Hip-hop and R&B trivia

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• Which DJ technique makes a sound by rubbing a record back and forth on a turntable?Hip-hop and R&B
• What do we call rapping on the spot without preparing any words beforehand?Hip-hop and R&B
• What do we call the sense of rhythm with which a rapper rides the words over the beat?Hip-hop and R&B
• What do we call a line of lyrics that leaves a strong mark through wordplay or a figure of speech?Hip-hop and R&B
• Which way of singing delivers words as if speaking them in time with the beat?Hip-hop and R&B
• What is R&B short for?Hip-hop and R&B
• What do we call the backing track a rap is laid over in hip-hop?Hip-hop and R&B
• What do we call the repeated part of a song that catches the ear most?Hip-hop and R&B
• Where did hip-hop culture first begin?Hip-hop and R&B
• What do we call taking a piece of an existing recording and using it in a new song?Hip-hop and R&B
• The technique of rubbing a record back and forth on a turntable to make a sound is called scratching.Hip-hop and R&B
• Rapping on the spot without preparing any words beforehand is called freestyling.Hip-hop and R&B
• Taking a piece of an existing recording and using it in a new song is called sampling.Hip-hop and R&B
• Ballet is one of the four elements of hip-hop.Hip-hop and R&B
• The sense of rhythm with which a rapper rides the words over the beat is called the 'beat'.Hip-hop and R&B
• Rap is a way of playing music made up of instruments alone, with no words.Hip-hop and R&B
• Hip-hop is a culture that began in New York in the 1970s.Hip-hop and R&B
• In hip-hop the backing track a rap is laid over is called the beat.Hip-hop and R&B
• R&B is short for 'rock and blues'.Hip-hop and R&B
• Hip-hop is a culture that began in London in the 1970s.Hip-hop and R&B