R&B and Hip-Hop
This rapper, a progressive R&B superstar who frequently pushes the bounds of the genre, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music, making him the first rapper to win
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This band's most famous song "American Idiot," a critique of George Bush's presidency, was recently turned into a musical
Who are Green Day?
What is hip-hop?
The song heard here, sung by this pop star, quickly became an anthem for the LGBTQ community
The biggest Deadhead on our campus
Who is Ms. Pinkus?
What do Snoog Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem all have in common? They were discovered and produced by this man who became famous as a member of N.W.A.
Who is Dr. Dre?
This jam rock band is known for their passionate fan base, affectionately nicknamed "Deadheads"
Who are the Grateful Dead?
This film composer is famous scoring such movies as Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Jaws
Who is John Williams?
This record-breaking rapper from Los Angeles
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This teacher has a pet guinea pig
Who is Mr. J?
This elemental disco group has written such hits as "September" and "Shining Star." What happened to water?!
Who is Earth, Wind and Fire?
This folk star, one half of a famous duo, later struck out on his own, turning to world music, where he famously recorded an album with South African musicians
Who is Paul Simon?
Who is Miles Davis?
This pop star defined the sound of the early 2000s
Who is Britney Spears?
In college, this teacher once worked for Marvel Comics, where their job was to read old comics all day
Who is Mr. De Palma?
This funk musician's work was spliced together to create the first hip-hop song. I bet he feels good!
Who is James Brown?
This singer changed the sound of pop music by popularizing a breathy, airy vocal style. Does that make her a bad guy?
Who is Billie Eilish?
This controversial smooth jazz saxophonist's song "Going Home" is used to close down public spaces all over China
Who is Kenny G?
This country star was nicknamed the Man in Black
Who is Johnny Cash?
This teacher was a competitive tennis player in college
Who is Ms. Bruce?
Run DMC pushed hip-hop into the mainstream by covering this rock band's song "Walk This Way"
Who is Aerosmith?
This new wave band's lead singer David Byrne was known for his eccentric personality and odd visuals, like when he wore a giant, oversized suit onstage
Who are the Talking Heads?
Experimental classical composer John Cage is most famous for his work 4'33", where a pianist sits and plays this for four minutes and 33 seconds
What is nothing? (Or silence?)
Tell me why...you can't name this boy band!
Who are the Backstreet Boys?
This teacher was a mascot in college -- Peter the Anteater, to be more specific
Who is Ms. Lewis?