50 Years of Hip-Hop
On August 11, 1973, hip-hop music was born at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in this New York City borough
Bronx
This DJ will be spending most of early 2024 in court defending himself against charges in NY, Georgia and Washington, DC
Donald John Trump
Growing up on 8 Mile wasn’t candy coated chocolate for this rapper Marshall Mathers
Eminem
This Philly-based group has served as the backing band for Jimmy Fallon since his days hosting Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Roots
Male duck
Drake
The birth of hip-hop started with a party to celebrate this yearly event
Back to school
This DJ recently made headlines for his Top-10 list of all-time greats that didn’t include Kobe Bryant, LeBron James or Steph Curry
Dr. J. aka Julius Erving
Don’t try to drink this rapper, no matter how hat the summer day. Tracy Lauren Marrow doesn’t seem too cold for a name
Ice-T
Known by it’s seemingly plain packaging, the rapper 50 Cent made more than chump change as the front man and investor in this beverage brand
Vitamin Water
A person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society
Outkast
While hip-hop is formerly recognized as starting in New York, Jocko Henderson claimed he started the artform in the 50’s while talking over records at WDAS, a radio station based in this fraternally amorous city
Philadelphia
With the release of the movie Equalizer 3, director Antione Fuqua expressed interest in making a prequel with this actor
John David Washington
With songs like U.N.I.T.Y. Dana Owens was always an equalizer with her music.
Queen Latifah
Hip-hop culture is comprised of these four elements.
Break dancing, MC’ing, Graffiti and DJ’ing
causing laughter because of absurdity
Ludacris
In the early days of MTV, rap artists were not in rotation on the network until Run DMC released this directional walking music video.
Walk This Way
Hillbilly Elegy is the book turned movie written by this one-time author and current senator from Ohio.
J. D. Vance
Born James Todd Smith, his rap name became one the ladies love
LL Cool J
Grand Puba’s verse immediately following “First thing’s first” eventually became this tagline for Sprite soft drinks
Obey your thirst
something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else
From rhyming over music played by a DJ to award winning artform. Name this rapper who won a Pulitzer Prize for music and whose lyrics are in the Library of Congress.
Kendrick Lamar
Shark Tank investor.
Daymond John
For this Atlanta-based rapper, his birth name, Nayvadius DeMun Cash is definitely a thing of the past.
Future
Unbeknownst to GAP, LL Cool J dropped this line that promoted the clothing line that is the name of a clothing line by Daymond John.
For us by us aka FUBU
belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question