Question

question 25
based upon the documentary hip hop evolution - the foundation which of the following statements are true?

• hip hop is an outgrowth of detroit - based motown records. owner berry gordy wanted to create a sub - culture of music for black youth. he started incorporating themes in the songs done by the jackson 5, which was soon imitated by black youth in the 70s and evolved to hip hop.
• hip hop originated in new orleans with second line band culture. artists like master p migrated from new orleans to new york city where they help start what we now know as hip hop.
• the rapping aspect of hip hop is part of a long tradition of rhythmic rhyming that dates back to the 1930s with big band artists like cab calloway and gospel quartets.
• hip hop is a fusion of funk, soul and jazz music and started in the south bronx in the 1970s by disenfranchised black youth.
• the breakdancing aspect of hip hop is an outgrowth of country music line dances and river dance culture started by irish immigrants in the 1800s

Explanation:

• Hip Hop originated in the South Bronx, not from Motown Records or New Orleans Second Line culture.
• Rhythmic rhyming in rap has roots in earlier Black performance traditions like Cab Calloway's work and gospel quartets.
• Hip Hop emerged in the 1970s South Bronx as a fusion of funk, soul, jazz, created by disenfranchised Black youth.
• Breakdancing has roots in Caribbean and African dance forms, not Irish country line dances.

Answer:

• The rapping aspect of Hip Hop is part of a long tradition of rhythmic rhyming that dates back to the 1930s with big band artists like Cab Calloway and gospel Quartets.
• Hip Hop is a fusion of funk, soul and jazz music and started in the South Bronx in the 1970s by disenfranchised Black Youth.