General Awareness

Music and Dance Artists

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This hub covers important questions on music and dance artists across various genres. It includes trivia on musicians, iconic albums, and cultural milestones. These topics are frequently asked in the general awareness sections of competitive exams.

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Music and Dance Artists Questions

Multiple choice

Which hip hop artist released the album (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back) in 1988?

  1. Public Enemy

  2. N.W.A

  3. Run-D.M.C.

  4. LL Cool J
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Public Enemy released the album (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back) in 1988, which is considered a classic hip hop album.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the \"Godfather of Hip Hop\"?

  1. Afrika Bambaataa

  2. Grandmaster Flash

  3. Kool Herc

  4. DJ Kool DJ Red Alert
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Afrika Bambaataa is widely regarded as the \"Godfather of Hip Hop\" for his role in promoting and developing the genre in the early 1970s.

Multiple choice

Which hip hop group released the album (Raising Hell) in 1986?

  1. Run-D.M.C.

  2. N.W.A

  3. Public Enemy

  4. LL Cool J
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Run-D.M.C. released the album (Raising Hell) in 1986, which was the first hip hop album to go platinum.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the \"King of Rock\" in hip hop?

  1. LL Cool J

  2. Run-D.M.C.

  3. Public Enemy

  4. N.W.A
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LL Cool J is known as the \"King of Rock\" in hip hop for his energetic and charismatic performances.

Multiple choice

Which hip hop group released the album (Straight Outta Compton) in 1988?

  1. N.W.A

  2. Public Enemy

  3. Run-D.M.C.

  4. LL Cool J
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N.W.A released the album (Straight Outta Compton) in 1988, which is considered a landmark album in gangsta rap.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the \"Queen of Rap\"?

  1. MC Lyte

  2. Roxanne Shanté

  3. Salt-N-Pepa

  4. Queen Latifah
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Queen Latifah is known as the \"Queen of Rap\" for her influential and socially conscious lyrics.

Multiple choice

Which hip hop group released the album (De La Soul Is Dead) in 1991?

  1. De La Soul

  2. A Tribe Called Quest

  3. Jungle Brothers

  4. Black Sheep
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De La Soul released the album (De La Soul Is Dead) in 1991, which is considered a classic album in alternative hip hop.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the \"Human Beatbox\"?

  1. Doug E. Fresh

  2. Biz Markie

  3. Slick Rick

  4. Grandmaster Caz
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Doug E. Fresh is known as the \"Human Beatbox\" for his ability to create drum and percussion sounds using only his mouth.

Multiple choice

Which hip hop group released the album (3 Feet High and Rising) in 1989?

  1. De La Soul

  2. A Tribe Called Quest

  3. Jungle Brothers

  4. Black Sheep
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De La Soul released the album (3 Feet High and Rising) in 1989, which is considered a classic album in alternative hip hop.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the \"Original Gangster\" in hip hop?

  1. Ice-T

  2. Eazy-E

  3. Dr. Dre

  4. MC Ren
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Ice-T is known as the \"Original Gangster\" in hip hop for his influential and hardcore lyrics.

Multiple choice

Which hip hop group released the album (People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm) in 1990?

  1. A Tribe Called Quest

  2. De La Soul

  3. Jungle Brothers

  4. Black Sheep
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A Tribe Called Quest released the album (People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm) in 1990, which is considered a classic album in alternative hip hop.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the \"King of the South\" in hip hop?

  1. Scarface

  2. Geto Boys

  3. 8Ball & MJG

  4. UGK
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Scarface is known as the \"King of the South\" in hip hop for his influential and hardcore lyrics.

Multiple choice

Which hip hop group released the album (AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted) in 1990?

  1. Ice Cube

  2. N.W.A

  3. Public Enemy

  4. Run-D.M.C.
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Explanation

Ice Cube released the album (AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted) in 1990, which is considered a classic album in gangsta rap.

Multiple choice

Who is known as the \"Godfather of Gangsta Rap\"?

  1. Ice-T

  2. Eazy-E

  3. Dr. Dre

  4. MC Ren
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Ice-T is known as the \"Godfather of Gangsta Rap\" for his influential and hardcore lyrics.

Multiple choice

Which hip hop group released the album (Fear of a Black Planet) in 1990?

  1. Public Enemy

  2. N.W.A

  3. Run-D.M.C.

  4. LL Cool J
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Public Enemy released the album (Fear of a Black Planet) in 1990, which is considered a classic album in hip hop.