang member Big Bank Hank was discovered by Sylvia Robinson of Sugar Hill Records while working at Crispy Crust Pizza. He was rapping while making pizza and when discovered was asked to audition to get a record deal in the parking lot of that establishment.
• Big Bank Hank and the Sugar Hill Gang with the release of Rapper's Delight in 1979 went on to be the biggest selling 12" single of all time.