R&B Songs
This 2011 Frank Ocean song features the lyric “My eyes don’t shed tears, but boy, they bawl.”
What is “Novacane”?
This Canadian R&B star released Beauty Behind the Madness in 2015.
Who is The Weeknd?
This Canadian rapper released Take Care in 2011.
Who is Drake?
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis scored a 2012 hit encouraging thriftiness.
What is “Thrift Shop”?
This streaming service launched “Wrapped” in 2015.
What is Spotify?
Her 2016 hit “Cranes in the Sky” won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance.
What is “Cranes in the Sky”?
She debuted with Ctrl and became a defining R&B force.
Who is SZA?
The first solo woman to win Best Rap Album in the 2010s.
Who is Cardi B?
This 2015 Kendrick Lamar hit repeatedly states “We gon’ be alright.”
What is “Alright”?
This 2020 global event forced many albums to be recorded remotely.
What is the COVID-19 pandemic?
This 2021 Silk Sonic song brought retro R&B back to the top of the charts.
What is “Leave the Door Open”?
She rose to fame in 2020 with Over It and Still Over It.
Who is Summer Walker?
Known for “Bad and Boujee,” he released Rocket Power in 2023.
Who is Quavo?
Doja Cat went viral in 2018 with this comedic cow-themed track.
What is “Mooo!”?
Beyoncé’s genre-blending 2016 visual album.
What is Lemonade?
SZA’s 2022 hit that begins with the line “I just killed my ex.”
What is “Kill Bill”?
This soulful artist won numerous Grammys and is known for “Good Days.”
Who is SZA?
This rapper created the culturally significant To Pimp a Butterfly.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This 2020 Megan Thee Stallion single launched the TikTok “Savage” challenge.
What is “Savage”?
This rapper shattered records in 2019 with “Old Town Road.”
Who is Lil Nas X?
This 1971 album track by Donny Hathaway—later sampled by Kanye West on “No More Parties in L.A.”—was never released as a single, but is considered one of Hathaway’s most haunting vocal performances.
What is “Someday We’ll All Be Free”.
The Alabama-born singer who earned acclaim for Jaguar II in 2023.
Who is Victoria Monét?
UK rapper who gained global traction with “Doja” in 2022.
Who is Central Cee?
Kendrick Lamar’s seismic 2024 diss track toward Drake.
What is “Not Like Us”?
This producer’s famous tag is “We the Best.”
Who is DJ Khaled?