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The rap trivia start-up website has racked up 4 million responses since launching Thursday
Start-up site The Rap Test is honoring Tupac Shakur with a new quiz measuring fan recognition of the Death Row artist's catalog. The late rapper would've turned 43 years old on Monday.
The rap trivia site, which aims to find the world's biggest rap genius, has racked up more than four million responses to its questions since launching last Thursday.
The Rap Test measures players’ recognition with 15-second audio clips of more than 1,000 songs from popular rappers. It provides multiple choice answers and awards points on a time-elapsed basis.
Danny Friday, the 21-year-old coder behind the website, designed The Rap Test to be fun as well as informative: “Our digital culture is quick to simplify rappers’ bodies of work to their latest tours or albums,” Friday said in a statement. “The Rap Test challenges that, using full discographies to emphasize the origins of each artist's work.”
Engineered to yield worldwide leader boards in rap knowledge while also culling metrics — such as which songs are most commonly confused — The Rap Test currently boasts quizzes for the following artist lineup: Tupac, Kanye West, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and Meek Mill.
Shakur was gunned down the Las Vegas strip going-on 18 years ago. He died on Sept. 13, 1996.
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Fox to Debut ‘American Country Countdown Awards’
Dick Clark Productions and Cumulus will produce December's two-hour concert event
Merry Christmas, country music fans: Fox, Cumulus and Dick Clark Productions all chipped in and got you a new awards show.
The “American Country Countdown Awards” will air live from Nashville on Monday, Dec. 15 on Fox. Country music's biggest stars are expected to participate in the show and also pay tribute to the first-ever “NASH Icons” award winner.
“American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks” celebrates its 41st year as America's longest-running country music countdown show on radio. Since launching in 1973, the radio show now airs on more than 280 radio stations in 155 markets, covering 90 percent of the country.
“Fans of the ‘American Country Countdown’ are some of the most loyal and passionate fans around, so it's a natural next step to bring that popular brand to television,” said Simon Andreae, executive vice president of Alternative Entertainment for Fox. “Fox has a long history of big, bold music events, and we can't wait to bring down the house in Nashville this December with some of the most popular names in country music.”
“Expanding our NASH brand and the audience for our iconic ‘American Country Countdown’ franchise to a national TV audience is an exciting example of how we're committed to serving the needs of America's rapidly growing passion for country music,” said John Dickey, executive vice president and co-chief operating officer of Cumulus.
“The ‘American Country Countdown’ radio show is one of the most respected brands in country music, highlighting the most successful stars on country radio,” said Mike Mahan, president of Dick Clark Productions. “Through our broadcast partnership with Fox and Cumulus, we are able to create an innovative and new television format honoring superstars and spectacular emerging talent that fuel American country radio.”
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VH1 Save the Music Foundation and Sara Bareilles Name Winners of ‘Keys + Kids’ Piano Grants (Exclusive)
Ten K-12 public schools will each receive a grant package totaling $10,000
VH1 Save the Music Foundation and Sara Bareilles have chosen the winners of its inaugural “Keys + Kids” grants program, in which 10 K-12 schools have each won a piano grant worth $10,000.
“The piano has been a central instrument of my life, and that is largely thanks to music education programs I had access to in school,” Bareilles said in a statment. “It was an honor to partner with VH1 Save The Music to launch the Keys + Kids Program. I believe that arts education can change many young lives the same way it changed mine, and I'm so thrilled to have been a part of this program working to keep music in our classrooms any way we can.”
TheWrap was the first to report about the grant program back in March. Schools had to submit applications between March 10 and April 30. The applications were judged by a committee made up of members of the Foundation's Board of Directors, VH1 senior staff and patrons of the Keys + Kids Leadership Circle.
“We received an overwhelming number of applications to our Keys + Kids pilot program, demonstrating how important the piano is to music education programs in public schools,” said VH1 Save The Music's Paul Cothran, executive director and vice president.
“Although the selection process was incredibly challenging, we are proud to announce the winners, which would not be possible without the help of our Keys + Kids Leadership Circle including: Avnet Inc., The Durst Organization, Houlihan's Restaurants, The LEGO Children's Fund, NAMM Foundation, Raymond Weil, William Hill Estate Winery, Shure Incorporated, Yamaha and countless individuals.”
The grant program will return next year.
Without further ado, here are the inaugural “Keys + Kids” winners:
Calhoun County High School, St. Matthews, SC
Coit Creative Arts Academy, Grand Rapids, MI
Fair Haven K-8 School, New Haven, CT
Frances Willard Elementary, Kansas City, KS
Harding Senior High School, St. Paul, MN
Holston Valley Middle School, Bristol, TN
Malvern Elementary School, Malvern, AR
Morrill Elementary, San Antonio, TX
Richland Upper Elementary School, Richland, MS
Washington Elementary, Trenton, NJ