South Bronx: Keep the Boom Boxes Blazin' & the Boys and Girls Grazin'

What City do you represent?

Asbury Park

Relationship Status:

Single

About Me:

Hey Y'all Wussup, My name is Angel I love alll things Ol' School. I grew up in NJ and S. Bronx,
needless to say my love for Original Hip Hop is sacred and Faithful.
Hip Hop is first and foremost a culture with five important elements: the b-boys (break dancers), Graffiti/Aerosol Artists, MCs, DJs, and the beatboxers. Knowledge and understanding and respect for Hip Hop and its roots are vital.

Website:

http://www.myspace.com/egiptangeleyes

Top 5 Hip Hop Songs (1979-1996)

* No particular order really...

FRESH... 3 Fresh mc's

Doin' it in the Park... The BlackByrds

Lookin' for the Perfect Beat... Afrika BamBaaTaa

Follow Me ... Aly-us ( I love House too )

Can I get a Soul Clap...Grand Wizard Theodore
(Can't find the song ANYWHERE... Sorry , but y'all know it,, right?)

Favorite Gear (1979-1996)

My Suede light grey Pumas With the checkerboard pink and white Fat Laces...
My white Jeanjer jeans and pink T-shirt
( and my back pack with my gloves, my Krylons, and my mouth masks of course)

Top 5 Mc's (1979-1996)

Sugarhill gang
Fearless Four
Brand Nubian
ULTRAMAGNETIC MC'S
A Tribe Called Quest

Top DJ's (1979-1996)

Kool Dj Herc
Grandmaster Flash
Double Dee & Steinski
Afrika BamBaaTaa
Grandmaster Caz

Can you remember how you were first introduced to Hip Hop?

I was first introduced to Hip Hop by my older brother, he would go up to our cousin's house in The South Bronx every weekend, I would always bug him and watch him and his friends breakin' on the boxes in the middle of our street, so when one of his friends started to show me how to do it, I was good and my brother started bringing me up to our cousin's to Grand Concourse block parties every weekend... and that's that... : )


Here are the answers to the Old School Quiz I put up in the discussions...

1. What are the four original components of hip hop expression?
Deejaying, Emceeing, Graffiti writing, and B-Boying
2. What was the name of Kool Herc's crew?
The Herculoids
3. Who was the original "Chief Rocker"?
Busy Bee
4. What was Kurtis Blow's first record?
"Christmas Rappin'"
5. Name the Furious Five.
Scorpio, Cowboy, Melle Mel, Kid Creole, Raheem
6. During what famous B-boy battle did the stage collapse?
Rock Steady Crew vs. Dynamic Rockers at Lincoln Center in 8/81

7.Who directed the film Wild Style?
Charlie Ahearn

8. Who was the first rapper signed to a major label? Name the label.
Kurtis Blow on Mercury

9. What was the first rap group signed to a major label? Name the label.
Fearless Four, Elektra

10. What James Brown record is considered by many to be the B-boy anthem?
"Give it Up or Turn it Loose"

11. Who was the first group to make a national TV appearance? On what show?
Funky 4 + 1 on Saturday Night Live in 1981

12. What label released "Rockin' It"?
Enjoy! Records

13. At what club did this famous battle take place: Cold Crush vs. Fantastic Five?
Harlem World

14. Who was the first hip hop artist to collaborate with a jazz artist on wax? Name both artists and the song.
Grand Mixer D.ST and Herbie Hancock on "Rockit"

15. What rapper opened up for the Commodores and Bob Marley at the seminal show at New York's Madison Square Garden?
Kurtis Blow

16. Everyone knows that "Rapper's Delight" used "Good Times" as its main beat. What was the record that was used for the song's intro before "Good Times" kicks in?
"Here Comes That Sound" by Sun

17. Which member of Whodini has a twin brother and what was the brother's name?
Ecstasy has a brother named Dynasty

18. The Whodini song "Magic's Wand" was a tribute to whom?
Radio deejay, Mr. Magic

19. What record was the source of the "Oh My God!" on Doug E. Fresh's classic "The Show"?
Cold Crush Brother's "Punk Rock Rap"

20. Who is known for the invention of "scratching"?
Grand Wizard Theodore

21.What video featured Fab 5 Freddy in the background as a graffiti artist?
Blondie's "Rapture"


22.Name the first record completely made up of a deejay and turntables.
"The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel"

23.Who coined the phrase "Yes Yes Ya'll"?
Kid Creole

24.What rappers battled on the single episode of the 1984 television show "Graffiti Rock"?
Run DMC vs. Kool Moe Dee and Special K

25.Who came up with the mixing technique of cueing the record with headphones while the other was still playing?
Grandmaster Flash

26.What friend did Kool Herc pull on stage with him to work the crowd and essentially become the first MC?
Coke La Rock

27.Name the 4 Zulu Deejays.
Bambaataa, Jazzy Jay, D.ST, and Afrika Islam

28.What was Afrika Bambaataa's first release on wax and what label was it on?
"Zulu Nation Throwdown, Part 1" on Paul Winley Records

29.Which members of the Furious Five are brothers and what is their last name?
Melle Mel and Kid Creole, Glover

30.Who went on to success after winning a record deal in the Tin Pan Apple rap contest?
The Disco 3 soon to be the Fat Boys

How'd you do? let me know.