R&B Royalty
This artist released the album, CTRL, which helped redefine modern R&B
Who is SZA?
This rapper was known as the "Notorious B.I.G"
Who is Biggie Smalls/Christopher Wallace?
Before becoming a global pop icon, this artist performed with the Jackson 5 under Motown Records
Who is Michael Jackson?
This artist released the critically acclaimed album, Take Care, which blended hip-hop with atmospheric R&B and UK influences
Who is Drake?
This TV network launched in 1980 and helped promote Black music videos and culture
What is MTV?
This artist is decorated with 28 different awards including Best Music Video
Who is Beyonce?
This female rapper was part of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A before launching her solo career
Who is Lil' Kim?
This rapper released The Collage Dropout, an album that reshaped mainstream hip-hop production and storytelling
Who is Kanye West?
This producer and artist helped shape alternative R&B through work with the Weeknd and Frank Ocean as part of the collective Odd Future's extended creative scene
Who is Tyler, the Creator?
Motown Records was founded in this city
What is Detroit?
This artist is known as the "princess of R&B"
Who is Aaliyah?
This rapper released the album, To pimp a Butterfly
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This activist and singer was famous for the songs, Feeling Good and Mississippi Goddam
Who is Nina Simone?
This Nigerian artist collaborated with Drake on the hit song, Fountains
Who is Tems?
This venue in Harlem became famous during the Harlem Renaissance for launching major Black musical talent
What is the Apollo Theater?
This neo-soul artist released the albums, Baduizm and Mama's Gun, helping define the genre in the late 1990s and early 2000s
Who is Erykah Badu?
This rapper released the album Reasonable Doubt, widely considered one of the greatest hip-hop debut albums ever
Who is Jay-Z?
This guitarist revolutionized rock music and performed the Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This Chicago rapper released, Acid Rap
Who is Chance the Rapper?
This festival celebrated Black music, culture, and unity in Harlem in 1969 and is often called "Black Woodstock"
What is the Harlem Music Festival?
This singer's album, The Velvet Rope, is widely credited with pushing discussions about mental health, sexuality, and social issues in mainstream R&B
Who is Janet Jackson?
This rap collective included members, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
What is a Tribe called Quest?
This jazz saxophonist's album, A Love Supreme, became one of the most influential spiritual jazz works ever recorded
Who is John Coltrane?
This artist's album, Dirty Computer, was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy's and is considered a modern afrofuturist project
Who is Janelle Monae?
This was the first hip hop song to reach mainstream popularity in 1979
What is Rapper's Delight?