Over the past few years, there have been dozens of hip-hop clues featured on the long-running quiz show Jeopardy! Formerly hosted by the late Alex Trebek, the quiz competition is now presented former winner Ken Jennings and features three contestants who are given information in the form of answers and they must respond correctly in the form of clues.
With hip-hop’s growing popularity, more and more rap and rapper-related clues have appeared on the show in the past several years. In 2015, Fetty Wap and Iggy Azalea-related clues were featured on the game show. In April of 2016, a clue featuring Organized Noize, the Atlanta-based production crew made up of the late Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown, had a clue dedicated to them.
Some of rap’s biggest names have been part of clues. Eminem, Drake and Lil Wayne have brought contestants who have knowledge of the culture closer to victory. Other times, the competitors who are less informed lose out on big payouts for sometimes hilariously wrong answers.
The amount of hip-hop info on Jeopardy! over the years is ever-growing. Jay-Z, Future, The Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash, Cypress Hill, Nicki Minaj and a lot more have seen their names on the famed blue screen.
XXL takes a look at the many times hip-hop invaded Jeopardy!. Check it out!