"V"erbs
To Give official sanction to, may to help pay for parking
Validate
Kendrick Lamar rapped, "I am" this; Muhammad Ali might have disagreed
The greatest
In 1954 the immigration station here in New York Harbor closed its doors
Ellis Island
Term for a system of interconnected computers & devices; a LAN is a "local area" one
Network
Benjamin became a bar-mitzvah in March of 2002, performing the ceremony at this synagogue
Anshe Emeth
To leave a job or a room, or to void a legal decision
Vacate
In the past, this hitmaker of "Turn On The Lights" & "Mask Off" was Nayvadius Wilburn
Future
About 2/3 of Hawaii's people live on this island
Oahu
Nations get their own domain extensions; .dk is the one for this country
Denmark
Benjamin enjoyed many good summers punching above his weight with the ladies at this north Georgia Jewish Summer Camp
Camp Barney Medintz
9 letters: to fluctuate, to waver
Vacilate
In 2018 this Southern city's new mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms put rappers T.I. & Killer Mike on her transition team
Altanta
A street where Rihanna grew up in this island nation was named in her honor
Barbados
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee gets questions like "Why are links" this color?--"There is no reason"
Blue
Benjamin enjoyed rec basketball in high school, bringing this team to the championship his senior year
LSU
To let off steam (literally or figuratively)
Vent
Hooray for this hip-hopper who with "God's Plan" is the only act other than The Beatles with 20 Top 10 hits in one decade
Drake
A slang term for coffee comes from the name of this main Indonesian island
Java
Your online shopping cart couldn't stay up to date without these data packets that help websites track you
Cookies
Benjamin, being a master of many talents, took this foreign language his senior year of high school
Mandarin Chinese
To slander or defame
Vilify
Billboard listed 2 of his trilogies, "Blueprint" & "Volume", among the 10 bestselling rap series of all time
Jay-Z
Got Gotland? Then you've got an island belonging to this Scandinavian country
Sweden
Microsoft's Internet Explorer uses "favorites" where other browsers use this word from the non-wired world
Bookmarks
Benjamin has taken residence up and down the East Coast over the years, only visiting the West Coast on a rare occasion. He enjoyed a memorable Pink Jeep Tour in this Arizona destination
Sedona