Famous Features
Mom Songs
Were You Listening?
Birthday Songs
Kane's GOATs
100

He delivered a memorable verse on his future wife's smash hit "Crazy in Love"

Who is Jay-Z?

100

His iconic track features the line "and even as a crack fiend, mama / you always was a Black queen, mama"

Who is 2Pac?

100

The full name of this class

What is Hip-Hop Lyrics as Literature?

100

His 1994 anthem "Juicy" includes the catchy line, "Birthdays was the worst days, now we sip champagne when we thirsty"

Who is Biggie?

100

The GOAT

Who is Future?
200

They both featured on Migos' "MotorSport" in 2017 even though they were beefing

Who are Nicki Minaj and Cardi B?

200

The artist formerly known as Kanye West released this heartfelt song just three years before his mother tragically passed away

What is "Hey Mama?"

200

This deceased Chicago MC was included in our "Storytelling MCs" lesson

Who is King Von?

200

His massive 2003 song "In Da Club" tells the listener, "Go shawty, it's your birthday"

Who is 50 Cent?

200

He recently beat his RICO case and reunited with Future on the 2025 single "Money On Money"

Who is Young Thug?

300

She just jumped on the remix of Pluto & YK Niece's viral hit "WHIM WHAMIEE"

Who is Sexyy Red?

300

Before he was BBL Drizzy, Aubrey Graham included this track on his 2011 classic Take Care expressing gratitude to his mother

What is "Look What You've Done?"

300

Early 2010s Hip-Hop, led by mixtapes from MCs like Wale and Wiz Khalifa, is given this nickname based on the online culture surrounding it

What is the Blog Era?

300

His 2012 hit "Birthday Song" includes the memorable line, "She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty"

Who is 2 Chainz?

300

His influential career spans the legendary 2012 debut Finally Rich to the underrated 2024 album Almighty So 2

Who is Chief Keef?

400

He turned down a feature on Camila Cabello's "Havana" before his mentor Young Thug eventually got on it

Who is Gunna?

400

Kendrick Lamar went deep into his family history on this nearly 7-minute track from his 2022 album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers

What is "Mother I Sober?"

400

Her 1989 song "Ladies First" energized a generation of women and gave Netflix's 2023 documentary its title

Who is Queen Latifah?

400

The music video for her YG & Tyga-featuring song "BIRTHDAY" has over 6 million views since releasing last July

Who is Saweetie?

400

MCs like Navy Blue, MAVI, and Niontay look up to this former Odd Future member; his rap name also inspires Mr. Kane's wardrobe

Who is Earl Sweatshirt?

500

His feature on his mentor Jay-Z's song "A Star Is Born" in 2008 launched a long and overrated career

Who is J.Cole?

500

After going viral with his hit songs "1night" and "Minnesota," he included a tribute to his mother at the end of his 2017 debut album Teenage Emotions

Who is Lil Yachty?

500

This 1970s comedian's rhyming one-liners influenced early MCs, and even inspired a recent iconic West Coast rapper's stage name

Who is Nipsey Russell?

500

This currently incarcerated Chicago rap star dropped his debut studio album Remember My Name on Mr. Kane's 20th birthday (June 2, 2015)

Who is Lil Durk?

500

Name any of these three newer Kane favorites based on the name of their most streamed song:

MC #1: "New Drank"

MC #2: "GOMD"

MC #3: "Thang For You"

Who are Lucki, Veeze, and Rylo Rodriguez?