Religion
This is the largest religion around the world and its main goal is salvation
What is Christianity?
This MC wrestled with nihilism in his work Jesus Walks and Ultralight Beam
Who is Kanye West?
This is suffering; existence of evil
What is Theodicy?
This artist demonstrated Black feminist stances of re-membering and naming injustices in her debut album, the Miseducation of...her name
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This is the title of the person that makes beats, traditionally using records, though now can be done using a computer.
What is a DJ? Or disc jockey
This is the second largest religion globally and its main goal is submission
What is Islam?
This artist was a member of the NOI, popularized reality rap, later known as gangsta rap.
This means the lack of hope; belief that life is meaningless
What is nihilism?
This artist put out a summer banger that acknowledged being F-R-E-E from the toxic men.
Who is Glo?
This is a tenet of hip hop that requires the most physical movement of the body.
What is break dancing?
Clarence 13X or Father Allah is thought to have founded this way of living after separating from the Nation of Islam?
What is Five Percenters?
This artist served as inspiration to Kanye's Jesus Walk line, "I walk through the valley of the Chi where death is," in their 1995 Gangsta's Paradise song that references similar ills of America.
Who is Coolio?
The branch of philosophy that deals with ways of knowing and knowledge production
Dr. Marshall writes about this particular -ism that plagues interpretations to Biblical material, our idea of who God is and women's capabilities as MCs.
What is sexism?
This type of art was typically spread by trains across American cities as the artist thought it was a great way to showcase their talents.
What is graffiti?
Elijah Muhammad was the leader of this organization that lead to the leadership of Malcolm X
What is the Nation of Islam?
This board of the Pulitzer Prize referred to this artist's work as, “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life."
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
Relating to death, judgement, and the final destiny of humankind
What is Eschatological?
How much do Earths have to cover their bodies?
What is 3/4 of their body?
This is the person that get's the party going. Nowadays refers to as a rapper it use to be referred to this title--Hammer look out!
What is MC or Master of Ceremonies?
This is the belief there is no god.
What is atheism?
This member of the Wu-tang Clan who derives his name from the Supreme Alphabet of the Five Percenter's Way of Life means ruler, zig-zag-zig, allah.
Who is RZA?
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
What is Esoteric?
Dr. Marshall mentioned that women rappers and preachers using a form of this when countering dominant forms of sexism.
What is activism?
Argued by many hip hop must contain content that focuses on the betterment of the Black community, Afrika Bambaata and other progenitors of hip hop refer to it as this.
What is the message?