Test Me: Rappers Take A Pop-Up Quiz In Politics
KANYE DISSED THE LAST POTUS. THEN RAPPERS BEAMED THAT THEIR PREZ WAS BLACK. TO GAUGE WHETHER HIP-HOP’S INTEREST IN TODAY’S POLITICS HAS MAINTAINED OR WANED, WE’VE CHALLENGED FOUR OF THE STREET’S FAVE INDEPENDENT MCS—CA$H OUT, KILLER MIKE, SCHOOLBOY Q AND SAIGON—TO A POLITICAL POP QUIZ. EVERY VOTE HERE COUNTS
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1. Which U.S. state has activated the strongest voter suppression in 2012?
A. Florida
B. Texas
C. Pennsylvania
Answer: A. Florida
Ca$h Out: A Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: A Saigon: A
Ca$h Out: A Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: A Saigon: A
2. Which presidential candidate’s ad accused the other of wife-killing?
A. Mitt Romney
B. Barack Obama
C. Both
Answer: B. Barack Obama
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: A Saigon: C
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: A Saigon: C
3. Which of these African-American public figures never ran for president?
A. Colin Powell
B. Jesse Jackson
C. Al Sharpton
Answer: A. Colin Powell
Ca$h Out: C Killer Mike: A Schoolboy Q: A Saigon: A
Ca$h Out: C Killer Mike: A Schoolboy Q: A Saigon: A
4. Which gangster rapper once visited the White House as a guest of the National Republican Senatorial Committee?
A. Ice T
B. Ice Cube
C. Eazy-E
Answer: C. Eazy-E
Ca$h Out: C Killer Mike: C Schoolboy Q: C Saigon: C
Ca$h Out: C Killer Mike: C Schoolboy Q: C Saigon: C
5. Which is the most unemployed group of African-Americans?
A. Teens
B. Males
C. Females
Answer: A. Teens
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: C Schoolboy Q: C Saigon: B
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: C Schoolboy Q: C Saigon: B
6. Which vice presidential candidate enjoys catching catfish with his bare hands?
A. Joe Biden
B. Mitt Romney
C. Paul Ryan
Answer: C. Paul Ryan
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: C Schoolboy Q: C Saigon: C
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: C Schoolboy Q: C Saigon: C
7. Before Ryan was named GOP VP candidate, who was the projected front-runner?
A. Ricky Rubio
B. Marco Rubio
C. Mark Cuban
Answer: B. Marco Rubio
Ca$h Out: C Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: B Saigon: A
Ca$h Out: C Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: B Saigon: A
8. Which presidential candidate is the only Protestant running?
A. Mitt Romney
B. Joe Biden
C. Barack Obama
Answer: B. Joe Biden
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: C Schoolboy Q: C Saigon: C
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: C Schoolboy Q: C Saigon: C
9. Ronald Reagan’s “Trickle Down Theory” is based on...
A. Suppressing hurricane season precipitation to slow down global warming
B. Strengthening the rich in hopes that they trickle money to the poor
C. Sprinkling money in poor neighborhoods to incentivize stronger work ethic
Answer: B. Strengthening the rich in hopes that they trickle money to the poor
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: B Saigon: C
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: B Saigon: C
10. Kanye West said which former president doesn’t care about Black people?
A. George Bush Sr.
B. George Bush Jr.
C. Ronald Reagan
Answer: B. George Bush Jr.
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: B Saigon: B
FINAL GRADES
CA$H OUT: 50%
KILLER MIKE: 90%
SCHOOLBOY Q: 80%
SAIGON: 60%
Ca$h Out: B Killer Mike: B Schoolboy Q: B Saigon: B
FINAL GRADES
CA$H OUT: 50%
KILLER MIKE: 90%
SCHOOLBOY Q: 80%
SAIGON: 60%
