Timeline
In the 1970s which DJ from the Bronx, NY is noted for being the founding father of Hip Hop and Rapping?
Who is DJ Kool Herc
This rap duo from Atlanta, GA is considered one of the most successful rap artists ever. Their 2003 Speakerboxxx/Love Below album sold 13 million records worldwide.
Who is Outkast?
In 1991 ____________ sold nearly one million copies of "N" For Life in its first week of release.
Who is N.W.A.?
In 1999 which rapper from Detriot, Michigan sold for Million copies of the Slim Shady LP?
Who is Eminmen?
In 1995 ________________ won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Queen Latifah
This trio from Hollis Queens is known for Kango hats and Shell Toe Addidas.
Who is Run-DMC
This rapper from New Orleans recently performed a Tiny Desk concert on NPR. He is best known for his 400 Degrees album which sold 4 million records.
Who is Juvenile?
This Compton native predicted the LA riots two years before they happened on his album, AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted.
Who is Ice Cube
“I’m trying to right my wrongs, but it’s funny them same wrongs helped me write this song” was said by this Chicago rapper.
Who is Kanye West?
This rapper once said the famous lines, "Don't push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge” & would rock a powder blue tux with tails.
Who is Melle Mel
In 1989, N.W.A’s _____________________ album became the most prominent hip-hop album to emerge from somewhere besides New York City.
What is Straight Out of Compton
Brad Terrence Jordan, better known by his stage name _______________, put Houston, Texas on the map within the rap industry.
Who is Scareface?
This rapper lyrically attacked his label mate, Dr. Dre, when he attempted to leave Death Row. Dr. Dre never responded.
Who is 2Pac?
Who is considered the founder of Chicago Drill Rap?
Who is King Louie?
In 1995, the Grammys added a new award category for Best Rap Album; it was awarded for the first time to ________________.
Who is Naughty by Nature?
Name three of the group members from the Wu-Tang Clan
Who are RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and, Ol' Dirty B@$#&^!
Which rapper is part owner of the Charlotte Hornets?
Who is J.Cole?
In 2018 this West Coast Rapper won the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
Who is Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony
Eric B. and Rakim dropped this album in the summer of ’87. It was loved so much that a movie had the same title.
What is Paid in Full
In 1998 ____________ solo album, The Miseducation, earned 11 Grammy nominations and five wins.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This Atlanta Rapper has stared in the following movies: Ant-Man, Takers, & ATL.
Who is T.I.
Which rapper from Hawthorne, CA won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album?
Who is Tyler the Creator?
In 2000, this St. Louis rapper sold 10 million records of his "Country Grammar" album.
Who is Nelly?
In 2008, ___________ became the first rapper to headline Glastonbury, the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world.
Who is Jay Z?