Name the genre
This genre features rapping over beats and became a major force in mainstream music during the 1990s.
What is hip-hop?
This 1992 song by Whitney Houston became one of the best-selling singles ever after appearing in The Bodyguard.
What is “I Will Always Love You”?
This singer released the 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, blending hip-hop and soul.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This 1992 film starring Whitney Houston featured the hit song “I Will Always Love You.”
What is The Bodyguard?
This 1998 hit paired Brandy and Monica in a song about two women dating the same man.
What is “The Boy Is Mine”?
This style blends soulful singing with hip-hop rhythms and became popular through artists like Mary J. Blige.
What is hip-hop soul?
This 1998 Lauryn Hill album blended hip-hop and soul and won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
What is The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?
This rapper from Brooklyn released The Blueprint in 2001 and became one of hip-hop’s most influential artists.
Who is Jay-Z?
This 2006 musical film featured Beyoncé as a singer named Deena Jones.
What is Dreamgirls?
This 1990s duet by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men became a hit about heartbreak and saying goodbye.
What is “One Sweet Day”?
This Southern hip-hop style emerged in Atlanta and became known for its distinctive beats and danceable sound.
What is crunk?
This 2003 Beyoncé hit featuring Jay-Z helped launch her solo career after Destiny’s Child.
What is “Crazy in Love”?
This singer rose to fame with Destiny’s Child before releasing the solo hit “Crazy in Love.”
Who is Beyoncé?
This 2015 film about the N.W.A. group dramatized the rise of West Coast hip-hop.
What is Straight Outta Compton?
This 2010 song paired Rihanna with Eminem and became a major pop hit.
What is “Love the Way You Lie”?
This genre combines country music with rap, often using twangy guitars and hip-hop beats.
What is country rap?
This 2015 Kendrick Lamar album explored race, identity, and life in America and won the Grammy for Best Rap Album.
What is To Pimp a Butterfly?
This rapper released The College Dropout in 2004 and became known for blending hip-hop with soul samples.
Who is Kanye West?
This 2018 Marvel film featured a soundtrack curated by Kendrick Lamar.
What is Black Panther?
This 2014 song featured John Legend singing a romantic ballad that became a wedding favorite.
What is “All of Me”?
This contemporary style blends R&B, hip-hop, electronic sounds, and experimental production, often with atmospheric vocals.
What is alternative R&B?
This 2016 Beyoncé visual album explored Black identity, womanhood, and relationships, and became a major cultural conversation.
What is Lemonade?
This rapper from Compton released good kid, m.A.A.d city and To Pimp a Butterfly, earning acclaim for storytelling and social commentary.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This 2023 film tells the story of the rise of the musical group The Color Purple’s fictional Shug Avery?
What is The Color Purple?
This 2022 hit paired Beyoncé with rapper and singer-songwriter Tems on a remix.
What is “Move” (the remix)?