90s Hip Hop Trivia — Hard Mode

Juice (1992) was directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, who was previously known for what role on Spike Lee films?

• Cinematographer — he shot Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X
• Producer
• Screenwriter
• Set designer

In Juice (1992), Tupac got the role of Bishop by doing what during his audition?

• He threw a chair across the room
• He showed up in full costume
• He freestyled a rap
• He ad-libbed an entire scene

Friday (1995) was shot in how many days and on what budget?

• 20 days, $3.5 million
• 30 days, $5 million
• 45 days, $8 million
• 15 days, $1 million

Ice Cube was encouraged to write the screenplay for Friday by which director after working with him on Boyz n the Hood?

• John Singleton
• Spike Lee
• F. Gary Gray
• The Hughes Brothers

In Boyz n the Hood (1991), John Singleton made a cameo playing what character?

• The mailman
• A police officer
• A store clerk
• A neighbor on the porch

John Singleton was nominated for Best Director at the Oscars for Boyz n the Hood. What made his nomination historic?

• He was the youngest person and first African American ever nominated for Best Director
• He was the first independent filmmaker nominated
• He was the first nominee under 30
• He was the first debut director nominated

In the movie Juice, Samuel L. Jackson plays a small role. What is his character's name?

• Trip
• Deacon
• Ray
• Marcus

Friday was filmed on a real street in South Central LA. Whose childhood block was it?

• Director F. Gary Gray's — he grew up on that street
• Ice Cube's childhood block
• DJ Pooh's neighborhood
• Chris Tucker's hometown street

Snoop Dogg wore a Tommy Hilfiger rugby shirt on Saturday Night Live in 1994. What song did he perform that night?

• A cover of Slick Rick's 'La Di Da Di'
• Gin and Juice
• What's My Name?
• Nuthin' But a G Thang

Grand Puba was the first hip hop artist to publicly name-drop Tommy Hilfiger — in a song and on an album cover. What group was Grand Puba originally a member of?

• Brand Nubian
• De La Soul
• A Tribe Called Quest
• EPMD