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The Hip-Hop and Cultural Studies Collective was conceived in the summer of 1999 by R. Scott Heath and Shawan M. Wade, graduate students at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. During the weekend of March 23-24, 2001, the Collective organized the conference: “The Hip-Hop Paradigm: Mapping and Transcending its Boundaries.” JoHH recognizes their effort to “become the change you want to see.” Learn more at: http://www.umich.edu/~hhcsc/

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Across1. The name of Cam’ron’s crew

2. Master P, C Murder, and Silkk the Shocker made

up this group

6. Monie Love and Slick Rick were both born in this

country

9. This mature and talented Lords of the

Underground emcee wanted to do everything

10. The 18th Letter

11. This Roots drummer also produced Common’s

Electric Circus

12. The Da Illy Phunkstas went by this name in their

youth “Da _______”

15. He ran the NYC Marathon in 2003 to raise funds

for local schools

16. When a trio, this was the name of Salt and Pepa’s

deejay

22. 8 Ball’s rhyme partner

26. Ras Baraka, deputy mayor of Newark, was the

voice of the teacher on her debut album

27. Ghetto Superstar was the debut album for this

former Fugee

28. Grand Wizard Theodore is given credit for

popularizing this deejay technique

32. Known more for his beats, this super-producer

rhymes on his two albums with Magoo

34. Sir Mix-a-Lot hails from this northwestern city

35. This ‘sistah’ wrote the book Coldest Winter Ever

37. Tupac Shakur’s (RIP) government (first) name

38. _______ control: what a rapper uses to rhyme on the

mic without gasping for air.

42. This legendary b-boy crew ‘was taking out these toys’ in

KRS-One’s “Step Into a World”

43. Prince Markie Dee enjoyed moderate solo success, but

is best known for being a member of this group

44. Public Enemy said it takes a nation of ‘this’ many people

to hold us back

45. This ‘lounge’ event started in NYC and introduced emcees

like Eminem, Foxy Brown and B.I.G. (RIP)

47. “Treat Em Right” was this emcee’s directive on how to

treat women

48. This Atlanta emcee began his career as radio deejay Chris

Luva Luva

49. This Toronto based emcee keeps it ‘official’ with his

Bacardi Slang

Down1. This Atlanta ‘Family’ consists of Backbone,Cee-Lo, Cool

Breeze, Goodie Mob, OutKast and Witchdoctor

3. This ‘50’, a Brooklyn deejay, is given credit for first

discovering Notorious BIG (RIP)

4. Prince Paul produced tracks for the RZA and Poetic (RIP)

on this group’s albums

5. David Banner put this southern state on the Hip-Hop

map

6. He was the only non-West Coast emcee on Dr . Dre’s

Up in Smoke tour

7. Lady of Rage was rough and tough with this hairstyle

8. Before becoming the ‘Streetsweeper’, this deejay’s work

was included in the 1982 documentary “Style Wars”

13. Before television and movies, Fredro Starr was a

member of this group

14. Afrika Bambaataa founded this ‘Nation’

17. Eminem named him at the top of his best emcees list

on “‘Till I Collapse”

18. KRS-One’s mindset on the first BDP album

19. 9th ___________, producer for North Carolina group

Little Brother

20. Before being shot in a Times Square Studio, 2Pac laid

down lyrics for a track with this slain Harlem emcee

21. Pete Rock created the beats and this emcee provided

lyrics before they split

23. Mary J. Blige recorded “All that I Got is You” with this

Wu Tang emcee

24. This ‘Geto’ Bill, also had public problems with a

woman.

25. Diamond D, Big L (RIP), and Fat Joe are all members

of this crew

29. The only guest emcee to drop lyrics on Nas’ debut

album Illmatic

30. KRS One’s “Jimmy” was one of the first songs to warn

against this epidemic

31. Former Slum Village producer, not the Atlanta mogul

33. Omar Epps role in Higher Learning was initially written

for this emcee

36. NuMark and Cut Chemist are deejays for this ‘five’

member group

39. Scarface and Lil Flip both call this southern city home

40.Mad Lion was ushered into Hip-Hop by this

knowledgeable emcee

41. Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch went by this name

before they were signed to Bad Boy

45. Before pimping rides, this emcee got his start with this

West Coast crew

46. Erick Sermon and Parish Smith