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Quiz: Guess These Black History Rap Lyrics

February 26, 2013 - 5:45 pm by VIBE

Little did you know, rappers have been dropping black history knowledge in their verses for ages. Flip through this gallery and guess which historical figures are referenced in these scholastic bars.

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“Baddest underground since ________ ” —"Beam Me Up Scotty," Nicki Minaj

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ANSWER: Harriet Tubman

Helped shuttle other slaves to liberty up North
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LYRIC:

“You’re the prism, ________ / Was the first, let’s rehearse making a baby” —"Spread," OutKast
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ANSWER: Shirley Chisholm

U.S.’s first black congresswoman and first black woman to try to occupy the White House
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LYRIC:

“I said, Elvis Presley ain’t got no soul/ ________ is rock-n-roll” —"Rock-N-Roll," Mos Def
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ANSWER: Chuck Berry

This rock ’n’ roll forefather brought us classics like “Maybellene” and “Let It Rock.”
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LYRIC:

“________ , the black billionaire/ before Oprah or Bob Johnson/How’d he disappear?” —“We’re Not Alone, " Nas
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ANSWER: Reginald Lewis

This venture capitalist called shots as the richest black man in the ’80s.
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LYRIC:

“Run on the track like ________” —"Protect Ya Neck (The Jump O )," Wu-Tang Clan
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ANSWER: Jesse Owens

The track and field god seized four gold medals at the 1938 Berlin Olympics.
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LYRIC:

“Better do what ________ do and stay up on your toes” —"Down for the Block," Tech N9ne
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ANSWER: Alvin Ailey

In 1958, this choreographer founded a dance school that now two-steps on world tours.
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LYRIC:

“________ made the walkie talkie/ ________ improved on Edison” —"You Must Learn," Boogie Down Productions
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ANSWER 1: Granville T. Woods

Crafted contraptions that helped upgrade railway cars

ANSWER 2: Lewis Latimer (Pictured)

This engineer had the bright idea to construct parts of a light bulb later developed by an Edison foe.
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LYRIC:

“________ opened up the school doors” —“Black History,” Master P
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ANSWER: Booker T. Washington

The onetime-saltmine-worker-turned-educator erected Tuskegee University in 1881.
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