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1. Which iconic shoe brand does Run-D.M.C. shout out in a 1986 hit single?
"My Adidas" was the first single from the 1986 album "Raising Hell." The song led to Run-D.M.C. signing a sponsorship deal with the shoe label, one of the very first endorsement deals between music and fashion.
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2. The first ever hip hop group inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was Grandmaster Flash and the Furious ______.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Their 1982 hip hop classic "The Message" is one of the first fifty recordings to be inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.
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3. From which California city does hip hop group N.W.A hail?
Arabian Prince, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Ice Cube formed N.W.A. in 1987 in Compton, California.
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4. Which hip hop "hype man" co-founded the group Public Enemy in 1985 with Chuck D?
Chuck D and Flavor Flav formed Public Enemy in 1985 and released their debut album, "Yo! Bum Rush the Show," in 1987. Their first four albums have been certified either gold or platinum, and they have been called "the most influential and radical band of their time."
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5. Which of these rappers is not a founding member of Beastie Boys?
Mike D, Ad-Rock, and MCA, pseudonyms for Mike Diamond, Adam Horowitz, and Adam Yauch, respectively, formed the Beastie Boys in 1981 from the detritus of experimental hardcore punk band The Young Aborigines. They are the biggest-selling rap group of all time. Barrry G is not—and never was—a Beastie Boy.
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