Rap
R&B
Pop
Guess the Genre
100

This current rapper is known for his different voices. Finish the lyric: 

If Pirus and Crips all got along
They'd probably gun me down by the end of this song
Seem like the whole city go against me
Every time _____________________

I'm in the street I hear

"Yawk! Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!"

"m.A.A.d City" by Kendrick Lamar

100

American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, dancer, actor, and director. He is known for his eclectic work, and wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams. Prince's music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk, R&B, rock, new wave, soul, synth-pop, pop, jazz, and hip hop.

Prince

100
This pop song is the opposite of sad. It is sung by an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer and was used in the Despicable Me movie. 

"Happy" by Pharrell

100

This genre is a broad popular music genre. Listener's will hear electric guitar along with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. 

Play: KISS song

Rock and roll

200

 American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York. The duo consisted of rappers Havoc and Prodigy.

Mobb Deep

200

Finish the lyric: 

Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize___________

a trillion times

"Ms. Jackson" by Outkast

200

This Canadian popstar got his start on YouTube and won the attention of Usher that sang on his first hit single. This artist is still making hits today and most recently won Artist of the Year at the MTV Awards

Justin Bieber

200

a genre of popular music that originated with blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, old-time, and American folk music. 

Play: Alan Jackson song

Country

300

This is a female American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actress from New Jersey. She is often regarded as one of the greatest rappers and one of the most influential singers of her generation. She is credited for breaking barriers for female rappers, popularizing melodic rapping and for bringing hip hop and neo soul to popular music. She was a member of Fugees. 

Lauryn Hill

300

This R&B queen has released 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales, and sold 100 million records worldwide. Her debut album, What's the 411?, is credited for introducing the mix of R&B and Hip-Hop into mainstream pop culture. 

Mary J. Blige

300

This popstar got her start as a country singer and crossed over to the pop genre. She released two albums during the pandemic and is re-recording some of her previous albums. One iconic moment is when Kanye took the microphone from her during her speech at the 2009 VMAs

Taylor Swift

300

a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves, and festivals. It is generally produced for playback by DJs who create seamless selections of tracks, called a DJ mix, by segueing from one recording to another.

Electronic Dance Music (EDM)


400

Finish the lyric: 

I go by them goon rules: if you can't beat 'em, then you pop 'em
You can't man 'em, then you mop 'em
You can't stand 'em, then you drop 'em
You pop 'em__________________________

‘cause we pop 'em like Orville Redenbacher

"A Milli" Lil Wayne

400

This is an american singer, actress, dancer, and model. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop,[1] earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop". She was killed in a plane crash in 2001 at 22 years old. 

Aaliyah

400

Finish the lyric: When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath, I'ma stick it out 'til the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other

_____________________________

You can stand under my umbrella

"Umbrella" by Rihanna ft. Jay-Z

400

a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica

Play: Bob Marley

Reggae

500

This iconic rap song released in 2005 features Jamie Foxx singing an interpretation of a Ray Charles song. 

"She give me money...."

Gold Digger - Kanye West

500

Finish the lyric: 

She got her own thing
That's why I love her
_________________
Won't you come and spend a little time?

Miss Independent


Ne-Yo

500

This pop-star is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s, for which she is referred to as the "Princess of Pop". She has most recently been in the news about the court hearing with her dad to end her conservatorship.

Play: Toxic

Brittney Spears

500

a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Instruments include saxophone, trumpet, trombone, along with a rhythm section of drums, bass, and keyboard

Jazz