A.   They both use nothing by synthesizers

B.   The entire musical accompaniment for both effectively consists of a rock drum beat and a guitar riff

C.   They both are extremely complex and highly arranged

D.   They both use a full string section

A.   The songs were really long, but not too long

B.   The rappers recycled old party raps but added really lush string arrangements.

C.   If we think back to the early live recordings of Hip Hop we hear the same kind of bare instrumentation and the guitar riffs attracted rock fans to the music.

D.   The rappers were all original Bronx gang members who had studied pop music trends

A.   He only had battery life for 15 minutes of sampling time so he cut a lamp cord to extend the life.

B.   He could only afford sampling time for a few hours in the studio so he got a job as a janitor in the building so he could get in at night.

C.   The sampling time was so long that it was difficult to fill up all of the space and he started recording more than one song in a row.

D.   The sampling time was too short for any functional breakbeat so he recorded them at a way faster speed and then slowed them down for playback.

A.   Because he liked an even beat, like someone chopping wood

B.   Because he chopped little pieces out of one recording and put them together to make another

C.   Because he chopped away at conformity

D.   Because he was chopping away at the load he took to pay for the sampler

A.   The drum beats could sound stiff

B.   The drum sounds could not be changed

C.   There were expensive

D.   All of the above

A.   They would have to commission songs from bands-for-hire

B.   The would have to pay hundreds of dollars for rare records

C.   They would have to hire a band to make a recording of a current hit.

D.   They would have to listen to hundred of hours of obscure records

A.   Russell Simmons thought that Hip Hop in the early 80s had become "white" and he felt that a "black" consciousness and image was the best way to sell Hip Hop to America.

B.   Their image does not connect at all - Simmons thought that Hip Hop needed to appear more "white" to sell and Public Enemy was too "black"

C.   Russell Simmons thought that it would be easer to market a group of people rather than a single rapper.

D.   Public Enemy wanted to make dance music, as did Russell Simmons , but the record company executives wanted something they could sell to adults

A.   The Bomb Squad used hyper-dense textures but Rick Rubin used bare, rock-like ones.

B.   Rick Rubin liked to speed music up to make it high in pitch but the Bomb Squad liked to slow it down.

C.   The Bomb Squad liked danceable beats and Rick Rubin liked slow ballads

D.   It's a trick question - they are both the same person

A.   Live Bands and Turntables

B.   The Sampler and Ultimate Breaks and Beats

C.   MTV and Samplers

D.   The Crossfader and the Turntable

A.   Because dancing was made illegal in most Suburban towns

B.   Because the Suburbs had more dance clubs and as a result Hip Hop became more party -oriented

C.   Because the kids in the Suburbs had to take the bus to the Bronx and as a result shows got shorter

D.   Because the Suburban middle-class kids had different ideas of striving and different social concerns than the impoverished ones from the Bronx

A.   New York and Compton

B.   The Queensbridge Houses and The Bronx

C.   New York and New Orleans

D.   The Queensbridge Houses and Magnolia Houses

A.   Rhyming, Stealing, Running, Dancing

B.   The Head, The Hands, The Heart and the Feet

C.   Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz

D.   Rapping, DJing, Graffiti, Breakdancing