BNG MAG® December/January 2015 (Vol.-1/Issue-3 | Page 5

Across: 1. Notorious B.I.G 2. Jayz Down: 1. Tupac Shakur 2. MF Doom 3. Snoop Dogg 4. Yasiin Bey WORD KEY Notorious B.I.G Tupac Shakur Snoop Do g g Yasiin Bey MF Doom JayZ Down 1) Before embarking on his rap career, this artist pursued a career in acting. His first major role was for the play, “A Raisin in The Sun”. He is also the only artist to have an album at number one on the Billboard charts while incarcerated. 2) Born in London, England, this artist is known for his obsession with supervillains, and many alias names. He also recently, took a young New York artist by the name of “Bishop Nehru” under his wing. Across 1) This large influential New York artist got his name from the 1975 film “Let’s Do It Again.” He is also the artist behind the first hardcore hip-hop album to ever reach diamond status. 2) In the sixth grade this artist tested at a twelfth grade level, he has fifteen platinum albums and is said to have shot his brother at the age of twelve over taking his jewelry. 3) At the age of ten, this artist joined the choir at his local church and at the age of 22 his debut album sold a record breaking 802,825 copies in it’s first week, he is also one of the first hip hop artists to be of the G-Funk Era. 4 ) With “Mathematics” and “Ms. Fat booty” being his biggest singles, this artist released 6 albums with one of the albums being a collaborative project. Known for his lyricism and poetic essence, this artist was also the host for a Russel Simmon’s HBO show. | KNOW THE BACKGROUND OF THE ARTISTS WHO RAISED YOU | - BNG MAG 5. ®