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Question 1
2pac's rapping career spanned which decade?
80's
90's
00's
Question 1 Explanation:2pac's career did in fact span the 90's, his first appearance was when he debuted his rapping skills in a vocal turn in Digital Underground's "Same Song" from the soundtrack to the 1991 film Nothing but Trouble.
Question 2
Jay-Z along with Damon Dash, and Kareem Burke founded which record label?
Roc-A-Fella Records
Shady Records
Death Row
Question 2 Explanation:The foundation of Roc-A-Fella Records occurred in 1996, beginning as an independent outlet for rapper Jay-Z's first album. After being turned down by several major labels.
Question 3
When referred to in Hip Hop circles "Grillz" are what?
Barbecues
Coverings for the teeth
Shiny car bumpers
Question 3 Explanation:In hip hop culture, a grill is a type of jewelry worn over the teeth.
Question 4
In which decade did Hip Hop originate?
70's
80's
90's
Question 4 Explanation:Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American communities during the late 1970s in New York City.
Question 5
The FBI and the U.S. Secret Service sent a letter to Ruthless Records informing them of their displeasure with a song they had released, which song prompted this letter?
Police State
Cop Killa
Fuck tha Police
Question 5 Explanation:The song "Fuck tha Police", containing N.W.A's trademark inflammatory lyrics, stood out in particular from many of the songs on Straight Outta Compton. Especially controversial were the areas of the song that appear to condone violence towards police authorities; lines such as "I'm a sniper with a hell of a scope/Taking out a cop or two, they can't cope/with me" and "A sucka in a uniform waitin' to get shot/by me, or anotha n****" directly reference the murder of police officers.
Question 6
What was Eminem's debut album?
The Slim Shady LP
Infinite
The Marshall Mathers LP
Question 6 Explanation:Mathers was initially signed to FBT Productions in 1992, run by brothers Jeff and Mark Bass. Mathers also held a minimum-wage job of cooking and dishwashing at the restaurant Gilbert's Lodge at St. Clair Shores for some time. In 1996, his debut album Infinite, which was recorded at the Bassmint, a recording studio owned by the Bass Brothers, was released under their independent label Web Entertainment
Question 7
MC Hammer hit mainstream success with the multi platinum album "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em", what was his signature song from this album?
Work This
Here Comes the Hammer
U Can't Touch This
Question 7 Explanation:The album ranked number one for 21 weeks, due primarily to the success of the single, "U Can't Touch This". The song has been and continues to be used in many movies and television shows to date, and appears on soundtrack/compilation albums as well.
Question 8
In 2009 which rapper pled no contest to the counts of attempted murder and second degree murder and was sentenced to 10 years to life imprisonment without parole?
Silkk the Shocker
C-Murder
Black Rob
Question 8 Explanation:Prosecutors say in August 2001, C-Murder, whose real name is Corey Miller, tried to shoot the owner and a bouncer at "Club Raggs" with a semi-automatic pistol. Owner Norman Sparrow and bouncer Ronnie Williams say Miller pulled the gun from his waistband and tried to shoot them for not letting him in the club with his gun.
Question 9
Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and which other member made up the Hip Hop group called "213"?
Warren G
MC Ren
Kurupt
Question 9 Explanation:213 is an American hip hop group from Long Beach, California consisting of Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg.
Question 10
The Notorious B.I.G was gunned down in which city?
New York
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Question 10 Explanation:Christopher George Latore Wallace was murdered on March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.
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