Articles → Yeah, so my first entry will be a quiz...

I found this somewhere else, let me give it a shot.

List your top ten artists and answer the following questions about them.

1. Nas
2. Atmosphere
3. Tupac
4. Aesop Rock
5. Brother Ali
6. Immortal Technique
7. Sage Francis
8. Eminem
9. Lupe Fiasco
10. Method Man (I don't count XD)

01. First song you heard by 6?
I think it was Dance With the Devil. Man that was YEARS ago.

02. Favourite album of 2?
Hmm... Ant was best on You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having... but I'd probably go with Lucy Ford or God Loves Ugly.

03. Favourite lyric that 5 has sung?
"I understand I ain't perfect right, I been a thugged out nerd all my life /"
From Lookin' At Me Sideways
There are hundreds of greats though.

04. Times you've seen 4 live?
None yet, but Septmeber 25th in Northampton here I come!!

05. Favourite song by 7?
Broken Wings or Inherited Scars probably.

06. Good memory you have considering the music of 10?
Me and Kranz talking about "Ketchup to a bottle of Heinz" Ahahahaha

07. A song by 3 that makes you sad?
Any one in which he references his own death... rest in peace brother

08. Favourite lyric that 2 has sung?
"How many times must you prove you're an angel? How many more demons do you have to strangle? How much longer must you remain in this dream before I finally figure out if you're insane or a genius?"
From Lovelife

09. Favourite song by 9?
Hurt Me Soul, Kick, Push, Conflict Diamonds, or the double time part on Don't Get It Twisted - Holy shit was that good.

10. How did you get into 3?
You really have to explain how one gets into 2Pac? It's Pac after all.

11. First song you heard by 1?
Hate Me Now, way back hen I was like ten years old and it was on the radio.

12. Favourite song by 4?
That's tough... Either Battery or Garbage I think.

13. Times you've seen 9 live?
Once, he was all right, but his mic kept cutting out. The show just proved to me how much better Black Thought was as an emcee.... The Roots were un-believable.

14. Good memory concerning 2?
When SLuG was on stage half-drunk and slurring his words, LOL. Brother Ali ripped that show.

15. Song of 8 that makes you sad?
Mockingbird, I guess... He doesn't really make "depressing" songs.

16. Favourite album of 5?
Shadows on the Sun - God what a classic.

17. Favourite lyric 3 has sung?
"I asked my homie on the block why he strapped, he laughed, pointed his pistol at a cop car, strapped, and blast, it's just another murder, nobody mourns no more, my tear drops gettin' bigger but can't figure what I'm crying for"
From Who Do U Believe In

18. Favourite song of 1?
NY State Of Mind - the best song ever, in my opinion.

19. Favourite song of 10?
Probably All I Need by default... I LOVED 4:21... The Day After though.

20. Times you've seen 8 live?
None.

21. Favourite album of 1?
Illmatic

22. Great memory concerning 9?
When he did Kick, Push over the '93 Til Infinity and Shook Ones Part 2 instrumentals. SOOOOO Cool.

Well that was fun.