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Fill-in-the-blank worksheet for elementary students about hip-hop history, including DJ Kool Herc and the Bronx in 1973.
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Hip-Hop History and Culture

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This printable fill-in-the-blank worksheet introduces Grades K–5 students to hip-hop history and culture. Four sentences cover the Bronx birthplace of hip-hop in 1973, DJ Kool Herc as the founding father, scratching as a DJ technique, and Kurtis Blow as an early rapper. A word bank supports students in completing each blank. Suitable for music class, social studies units on genre history, or cultural awareness activities.

Subject:
Music
Topic:
Music History
Grade Level:
K – 5th Grade
Updated August 2025

Word Bank

  • birthday party
  • DJ Kool Herc
  • Scratchin
  • Kurtis Blow

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