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This Motown artist had one major hit called "What Becomes of The Broken Hearted", however when auditioning to become apart of the famous group The Temptations his brother David was picked instead.
Who is Jimmy Ruffin
100
This artist was born in Bay City Michigan, raised in Detroit. She was first apart of a group called "The Breakfast Club" before signing a solo record deal and releasing her first international hit "Holiday".
Who is Madonna
100
This artist born Jamesetta Hawkins was one of the first artists to be signed to Chess Records, the only label at the time that signed, promoted and released musical rights to black artist.
Who is Etta James
100
This rappers first album "Reasonable Doubt" sold 420,000 copies in 1996 however it still remains to be the artists lowest charting album of his career.
Who is Jay-Z
100
This artist originally apart of a group called Tower of Power left the group in 1975 and released his own set of albums and singles, including his best known "Cause I Love You"
Who is Lenny Williams
200
With their biggest single "End of the Road" in 1992 this all male group became one of the biggest names in acapella and R&B music in the early 1990s
Who is Boyz II Men
200
This artist born in 1975 was named the Queen of Tejano music. The artist created a group with her sister, brothers, and spouse. They sold thousands of albums and toured the world before her untimely death in 1995.
Who is Selena
200
This famous singer infamously named "Lady Day" was one of the most influential singers of the 20th century
Who is Billie Holliday
200
This rap duo released "Paid in Full" in 1987 and was named #24 on VH1s greatest rap songs of all time in 2008.
Who is Eric B. & Rakim
200
This group formed in 1970 consists of one of the first major music groups to include a full horn section, guitar section, and singers all apart of the same group. With singles like "Getaway", "Love's Holiday", and "September" this group still continues to travel and tour the world to this day
Who is Earth, Wind, and Fire
300
This all girl group originally called "The Primettes" released their second LP called "Where Did Our Love Go" and became the first musical act to have 3 #1 Billboard hits all from the same album
Who is The Supremes
300
This artist did 3 seasons of the Nickelodeon hit TV show Victorious before releasing her first #1 album "Truly Yours" in 2013.
Who is Ariana Grande
300
This famous jazz artist was the first black man to have his own national variety show. Although his daughter began her music career in R&B she eventually ventured off into jazz, following her fathers footsteps
Who is Nat King Cole
300
This artist made is first acting appearance starring in the 1992 drama "Juice".
Who is Tupac
300
This artist, originally apart of the jazz group Chapter 8 released her first solo project entitled "The Songstress" in 1983.
Who is Anita Baker
400
These men are a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed backings for songs like "My Girl", "The Tears of A Clown", and "Papa Was A Rolling Stone".
Who are The Funk Brothers
400
This American Rock/Pop band formed in 1973 did not take off musically until their best known hit "Whip it" in 1980.
Who is Devo
400
This jazz artist who was also an established actor is known widely as one of the most popular artist of the 20th century with singles like "The Girl From Impanema" and "I've Got You Under My Skin".
Who is Frank Sinatra
400
This group released their first hit called "Rappers Delight" under the first hip-hop record label Sugarhill Records in 1980.
Who is The Sugar Hill Gang
400
This group formed in 1968 and used the words Love, Togetherness, and Devotion to create their band name.
Who is LTD
500
This artist was signed to Motown at the age of 7, his first major single "Fingertips" became his first of many Billboard #1 hits.
Who is Stevie Wonder
500
This artist born in 1963 was one of pop music's best selling artists of all time. With singles like "All At Once", "How Will I Know", and the infamous "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", no one was prepared for her sudden death in 2012.
Who is Whitney Houston
500
This jazz musician started playing the trumpet with Lionel Hampton in Paris in the 1950s before venturing off into producing other artists, television and movies. This artist is responsible for producing Michael Jacksons biggest albums, Off The Wall, Thriller, and Bad.
Who is Quincy Jones
500
This artist, born October 24th, 1986 made his rise to fame musically releasing his mixtape "So Far Gone"
Who is Drake
500
This artist born Yvette Marie Stevens had her name changed in 1967 by Black Panther Activist Fred Hampton.
Who is Chaka Khan