History Of Rock And Roll - Chapter 11

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Most prominent Jamaican producer of the late 50s/early 60s

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Sir Coxone Dodd

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Sir Coxone Dodd's studio

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Studio One

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first original Jamaican DJ/Toaster

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Winston "Court" Machuki

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Winston Machuki's original inspiration

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American radio DJs

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first original dub track

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"Voo Doo"

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first dub artists

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Hippie Boys

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artist who further developed and popularized the Dub sound

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KIng Tubby

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brought the Jamaican-influenced art of DJing to the South Bronx

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DJH Kool Herc

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first American rapper

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Coke LaRock

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founded Sugar Hill Records

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Sylvania Robinson

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first rap hit

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"Rapper's Delight"

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artist who created first rap hit

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The Sugar Hill Gang

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dubbed disco hit that became the foundation for "Rapper's Delight"

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"Good Times"

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first rap tune to reach gold

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"The Breaks"

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artist who created first rap tune to reach gold

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Kurtis Blow

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first white artist to make a serious attempt to execute the art of rap

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Blondie

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Blondie's rap single

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"Rapture"

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significance of DJ Grandmaster Flash as the art of DJing was concerned

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reinvented concept of hip hop DJs

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technique Grandmaster Flash standardized into hip hop

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the "Scratch"

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single that ushered in the birth of "Electro-funk"

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"Planet Rock"

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founded Def Jam records

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Rock Rubin

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significance of "Run DMC"

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first rap album to reach gold

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first black rap video shown on MTV

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"Rock Box"

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first black rap video to be aggressively promoted by MTV

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"Walk this Way"

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first prominent white rap group

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Beastie Boys

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Beastie Boy's 1987 debut album

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"Licensed to Ill"

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three types of Message Rap

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1) political message
2) Islamic Nationalism
3) Specific Message

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most prominent of the political rap artists

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Public Enemy

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Eric B. Rakim's debut album of 1987

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"Paid in Full"

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first harbinger of gangsta rap

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Boogie Down Productions

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Boogie Down Productions' 1987 debut album

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"Criminal Minded"

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father of west coast gangsta rap

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Ice T

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first west coast gangsta rap album

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"Rhyme Pass"

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group that brought the concept of gangsta rap to the extreme

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NWA

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NWA's 1988 debut album

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"Straight Outta Compton"

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founded Death Row Records

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Marion Knight & David Korner

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1992 album that popularized G/Funk

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"The Chronic"

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most influential album of the earl 90s

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"The Chronic"

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first important group of MC's since NWA

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Wu-Tang Clan

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Wu-Tang Clan's debut album

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"Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

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Nas' landmark debut album of 1994

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Illmatic

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Notorious BIG's first national hit

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"Big Poppa"

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Notorious BIG's debut album of 1995

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"Ready to Die"

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first prominent white gangsta rap artist

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Eminem

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Eminem's debut album of 1998

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"The Slim Shady LP"

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most successful rap album since "The Chronic"

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"The Marshal Mathers LP"