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1. This artist was the first rapper to headline the Super Bowl solo.
Kendrick Lamar
Kanye West
Eminem
A$AP Rocky
Not quite! Kendrick Lamar was the first rapper to headline the Super Bowl solo with his 2025 performance.
2. This artist raps the lyric: "I get those goosebumps every time, yeah, you come around, yeah / you ease my mind, you make everything feel fine."
Travis Scott
XXXTentacion
21 Savage
Lil Uzi Vert
Nope! This lyric comes from the song "goosebumps" by Travis Scott.
3. This rapper’s real name is Marshall Mathers.
Eminem
Mac Miller
Post Malone
Wiz Khalifa
Not exactly! Marshall Mathers is Eminem's real name.
4. This artist raps the lyric: "There’s a thousand yous, there’s only one of me."
Kanye West
2 Chainz
21 Savage
Dr. Dre
Not quite! This lyric comes from the song "Stronger" by Kanye West.
5. This rapper came up with her stage name/alter ego after being bullied in the sixth grade.
Doechii
Nicki Minaj
Doja Cat
Lil Kim
Nope! Doechii is the rapper who created her alter ego as a result of being bullied in school.
6. This rapper’s real name is Rakim Mayers.
A$AP Rocky
Lil Uzi Vert
Young Thug
DaBaby
Not quite! Rakim Mayers is A$AP Rocky's real name.
7. This artist raps the lyric: "I’m the new Sinatra, and since I made it here / I can make it anywhere."
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Nas
Nope! This lyric comes from the song "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z.
8. This rapper released the song "Sunflower" with fellow rapper Swae Lee for the movie Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse.
Post Malone
Kendrick Lamar
Jay-Z
Megan Thee Stallion
Not exactly! The song "Sunflower" is by Swae Lee and Post Malone.
9. This artist raps the lyric: "20-20, 20-20 vision / Cupid hit me, Cupid hit me with precision."
Tyler the Creator
Future
21 Savage
Gucci Mane
Nope! This lyric comes from the song "See You Again" by Tyler the Creator.
10. This rapper’s real name is Nayvadius DeMun Cash.
Future
LL Cool J
Quavo
Baby Keem
Not quite! Nayvadius DeMun Cash is Future's real name.
11. This artist raps the lyric: "It’s to the point that I love and I hate you / and I cannot change you, so I must replace you."
Juice WRLD
J. Cole
Playboi Carti
Lil Baby
Nope! This lyric is from the song "Lucid Dreams" by Juice WRLD.
12. This rapper was the second woman ever to win the Best Rap Album award at the Grammys.
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
Queen Latifa
Missy Elliott
Not exactly! Cardi B became the second woman to win Best Rap Album at the Grammys when she won the award in 2019.
13. This rapper was one half of the iconic rap duo Outkast.
Andre 3000
Offset
Ice Cube
Ludacris
Not quite! The rapper who was a member of Outkast is Andre 3000.
14. This rapper’s verse on "Monster" was so good that Kanye West almost didn’t release the song because he thought it would overpower the rest of the album.
Nicki Minaj
Chance the Rapper
Pusha T
Kid Cudi
Not exactly! Nicki Minaj revealed that Kanye West almost didn't include "Monster" on his album because he thought her verse would be all anyone talked about.
15. This artist raps the lyric "My mama told me boy make a decision / right now I gotta keep a tunnel vision."
Kodak Black
Childish Gambino
Common
T.I.
Nope! This lyric comes from the song "Tunnel Vision" by Kodak Black.
16. This rapper played "Jimmy" on the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation before starting his music career.
Drake
Chance the Rapper
Travis Scott
Tyler the Creator
Not exactly! Drake is the rapper who got his start on the show Degrassi.
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Fun Facts About Rap Music & Rappers
Rap music originated in African American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s.
The genre gained national prominence with the release of "Rapper’s Delight" by Sugar Hill Gang in 1979.[1]XResearch source
In the 1980s a new wave of rappers started to shape the genre. These "new school" rappers included Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J, Queen Latifa, the Beastie Boys, and N.W.A.[2]XResearch source
By the 21st century, rap and hip hop had incredible mainstream success, with majorly popular artists like Jay Z, Kanye West, Timabland, Outkast, Dr. Dre, Eminem, and more.[3]XExpert SourceCorey AndrewCorey Andrew Pop Culture CommentatorExpert Interview[4]XResearch source
Eminem is currently the highest selling rapper of all time based on album sales (over 61 million albums and 166 million singles sold).[5]XResearch source
The rapper who has won the most Grammy awards is Jay Z, with 25 wins.[6]XResearch source
Since the introduction of the Best Rap Album category at the Grammys in 1996, the award has gone to a woman 3 times (Lauryn Hill in 1997, Cardi B in 2019, and Doechii in 2025).
