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35 Hip Hop and Rap Trivia Questions and Answers

Oct 01, 2026 · Block Party Games

Here are 35 hip hop and rap trivia questions with answers, from the birth of hip hop in the Bronx to the Pulitzer Prize. Some are easy warm-ups and some will stump your most opinionated "real hip hop" friend. Perfect for a rap quiz at your next game night.

How to play: two teams, one question each, 1 point per correct answer. Steal rule: if a team misses, the other team gets one shot to steal the point.

Hip Hop History Trivia

Hip hop's birthday is often traced to a 1973 back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. Which DJ threw it?
Answer: DJ Kool Herc.
In which New York City borough was hip hop born?
Answer: The Bronx.
Which group released "Rapper's Delight" in 1979?
Answer: The Sugarhill Gang.
Which group released "The Message" in 1982?
Answer: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
Which rap group teamed up with Aerosmith on "Walk This Way" in 1986?
Answer: Run-DMC.
What does "MC" stand for?
Answer: Master of Ceremonies.
Which music video show premiered on MTV in 1988 and brought rap to a national TV audience?
Answer: Yo! MTV Raps.
Which duo won the first Grammy for Best Rap Performance (1989)?
Answer: DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, for "Parents Just Don't Understand."

Classic Albums Trivia

What was the Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album (1994)?
Answer: Ready to Die.
What was Nas's debut album (1994)?
Answer: Illmatic.
What was Tupac's 1996 double album?
Answer: All Eyez on Me.
What was Dr. Dre's 1992 debut solo album?
Answer: The Chronic.
What was Snoop Dogg's 1993 debut album?
Answer: Doggystyle.
What was Wu-Tang Clan's 1993 debut album?
Answer: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
What was Kanye West's debut album (2004)?
Answer: The College Dropout.
Which Lauryn Hill album won the Grammy for Album of the Year, a first for a hip hop album?
Answer: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Which OutKast album won the Grammy for Album of the Year?
Answer: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
Which Compton group released Straight Outta Compton in 1988?
Answer: N.W.A.

Name That Rapper (Real Names)

Shawn Carter
Answer: Jay-Z.
Dana Owens
Answer: Queen Latifah.
Curtis Jackson
Answer: 50 Cent.
Onika Maraj
Answer: Nicki Minaj.
Aubrey Graham
Answer: Drake.
Marshall Mathers
Answer: Eminem.

Labels, Cities and Crews

Which Atlanta duo is made up of André 3000 and Big Boi?
Answer: OutKast.
Which Atlanta record label did Jermaine Dupri found?
Answer: So So Def.
Which New Orleans label was founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams?
Answer: Cash Money Records.
Which group's members include Q-Tip, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad?
Answer: A Tribe Called Quest.
Which Atlanta trio released "Bad and Boujee"?
Answer: Migos.
Which city is Megan Thee Stallion from?
Answer: Houston.

Awards and Legends

Which prize did Kendrick Lamar win in 2018 for the album DAMN.?
Answer: The Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Which rapper won an Oscar for "Lose Yourself"?
Answer: Eminem.
Which Memphis group won the Oscar for Best Original Song for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"?
Answer: Three 6 Mafia.
Who is known as the "Queen of Hip Hop Soul"?
Answer: Mary J. Blige.
In 2023, who became the first female rapper inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Answer: Missy Elliott.

Bring the Debate to Game Night

Hip hop trivia always turns into a debate, and that's half the fun. If your crew loves arguing about culture, CP Time is a Black culture trivia party game where every question needs three answers before the CP Timer buzzes (anywhere from 3 to 10 seconds). For movie lovers there's Role Call: Blackbuster Edition, and Culture Canvas has a Music & Artists category you have to draw your way through. See all of our Black card games and trivia games.