Question

question 1 10 pts according to the documentary hhe birth of gangsta rap, which of the following statements are true? the pioneering days of rap in los angeles started out with a group of djs, who collectively were known as uncle jams army. the music they produced was uptempo and called techno. the early rappers in los angeles had a meeting with music artists in detroit and invented a slow downtempo music genre that they called techno. this became the basis for gangsta rap. egyptian lover was an la hip hop pioneer who got his start as a dancer on the tv show soul train. after seeing the group sugar hill gang perform rappers delight on the show 1979, he decided to stop dancing and get into hip hop.

Explanation:

1. Uncle Jams Army was indeed the pioneering collective of LA DJs behind the uptempo, funk-based "Techno" (LA's early term, distinct from Detroit techno) that laid early LA rap groundwork.
2. There is no documented collaboration between LA and Detroit artists to invent a downtempo techno as the basis for gangsta rap; LA's early sound and Detroit techno developed separately.
3. Egyptian Lover, an LA hip hop pioneer, began as a Soul Train dancer, and was inspired to shift to hip hop after seeing Sugar Hill Gang perform Rappers Delight on the show in 1979.

Answer:

• The pioneering days of rap in Los Angeles started out with a group of DJs, who collectively were known as Uncle Jams Army. The music they produced was uptempo and called Techno.
• Egyptian Lover was an LA Hip Hop pioneer who got his start as a dancer on the TV show Soul Train. After seeing the group Sugar Hill Gang perform Rappers Delight on the show 1979, he decided to stop dancing and get into Hip Hop.