In 1996 there are two rap artists who depicted themselves as
Jesus Christ on their album covers.. Who were they?
Answer=Chino XL and 2Pac aka
Makavelli
A few years ago... rap artist Chicago based Common Sense
released a song called I Used To Love HER? Who was he referring
to in that song?
Answer=He was referring to hip
hop
What rap artist did the song 'Gangster Bitch'?
Answer=Apache
What famous rap act 'discovered' the group Das
EFX and help put them on? Hint: They were discovered at a talent
show...
Answer= EPMD
Who was the first rap artist to record a song with James
Brown? For an extra 50 points what was the name of the song?
Answer=Afrika Bambaataa....
The
song was called 'Unity'
London has long been up on the hip hop scene. One of their most
famous artists to make it here in the US was Monie Love However,
there have been a few others who proceeded her... Name at least two
other UK based artists who've made it here in the US prior to
Monie's arrival? Hint: One of these artists was on Profile
Records
Answer=Derek B was on Profile
Records.... Slick Rick is another act... Another act was the Cookie
Crew
A lot of people don't know.. but comedian Eddie Murphy
had a brother who got busy on the hip hop scene... They dropped a song
in the early 90s.. What was the name of that group?
Answer=They were called the K-9
Posse
She was once mistakenly credited with inventing rap... She's a
famous 'modern rock'/ new wave artist who did a rap song in the early
80s. Who was this famous singer and who was the rap artist she did the
song with...?
Answer=The name of the artist is
Blondie and she did a song called Rapture with Grandmaster
Flash
The song Gangsta's Paradisewhich was featured in the
movie 'Dangerous Minds' was a hip interpolation of a song called
'Past Time Paradise' by a well known singer... Who was this
singer that Coolio 'borrowed' the beat from?
Answer=The singer is Stevie Wonder and
the album in which this song is found is called 'Songs To The Key Of
Life'
Hip Hop has long been considered a diverse form of music... It
frequently attaches itself to other music genres.. Name 3 rap acts that
have released records with rock-n-roll groups Answer=1-Run DMC/ Aerosmith
2-Public Enemy/ Anthrax
3-Public Enemy/ Rage Against The Machine
4-B-Legit/ Darryl Hall are
just a few of the many acts who've come together and pooled their
talent.
Bonus Question worth 200 pts....
Singer Adriana Evans has been blowing up the spot with her
hit record 'Reality'.. However, like many other soulful singers
in todays times, she got her first break within hip hop. Name the artist
and song that first put Ms Evans on the map...Hint: It's the theme song
to my hip hop show 'The Friday Night Vibe'
Answer=Dred Scott and the song was
Check The Vibe
