FAMOUS RAP STARS
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 03: Snoop Dogg attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 03, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
Famous rap stars. On this web site?? Yes, it’s time for something new. It’s time for out of the box thinking. Why, do you ask? Actually, today is the anniversary of Tupac Shakur’s death in 1996. He died following a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Police never solved the murder. Investigators considered The Notorious B.I.G. a suspect, however he was also killed in a drive-by shooting six months later in Los Angeles.
Shakur belonged to Death Row Records and heavily influenced the East-Coast vs West-Coast hip-hop rivalry among rappers. While controversial, Shakur also enjoyed mainstream success. In fact, his song “California Love” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list.
So, today on Wiki-Pete-ia, we will attempt to do Famous Rap Stars trivia on the Shemon and Sheppard Show on ESPN Southwest Florida. Admittedly, this could go sideways fast. If you are lucky caller number 9, perhaps you can dazzle us with your rap-game knowledge. If not, here are the questions and answers below. Good luck, yo!
FAMOUS RAP STARS
- THIS SLIM SHADY, LIKE CRAIG, IS FROM THE MEAN STREETS OF DETROIT? EMINEM
- WHO WAS IN THE CAR WITH TUPAC WHEN HE WAS SHOT? SUGE KNIGHT
- THIS RAPPER IS SEEN CHILLIN’ ON THE BEACH IN HIS CORONA COMMERCIALS? SNOOP DOGG
- THIS RAPPER, AND ACTRESS SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’S BILLS-JETS GAME? QUEEN LATIFAH
- THIS RAPPER CAN BE SEEN “IN DA CLUB?” 50 CENT
- THIS RAPPER JOINED BIG BOI TO FORM OUTKAST? ANDRE 3000
- HE IS MARRIED TO BEYONCE? JAY Z
- ALSO KNOW AS YEEZY OR YE? KANYE WEST
- THIS 2-TIME GRAMMY WINNER HAS BEEN ACTING ON NCIS-LOS ANGELES FOR YEARS? LL COOL J
- THIS RAPPER WAS ONCE TOO LEGIT TO QUIT? MC HAMMER
- THIS ONE HIT WONDER LATER HOSTED A TV SHOW IN DIY NETWORK WHERE HE RENOVATED HOUSES? VANILLA ICE
NFL Power Rankings; Miami Rises while Cincinnati Falls
Week 1 of the NFL season is in the books. And it’s a good thing I waited until the Monday night game to finalize my NFL Power Rankings. An MRI has confirmed that Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles and is done for the season. The Chiefs, Bills, and Vikings were all playoff teams that started 2023 with a loss. Possibly the most depressing result (on the field) was the performance by the Giants on a national platform. Here’s a little teaser- the Giants fall big time in my rankings this week. The Bengals and Bears lost divisional home games against teams that have owned them in recent history. Bengals fans are fine. The same can not be said for Bears fans. Rodgers is gone, then Jordan Love goes out and does that. All of these teams take a step back in this week’s NFL Power Rankings.
But for all of the bad, there was plenty of good. Starting with the Florida teams. Tampa Bay’s win at the Vikings might have been the upset of the weekend. Baker looks serviceable, and the defense is still good. The Jaguars won for the first time in Indianapolis since 2017. Even though the Colts hung around, the Jags separated late. And the Miami Dolphins look like the best team in the league offensively coming out of their road win against the Chargers. The Cowboys, 49ers, and Rams all have impressive wins on their resume after week 1. How far will they rise in this week’s NFL Power Rankings.
Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.