What does 'MC' stand for in hip hop?
AnswerMaster of Ceremonies
MCs originally hyped up the crowd for the DJ, and the term came to mean the rapper.
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The basics
In music, what does 'BPM' stand for?
AnswerBeats per minute
BPM counts how many beats happen in one minute, which sets a track's tempo.
Going deeper
What are the four traditional elements of hip hop culture?
AnswerMCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti
Hip hop culture is traditionally described as rapping, turntable DJing, breakdancing and graffiti art.
In hip hop production, what is 'sampling'?
AnswerReusing a snippet of an existing recording in a new track
Producers take short snippets, like a drum pattern or horn line, and loop or rework them into a new beat.
In rap, what is a 'bar'?
AnswerA measure of music, often holding one line of lyrics
In common 4/4 time a bar holds four beats, and rappers often fit one line of lyrics into each.
Expert level
What was the 'break' that early hip hop DJs extended at parties?
AnswerThe drum-heavy instrumental section of a song
Using two copies of the same record, DJs switched between them to repeat the drum break for dancers.
In rap lyrics, what is an 'internal rhyme'?
AnswerA rhyme between words within the same line
Internal rhymes place rhyming words inside a line, not just at the end, making lyrics sound denser.
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