Weekly Quiz #1: Hip-Hop from SJU Quizzers Conducted on 3rd August 2023 for SJU students Set by Current Office Bearers Ayush and Mohammad

2. 1) X, a rap collective faced problems promoting their album Y. MTV and
the radio refused to play their singles and videos. Soon after its
release, FBI's assistant director Milt Ahlreich sent X a letter accusing
them of "violence and disrespect for the law enforcement officer.” Over
at their record company, a brilliant idea was conceived, which
showcased the group’s ice-cool attitude. They sent the letter to the
press which caused a wave of free publicity. Y is the most acclaimed
album of X. Identify X and Y.

3. 2) The duo “X” helped create a sea of songs that ended up on Justin
Timberlake’s 2002 release “Justified” - despite the fact that they were
originally made for Michael Jackson. X went on to achieve planetary
amounts of success, with credits on 43% of all songs played on US radio
in 2003. Identify “X”.

4. 3) One wouldn't traditionally associate X with rap. X is quite famous in a
different field and likes to make music on the side. X has collaborated
with Snoop Dogg on a song called "Kobe" to pay homage to the
legendary basketball player after his untimely death. Identify X.

5. 4)This rapper was bought a new computer by his parents when he was
in grade 8 or 9. They also got him a software installed called Fruity
Loops in it. X noticed that and started producing beats for fun. X can
also be found in India Book of Records for a certain feat he achieved as
he was the first person to do that. X also has a song with Yo Yo Honey
Singh. Identify X.

6. 5) The album art for the classic hip-hop record “X” is inspired by the
cover of "A Child Is Born”, an album by an obscure jazz group
called the Howard Hanger Trio.
21 years after the release of X, Marvel released a spiderman-
themed tribute to its cover.
Identify X.

8. 6) This posthumous rapper’s dream was soured as 85% of the revenue
generated from his biggest song was claimed by British Rockstar Sting.
Sting claimed that the instrumental for this song was blatantly ripped
off from his 1993 track “Shape Of My Heart”. Identify the song.

9. 7) This video of Tyler, the Creator encouraging an unenthusiastic crowd
went viral in 2020. The moment went viral again shortly after, as it was
sampled in the beginning of a long-awaited song that would go on to
start a dance craze on TikTok. Name the song and dance trend.

11. 8) This rapper shares a nickname with a recent cultural event.
In 2017, the media claimed that the artist ”transformed” a village near
Chennai through quiet charity over 2 years. It was later discovered that
this “transformation” was little more than 4 computers and a tailoring
unit, and that the organization in charge of the operation attempted to
coax inhabitants into getting baptized.
Identify the rapper.

12. 9) The songs you just heard are "Black Friday" by Kendrick Lamar and
"Black Friday" by J. Cole. Apart from having similar names, what's
unique about the songs?

13. 10) “It goes, Reggie, Jay-Z, Tupac and Biggie, Andre from Outkast, Jada,
Kurupt, Nas and then ___”
Where is this list from? What finishes it off?

14. 11) This song came and went after its release in 2013, but was made
immensely popular again some 7 years later due to its use as a TikTok
sound.
After years of trying to find the sample used in the song, it was revealed
that the song sampled religious hymns in Sanskrit and Kannada.
Identify the song.

16. 1)
X: NWA
Y: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

17. 2)
The Neptunes

18. 3)
Damian Lillard

19. 4)
Hip-Hop Tamizha

20. 5) Nas-Illmatic

21. 6)
Juice Wrld – Lucid Dreams

22. 7)
Futsal Shuffle 2020/Futsal Shuffle

23. 8)
Nicki Minaj

24. 9)
Both artist’s rap on the instrumentals of each other’s
songs. Kendrick on ”a tale of two citiez” and Cole on
“Alright”.

25. 10)
Till I Collapse
“It goes, Reggie, Jay-Z, Tupac and Biggie, Andre from
Outcast, Jada, Kurupt, Nas and then me.”

26. 11) Yung Lean – Ginseng Strip 2002