Can You Match The Screenshot To The Hip Hop Hit Of The 2000s?
- by Jamie Light
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Do you think that you know everything there is to know about the hip-hop hits of the 2000's? If so, you've come to the right quiz! It's one thing to know your hip-hop hits, but you might find that matching these 2000's music video images to their hits is more difficult than finishing the lyrics, or pairing the artist to the hit. After all, it doesn't take much to refresh those old memories. Recapping a couple of the lines, or hearing the beat can get you reminiscing in no time. However, music videos are almost a thing of the past. In the 2000's, you could still cut on MTV, VH1, or BET and find music videos, instead of endless bouts of screaming matches on reality TV.
Of course, you can still watch music videos on sites like YouTube, or Vevo, but let's be honest... How often do we really have time to stop and look up old music videos? Sure, you might look up a new song when it come out, but when was the last time you binged on old videos? The hip-hop videos from the 2000s were the absolute best! That was when rap had first began to blend with r&b, pop, and dance. Nelly was collaborating with Kelly Rowland, Justin Timberlake with Timbaland, and Missy Elliot with Gwen Stefani. Outkast was coining terms like eargasms, while Ludacris urged people to Stand Up, but it was the music videos that filled in the blanks of the hip-hop hits that told stories. Or, flooded your TV with bright colors, video vixens, fancy cars, and new dance steps.
So, do you think you know the hip-hop hits of the 2000's? Let's see if you can match the 2000's hip-hop music video image to the hit to prove it!
This hip-hop song was relatively simple, but was named the most popular rap song of the decade by Billboard. What hit was it?
This hit came out in September of 2004 and didn't do well, at first. However, its simple beat, catchy hook, and already popular phrase brought it to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 list, by December. It was Snoop Dogg's first time at #1. The song and video were both relatively simple with tongue clicks, bass drum, and keyboard sounds. The video was in black and white, had various women doing what the hook asked, and Snoop doing the crip walk dance step. It also featured a Phantom, Cadillac, Snoop's sons and Pharrell. What hit was it?
Before Fat Joe and Remy Ma were All the Way Up, they were leanin'. What hit were they leanin' to?
This video came from Terror Squad's 2004 hit from their True Story album. It had lots of honeys. Hot, fast cars. Money was thrown by Fat Joe and Remy Ma. The video kicked off with some little kids sitting on the steps of an apartment building in anticipation of seeing Terror Squad. Kevin Hart made a cameo appearance on the steps, too. The video also had Fat Joe, Remy Ma, and the rest of Terror Squad doing doing the Rockaway dance. The song was one of the hottest hits of the year. Which hit was it?
Kelly Rowland was all over Nelly in this video. What hit was it?
This 2002 video was fairly simple. It didn't require a bunch of hot ladies, cars, or money to throw at the camera. Just a nice neighborhood and Nelly, with Kelly moving in up the street from him. Nelly had it bad for her, but the problem was that she had a man. That didn't stop Kelly from singing along to Nelly's rap about how all she thought about was him. Meanwhile, her man was off on the sidelines, or in the back of her mind. What hit was this?
Ludacris had a ton of hits in the 2000's but none could ever match this one. Do you know which one this is?
Ludacris was once known as a DJ named Chris Lova Lova on Hot 97.5 in Atlanta, but that was before Timbaland discovered him. After that Ludacris became more known for his off-the-wall lyrics that invoked vivid imaginations. Meanwhile, his music videos presented lots of hot women, bright colors, and all around goofiness. This music video in particular, featured several women licking the giant suckers you'd see at Disney World, a giant party in the Atrium parking lot, and Ludacris in a blow-up kiddie pool with a hot, seemingly naked vixen covered in bath bubbles. Can you match the 2000 hit?
This is obviously an Eminem hit from the 2000's, but which one is it?
Eminem needs no introductions, but he did have several hits in the 2000's. This one won several awards and the video was entertaining and controversial. The location in the video switches from a psych ward, a park in Detroit, a fast food restaurant, and at the Grammys. In the song Eminem blasts several people, including Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee and the music video has lookalikes for all of them. Which of Eminem's hit hip-hop songs goes with this image?
Alicia Keys' music was groundbreaking in the 2000's.
Alicia Keys was the female face of the r&b genre in hip-hop during the 2000's. Her first album, Songs in A Minor, spawned several hits itself. The best thing about Alicia Keys' music videos was that they often told the story of the song. The video for her first major hit kicked off with Girlfriend playing on the radio and Keys at the piano. From there, she's on a prison bus, which takes her to see her incarcerated boyfriend. Although, Alicia Keys claims that she was originally supposed to be the one in prison. Which video was it?
This video goes to the hottest, hip-hop party collaboration of 2004. Which song was it?
This club hit was all the clubs needed to get the party started. A collaboration between three rappers turned out to be the biggest hip-hop dance hit of 2004, and one of the hottest for the entire decade. The video focused on the main artist's dance moves, along with the two collaborators and forty other people. Mostly women. It was set up in a vacant art gallery, but it could've been a club on a Saturday night. The video ended with everyone doing the rockaway dance, with Lil' Jon leading the dance. Do you recognize the rappers and hit?
This hit song and music video was inspired by Britney Spears. Do you remember which 2000's hit it was?
This song was inspired by the artist's former girlfriend Britney Spears. In the video, the artist goes to what is supposed to be his girlfriend's home and breaks in by shattering one of the glass walls. He has a brown-haired accomplice meet him in the bedroom where he video tapes them kissing on the bed. The girl leaves just as the Britney look-alike returns. The artist follows her through the house without her knowing and watches as she takes a shower. Once out, she she's the video that he recorded playing on the TV. Do you recall the song?
This was one of the hottest hip-hop hits of 2003, and the video was even hotter.
This song turned out to be the group's 3rd #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The group had picked up their fan base with rap in the 90's, but they were also one of the groups that slide easily into the new dance era. This hit was part of a split two-disc album where the members did two solo breakout albums, instead of one combined. The song was hot and so was the video.
This 2000's hit came from T.I.'s album Paper Trail. Can you match the hit to the image?
This hip-hop hit came out in 2008. The beat made you listen, the hook was catchy, and the lyrics were memorable. Meanwhile, the video played out the fantasy of a woman working at a fast food restaurant. T.I. hands her something, which she shows to be his number and the video goes on to show him treating her to cars, money, and a private jet. However, at the end of the video she's still at the fast food restaurant and snaps out of the fantasy to see that he'd only given her money, not his phone number.
This Outkast song never made it big on the charts, but it's noted as one of the greatest songs of all time by Rolling Stone.
Outkast is one of the most successful hip-hop duos in history, arguably the best. Big Boi and Andre 3000 knew how to get people motivated, hooked on a hook, and bouncing all at once. The hit that goes with this video was groundbreaking itself. There was some controversy over the name, which was based on war and politics. Meanwhile, the video has been described as psychedelic. It begins with kids running in the projects over purple grass, alongside Andre 3000 as he hops fences. There are flashy cars, hot women and a bright tie-dyed tunnel. Which Outkast song was it?
Lebron James made a cameo appearance in this Drake video. Do you remember which hit it was?
The 2009 hit that spawned this video is counted as a single for more than one artist. It was originally released as a single to LeBron James' documentary "More than a Game". So, it made sense that he appeared in the beginning of the video in the backseat of a Maybach, playing online poker. The video also featured clips from his documentary. Each of the four artists were also featured in solo clips. Most of those clips were shot on location at a hotel in Miami, but one artist couldn't make it and his clips were shot in Detroit.
The video for this 50 Cent hit was nominated for Best Rap Video at the 2004 MTV Music Awards. Which hit was it?
This 50 Cent hit featured Snoop Dogg and G-Unit. The video had lots of hot women, a mansion, cadillacs ,and Snoo as with a grill acting as the leader of a group. 50 Cent wanted to be accepted as a member, but Snoop and his colleagues didn't understand how he'd fit, since he didn't have a jerry curl, or cadillac. 50 Cent insisted that he was just like them and proved it by showing his glowing magic stick, which turned out to be a gold cane. Which hit matches the video?
Name the hit!
This Jay-Z hit featured one of the hottest r&b artists of the 2000's. She lent his rap the bluesy style it needed. Meanwhile, the video displayed the tall buildings of the "concrete jungle where dreams are made of". The song and video made you want to pick up and move, even if you would've never considered moving to such a busy place had you not heard the song. Which hit matches this video?
This song came from a popular children's rhyme.
This song was Nelly's breakout hit. It uses the beginning verse of a popular children's rhyme. The video is set at a block party. There's cars, hot women, kids, and a BBQ pit. The video also features Nelly and a video vixen dancing in front of a blue backdrop with rims hanging in rows from it. A few of the women were more thick in the body than altogether hot. Which Nelly hit goes along with this hood music video?
Pop and rap collided to bring you this 2000's hip-hop hit. Which hit song was it?
This song was upbeat and fun. The background music was unique and unforgettable. This r&b queen teamed with a pop queen to make two genres collide. The video was full of bright colors, and screamed fun. The ladies who collaborated on the song met, rode ATV's down a busy street, and crashed a formal party, before getting arrested. Of course, Dr. Dre was there to bail them out in the end. Which hip-hop hit goes with this music video?
The video for this 2000's hit of Drake's sucked.
I guess we can't be too hard on Drake for this video. It was one of his first videos and the song was on his first EP. The song was a hit, especially for a female audience, but the video didn't have anything to do with the song. In it, Drake was coaching a women's basketball team and the team they played against had players that were in better shape. The other team blew Drake's team out, despite his pep talk. The best part of the video was when the girls ran out in pink uniforms. Which song was this?
Which song goes with this Missy Elliot video?
Like most of Missy Elliott's 2000's hits, this one has a strong dance influence. THe song and video both feature a Japanese guy speaking the first line in Japanese, which translates to "everyone start dancing together wildly now. Let's make some noise, let's make some noise." The video is set in a wooded area with lots of vines, but it's all painted in bright colors. Missy dances through the entire video surrounded by masked individuals either dancing, or hanging upside down from the rocks. Which Missy Elliott hit matches the image?
This video was trying to take you somewhere sweet, but it wasn't for candy. Which hit matches this video?
Hip-hop artists are the best at creating music based on things that wouldn't pass on the radio, or in public, but using other dialogues to cover up the true meaning of the words. One of the most used was candy. The rapper who did this song remarked that he "attempted to be as sexual as possible, from a male perspective, without being vulgar or obscene". The video features several cameos from other rappers and a display of models. Which 2000's hit displayed women as if they were candy for sale, but the rapper was their special treat?
Everyone should recognize this music video. Do you?
Beyoncé really did a number on the guys with this music video. While the song might be more of a girl anthem, the video is all Queen Bey. She breaks out all of her dance moves, in several sequences. The first of which, is in a parking lot, as Beyoncé struts and dances in daisy dukes, and a white tank top, while it's evident that she isn't wearing a bra. The dance sequences are almost as hot as the car that Jay-Z set fire to. At least Beyoncé was there to cool things off, by kicking the fire hydrant valve.
This song was inspired by an old song by Ray Charles.
Kanye West teamed up with a successful TV personality and actor, turned r&b/hip-hop artist to make this hit. The song was fun, but talks about the kind of women that you'd do best to avoid. Let's just say it's more about women who're into taking more than giving. The video features the two artists dancing with a couple of hot women. The song samples from a Ray Charles song and the featured artist in the song lip synched along to Ray's sample. This artist also portrayed Ray Charles in the movie Ray.
Missy Elliott enlisted this little girl to dance in a couple of her music videos.
This little girl's moves were all over Missy Elliot's music videos, in the 2000's. Her name is Alyson Stoner. She was only seven when she lit up those videos and she's still remembered for those moves now. This song is about the bedroom version of the moves, while the video was all about dance moves. It had a poppin' beat and fast flow. Aside from the little girl, the video features Missy Elliott dancing, alongside her dancers and making moves on guys.
This song inspired everyone in the music video to strip. Which song was it?
This Nelly song was the dance hit of 2002. The video featured bandaid-wearing Nelly checking out various hot women dancing in the club. At one point, he even pulls out a camcorder to videotape. The club is packed and everyone's sweating as Nelly instructs the ladies to strip. Meanwhile, Cedric the Entertainer talks over the speaker saying the roof is on fire, put the clubbers think he's starting a chant based off the old song. Which club hit goes with this video image?
This song provoked you to do something that many men imagine.
What does any guy think when he sees a girl with a nice booty walk by? This 2000's hitmaker took that thought and ran with it for this hit. Eminem joined him for the song and video. The song shot to #1 on ten different music charts. The video mimics the movie 48hrs and the lead artist is released from jail for 24hrs to find a female witness. The rapper finds the witness, but escapes afterward along with Eminem. There were also cameo appearances by Fat Joe, Lil' Fizz, Layzie Bone, and Nas. Can you match the video to the song?
This song, dance, and video put this artist on the map. Which hip-hop hit was it?
As the internet got bigger, so did the talent of one-hit wonders. This artist in particular created his own dance with some friends and self-published his own single and low budget video on YouTube. After the artist was signed a new video was made. It displayed the craze caused by the song and dance. It featured kids watching the dance on phones and computers, while others were doing the dance including the 17-year-old artist in a school gym. The video also featured Bow Wow, Chris Brown, and Unk doing the moves. The big guy in the superman costume says it all.