Pop & Hip-Hop Artists

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1.Which hip-hop artist became the first female rap act to win a Grammy in 1995?
- A. Salt-N-Pepa
- B. Missy Elliott
- C. Rakim
- D. Tupac Shakur
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Salt-N-Pepa
Did you know? Salt-N-Pepa's 1986 hit Push It began as a B-side.
2.Which pop artist sang the 1997 Titanic theme My Heart Will Go On?
- A. Backstreet Boys
- B. Robbie Williams
- C. Celine Dion
- D. Ariana Grande
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Celine Dion
Did you know? Celine Dion comes from Charlemagne, Quebec, and is the youngest of fourteen children.
3.Which hip-hop artist brought smooth showmanship to Brooklyn hip-hop in the late 1980s?
- A. Big Daddy Kane
- B. Nas
- C. Salt-N-Pepa
- D. The Notorious B.I.G.
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Big Daddy Kane
Did you know? Big Daddy Kane began as a ghostwriter for Biz Markie.
4.Which pop artist won five Grammys for her 2006 album Back to Black?
- A. Amy Winehouse
- B. Rick Astley
- C. Ed Sheeran
- D. Christina Aguilera
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Amy Winehouse
Did you know? Amy Winehouse's debut album was titled Frank, after Frank Sinatra.
5.Which hip-hop artist built his career on Houston's sound with the 2018 album Astroworld?
- A. Tyler, the Creator
- B. Rakim
- C. Travis Scott
- D. Cardi B
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Travis Scott
Did you know? Travis Scott was born Jacques Webster.
6.Which pop artist left the British boy band Take That in 1995 for a record-breaking solo career?
- A. Robbie Williams
- B. Prince
- C. Ariana Grande
- D. Adele
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Robbie Williams
Did you know? Robbie Williams' 1997 ballad Angels became his signature song.
7.Which hip-hop artist was the first major artist signed to the Def Jam label?
- A. LL Cool J
- B. Lil Wayne
- C. N.W.A
- D. Chance the Rapper
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LL Cool J
Did you know? LL Cool J later starred in the television series NCIS: Los Angeles.
8.Which pop artist left boy band NSYNC in 2002 to launch a solo career with Justified?
- A. Village People
- B. Justin Timberlake
- C. Dua Lipa
- D. Rihanna
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Justin Timberlake
Did you know? Justin Timberlake began on The Mickey Mouse Club alongside Britney Spears.
9.Which hip-hop artist earned the nickname Mr. Worldwide with bilingual club hits like I Know You Want Me?
- A. Common
- B. Pitbull
- C. Jay-Z
- D. Tupac Shakur
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Pitbull
Did you know? Pitbull is the son of Cuban immigrants and was raised in Miami.
10.Which pop artist went from Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color to pop albums and film stardom?
- A. Whitney Houston
- B. Jennifer Lopez
- C. Billie Eilish
- D. One Direction
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Jennifer Lopez
Did you know? Jennifer Lopez was raised in the Bronx, New York.
11.Which hip-hop artist pioneered turntable techniques and released the 1982 social anthem The Message?
- A. Grandmaster Flash
- B. Wu-Tang Clan
- C. Salt-N-Pepa
- D. J. Cole
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Grandmaster Flash
Did you know? Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were the first rap act inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
12.Which pop artist spanned six decades of hits, from Sonny and Cher duets to 1998's Believe?
- A. Britney Spears
- B. Michael Jackson
- C. Village People
- D. Cher
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Cher
Did you know? Cher's 1998 hit Believe popularized the heavy use of Auto-Tune as a vocal effect.
13.Which hip-hop artist became hip-hop's great storyteller with 1988's The Great Adventures of Slick Rick?
- A. Snoop Dogg
- B. Slick Rick
- C. Ice Cube
- D. Wu-Tang Clan
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Slick Rick
Did you know? Slick Rick was born in London and raised in the Bronx.
14.Which pop artist was born Abel Tesfaye in Toronto and broke through anonymously with online mixtapes?
- A. Lionel Richie
- B. Cher
- C. Britney Spears
- D. The Weeknd
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The Weeknd
Did you know? The Weeknd's 2019 single Blinding Lights became one of the longest-charting songs in Billboard history.
15.Which hip-hop artist released the 1994 Queensbridge classic Illmatic at twenty years old?
- A. Snoop Dogg
- B. Chance the Rapper
- C. Nas
- D. Kendrick Lamar
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Nas
Did you know? Nas was born Nasir Jones in New York.
16.Which pop artist sang and co-wrote the 1984 charity anthem We Are the World?
- A. Lana Del Rey
- B. Prince
- C. Whitney Houston
- D. Lionel Richie
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Lionel Richie
Did you know? Lionel Richie first rose to fame as the frontman of the Commodores.
17.Which hip-hop artist revolutionized rap rhyme schemes with the 1987 album Paid in Full?
- A. LL Cool J
- B. Future
- C. Rakim
- D. Busta Rhymes
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Rakim
Did you know? Rakim recorded as one half of the duo Eric B. and Rakim.
18.Which pop artist was born in London to Kosovo-Albanian parents and broke through with 2017's New Rules?
- A. Bruno Mars
- B. Taylor Swift
- C. Billy Joel
- D. Dua Lipa
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Dua Lipa
Did you know? Dua Lipa worked as a waitress before signing her record deal.
19.Which hip-hop artist helped define Atlanta trap with melodic mumble-leaning flow and the 2015 album DS2?
- A. Slick Rick
- B. OutKast
- C. Kurtis Blow
- D. Future
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Future
Did you know? Future was born Nayvadius Wilburn in Atlanta.
20.Which pop artist rose from Genesis drummer to its frontman and then a solo superstar?
- A. Kylie Minogue
- B. Phil Collins
- C. Prince
- D. Justin Bieber
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Phil Collins
Did you know? Phil Collins' 1981 solo debut In the Air Tonight became famous for its drum break.
21.Which hip-hop artist rose from the Bronx to the top of the charts with the 2017 single Bodak Yellow?
- A. Kurtis Blow
- B. LL Cool J
- C. Cardi B
- D. Jay-Z
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Cardi B
Did you know? Cardi B's debut album Invasion of Privacy won the Grammy for Best Rap Album.
22.Which pop artist began as an actress on the Australian soap Neighbours before becoming a pop star?
- A. ABBA
- B. Prince
- C. Kylie Minogue
- D. Dua Lipa
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Kylie Minogue
Did you know? Kylie Minogue is the older sister of fellow singer Dannii Minogue.
23.Which hip-hop artist built his reputation on rapid-fire delivery and videos like Woo Hah!!?
- A. The Notorious B.I.G.
- B. T.I.
- C. Lauryn Hill
- D. Busta Rhymes
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Busta Rhymes
Did you know? Busta Rhymes began as a member of Leaders of the New School.
24.Which pop artist earned the nickname Piano Man after his 1973 signature ballad?
- A. Elton John
- B. Jennifer Lopez
- C. Lana Del Rey
- D. Billy Joel
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Billy Joel
Did you know? Billy Joel announced he would stop writing pop songs to focus on classical composition in 1993.
25.Which hip-hop artist wrote much of N.W.A's early material before leaving for a solo career?
- A. LL Cool J
- B. Drake
- C. Busta Rhymes
- D. Ice Cube
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Ice Cube
Did you know? Ice Cube also built a film career with the Friday series.

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