NYC Music Legends Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Now

Q: Which NYC music question completely stumped quiz fans?

The Notorious B.I.G. question — only 20% got it right. — While rock and soul legends were easy wins, fans seriously fumbled Brooklyn's own rap king, making Biggie the quiz's biggest blind spot by a mile.

Test your knowledge of iconic New York City musicians — take this fun, challenging quiz to identify legendary NYC artists, discover music history facts, and rank your music scene expertise.

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NYC rock and R&B royalty were no-brainers for quiz takers — both Lou Reed and Alicia Keys scored a perfect 100% recognition rate — but when it came to Brooklyn rap legend The Notorious B.I.G., only 20% of fans correctly identified him, making hip-hop the quiz's ultimate blind spot.

A massive 80% of fans mistakenly picked Tupac Shakur — a West Coast icon — as the Brooklyn-born rapper behind 'Juicy,' revealing a wild cross-coastal mix-up that Biggie himself would probably have some words about.

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Q:Which NYC music question completely stumped quiz fans?

A:The Notorious B.I.G. question — only 20% got it right.

While rock and soul legends were easy wins, fans seriously fumbled Brooklyn's own rap king, making Biggie the quiz's biggest blind spot by a mile.

Q:What was the trickiest Beastie Boys question's most common wrong answer?

A:Ad-Rock — a whopping 100% of respondents chose him incorrectly.

Not a single fan landed on MCA as Adam Yauch's stage name. Ad-Rock swept every vote, making this the quiz's most convincing — and completely wrong — crowd consensus!

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Which singer-songwriter, born in the Bronx, wrote the 1973 hit 'Piano Man'?

29%

Which New York-born pianist and singer performed the chorus on 'Empire State of Mind' and released the album 'Songs in A Minor'?

93%

Which influential rock musician and songwriter, born in Brooklyn, was the principal songwriter and lead vocalist of the Velvet Underground?

100%

Which iconic Brooklyn-born rapper, born Christopher Wallace, recorded the 1994 hit 'Juicy'?

14%

Which member of the Beastie Boys was Adam Hayden Yauch, better known by which stage name?