1-For 50 Pts who was the dj for jazz musician Herbie Hancock when he did the hit song...'Rock It'?

Answer=GRANDMIXER DST

2-For 50 Pts..what well known group or artist did a song that spoke about Jesse Jackson's bid for President? Hint it wasn't Public Enemy and the song came out in 1984?

Answer=GRANDMASTER FLASH/ MELE-MEL

3-For 50 Pts What rap artist did a song that spoke about the tank used by LAPD to break into crack houses. Hint it was called Batterram?

Answer=TODDY TEEHe's an old school LA Rapper

4-For 50pts...Name the rap group that Doctor Dre of Yo MTV Raps/Hot 97 first belonged before he hit fame and fortune as a dj and actor?

Answer=ORIGINAL CONCEPT

5-For 10 Pts each..name at least one rap artist who was invited and later rapped on a song with these established R&B artist...Identify both the rapper and song.
a-Jody Watley
Answer=RAKIM and Jody did a songf called FRIENDS

b-Janet Jackson
Answer=HEAVY D with the song ALRIGHT.. CHUCK D with the song NEW AGENDA..MC LYTE also did a siong with her..but it was a remix... I can't recall the name.

c-Troop
Answer=QUEEN LATIFAH with a song called LOVE OF MONEY

d-Chaka Kahn
Answer=GURU with WATCH WHAT YOU SAY... and MELE-MEL with I FEEL FOR YOU e-Jodeci

Answer=RAEKWON and GHOST FACE KILLA with FREEK N U

For 25 Pts...What female artist 'missed the plane to London' and was considered part of the Native Tongue Tribe. Hint she was 'caught in the middle'?

Answer=MONIE LOVE....Monie was making some noise..then she got pregnant, had a kid and we really haven't heard from her since...But you have to admit..she did have flava..

For 25 pts...What early female artist was considered a Zulu Queen. She was featured in the movie Beat Street and put out one record called 'I'm A Pioneer'?

Answer=ZULU QUEEN LISA LEE... A lot of newcomers don't recall Ms Lee, but back in the days ['77-'78] she was on point.. Lisa had flava..and was probably trhe best known female emcee until Sha-Rock came along..with the group Funky Four Plus One More..Lisa did one record which was featured on a compilation lp called I'm A Pioneer. I know she had a kid and last I heard, she had fallen upon some bad times..

For 25 pts...What female artist was once a member of Public Enemy?

Answer=SISTA SOULJAH...she's always been an activist as opposed to a rapper.. She used rap to help get her message across.. Souljah's tenure with PE was a short one... She hit hard with the song Buck Whylin' and then she released her lp 360 Degrees Of Power. I was never quite sure while her and PE stopped working together. She's due to put a spoken word lp real soon.

For 25 pts each.. Name the female member in each of these groups:
1-Fugees
Answer=LAURYN HILL

2-Junior Mafia
Answer=LI'L KIM

3-Digable Planets
Answer=MECCA or LADY BUG

For 50 Pts....What was the name of Salt N Pepa's first single?

Answer=Here I would've accepted two answers.. The first was when they released a song called the ShowStopper under the name SuperNatural... under the name Salt-N Pepa their first single was I'll Take Your Man.

For 50 Pts....What female rap artist once did a song that paid tribute to current US Justice Department head... Janet Reno?

Answer=ANQUETTE... She was down with Luke Skywalker from the 2 Live Crew... She did this song when Ms Reno was a prosecuter in Miami..

• EPMD
  You Gots To Chill b/w You're A Customer

• NAUGHTY BY NATURE
  OPP b/w Wickedest Man Alive

• ERIC B AND RAKIM
  Eric B For President b/w Check Out My Melody

• GANG STARR
  The Lesson

• QUEEN LATIFAH
  Wrath Of My Madness b/w Princess Of The Posse

For some bonus points worth 50 pts each... Tell the first records for Ice T and Public Enemy?
Ice T= Reckless and The World's Coldest Rap.
Public Enemy=Public Enemy #1.. or under the name Spectrum City.. Check Out The Rhyme

ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S JANUARY 25 RIDDLES.

ANSWERS FOR RIDDLE TO JANUARY 18 1996

• What does KRS-One stand for?
  KRS-One stands for Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone

• What does GURU stand for?
  GURU stands for Gifted Universal Rhymes Uplifted...

• What did EPMD stand for?
  EMPD stands for Erick & Parrish Making Dollars..

• Who was coined the Black Panther of Hip Hop?
  The Black Panther Of Hip Hop is Paris ...

• Who was dubbed the 'Original Gangster Of Rap'?
  A lot of people got this one wrong... Most answered Ice T because of his album Original Gangsta.. However it is Just-Ice

LAST WEEK'S [JAN 7 1996] HIP HOP RIDDLE

The mystery man in the other picture who made quite a bit of noise back in the days.. and Put Needles On The Groove.is none other then Mantronix His rapper's name was Tee.

The answer to the prior week's question regarding Grand Master Flash was as follows;
The original members were Cowboy, Mele-Mel, Kid Creole, and Mr Ness who is now known as Scorpio. Raheemwho is the 5th mc... thus making it GMF and the Furious Five, came from cross town group Break Out and the Funky Four Plus One More. The One More of course was Sha-Rock who was one of hip hop's dopes female emcees. GMF and the Furious Four had a back up dj known as Disco B