Numerous major American cultural movements began in the city, such as the Harlem Renaissance, which established the African-American literary canon in the United States. The city was a center of jazz in the 1940s, abstract expressionism in the 1950s, and the birthplace of hip hop in the 1970s. The city's punk and hardcore scenes were influential in the 1970s and 1980s. New York has long had a flourishing scene for Jewish American literature. COUNT 6
QSN1 Jazz became popular during which decade in NYC? ANS1 1940s QSN2 Which decade did hip hop start to surface in NYC? ANS2 1970s QSN3 What was the name of the cultural development that defined the black American literary canon? ANS3 the Harlem Renaissance QSN4 What musical style was prominent in New York in the 1940s? ANS4 jazz QSN5 What artistic style was prominent in New York in the 1950s? ANS5 abstract expressionism QSN6 What was the name of the new musical style that emerged from New York in the 1970s? ANS6 hip hop