Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Dec 10, 2024 | 42D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Brian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf | Fagliano |
Sun Sep 8, 2024 | 13D | "Hip Hop Is Dead" rapper (4) | Meghan Morris | Fagliano |
Wed Aug 28, 2024 | 65D | Grammy winner for Best Rap Album in 2021 | Jesse Goldberg | Fagliano |
Mon Jun 17, 2024 | 59D | Rap's Lil ___ X (4) | Kiran Pandey | Fagliano |
Sat Apr 27, 2024 | 23D | "God's Son" rapper (2) | Rich Norris | Fagliano |
Thu Mar 7, 2024 | 38D | Lil ___ X (4) | Joe O'Neill | Shortz |
Wed Feb 28, 2024 | 48A | Rapper Lil ___ X (5) | Greg Snitkin | Shortz |
Sun Dec 24, 2023 | 71A | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Drew Schmenner | Shortz |
Wed Nov 8, 2023 | 21A | Rap's Lil ___ X (4) | Daniel Hrynick | Shortz |
Sun Oct 29, 2023 | 69D | "Hip Hop Is Dead" musical artist | Alina Abidi | Shortz |
Mon Sep 18, 2023 | 46A | Rapper with a Harvard hip-hop fellowship named in his honor (2) | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Fri Sep 1, 2023 | 20A | Rapper with the 2012 #1 album "Life Is Good" | Robert Logan | Shortz |
Sun Jun 4, 2023 | 99A | Lil ___ X (4) | Rafael Musa | Shortz |
Mon May 22, 2023 | 46A | Music's Lil ___ X (2) | Đặng Quang Thắng | Shortz |
Sun Apr 23, 2023 | 12D | "Stillmatic" rapper (4) | Katie Hale and Scott Hogan | Shortz |
Sun Feb 5, 2023 | 106D | Rapper behind the "King's Disease" trilogy | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Sat Jan 21, 2023 | 33D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | David Distenfeld | Shortz |
Thu Jan 19, 2023 | 34D | Lil ___ X (4) | Daniel Bodily | Shortz |
Mon Sep 12, 2022 | 32D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Michael Lieberman | Shortz |
Mon Aug 8, 2022 | 12D | Rap's Lil ___ X (4) | Kathy Lowden | Shortz |
Sat Jun 25, 2022 | 24A | Rapper with the 1999 #1 album "I Am …" | Adam Aaronson | Shortz |
Sun Apr 10, 2022 | 19D | Rapper with the platinum albums "Street's Disciple" and "God's Son" | David W. Tuffs | Shortz |
Mon Feb 14, 2022 | 26D | Music's Lil ___ X (2) | Alan Siegel | Shortz |
Tue Jan 18, 2022 | 31A | Lil ___ X (4) | Kate Schutzengel | Shortz |
Sun Dec 5, 2021 | 25D | Rapper dissed by Jay-Z in "Takeover" | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Nov 20, 2021 | 53A | Mass Appeal Records co-founder | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Nov 8, 2021 | 20A | Montero Lamar Hill a.k.a. Lil ___ X | Carl Larson | Shortz |
Sat Aug 7, 2021 | 50D | "The World Is Yours" rapper, 1994 | Adam Aaronson | Shortz |
Sun Jul 25, 2021 | 93A | Rap's Lil ___ X (4) | Chandi Deitmer | Shortz |
Thu Jul 15, 2021 | 32A | Rapper for whom Harvard's Hip-Hop Fellowship is named | Max Carpenter | Shortz |
Sun Jun 6, 2021 | 57A | Rapper who co-founded Mass Appeal Records | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Mar 7, 2021 | 94D | "Stillmatic" rapper (4) | Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Jan 21, 2021 | 7D | Performer with the hit 2006 album "Hip Hop Is Dead" | Daniel Mauer | Shortz |
Wed Nov 18, 2020 | 36D | "Old Town Road" rapper Lil ___ X | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Sun Nov 1, 2020 | 77A | "Hate Me Now" rapper, 1999 | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Mon Sep 28, 2020 | 48A | "Life Is Good" rapper (2) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Sep 6, 2020 | 121A | Rapper with the 2003 hit "I Can" | David Kwong | Shortz |
Wed Aug 26, 2020 | 58D | Rapper Lil ___ X (5) | Carl Larson | Shortz |
Sun Aug 23, 2020 | 58D | "One Mic" rapper (3) | Barbara Lin | Shortz |
Sun Apr 19, 2020 | 87A | Rapper Lil ___ X (5) | Jack Mowat and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Apr 9, 2020 | 63A | ___ in Nancy (2) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sun Oct 6, 2019 | 38A | Rapper Lil ___ X (5) | Howard Barkin and Victor Barocas | Shortz |
Tue Jul 23, 2019 | 5D | Rapper Lil ___ X (5) | Kyle Dolan | Shortz |
Sun Jul 21, 2019 | 113D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Jason Mueller and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Apr 24, 2019 | 26D | Lil ___ X, rapper with the 2019 #1 hit "Old Town Road" | Evan Mahnken | Shortz |
Sun Jan 13, 2019 | 82A | Rapper who founded the record label Mass Appeal | Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Mon Nov 26, 2018 | 62D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Evan Kalish | Shortz |
Thu Jun 28, 2018 | 54D | Hip-hop artist with the #1 album "Hip Hop Is Dead" (2) | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Jun 13, 2018 | 13D | "Life Is Good" rapper (2) | Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Thu May 31, 2018 | 71A | ___ in Nancy (2) | Dominick Talvacchio | Shortz |
Wed May 9, 2018 | 27A | Famous feuder with Jay-Z | Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Wed Feb 21, 2018 | 45D | "Street Dreams" rapper | Ori Brian and Zachary Spitz | Shortz |
Tue Jan 30, 2018 | 40A | Hip-hop artist with the #1 album "Hip Hop Is Dead" (2) | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
Thu Jan 25, 2018 | 59A | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Thu Oct 26, 2017 | 32D | "Cherry Wine" rapper, 2012 | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Thu Oct 5, 2017 | 13D | "Hip Hop Is Dead" rapper (4) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Thu Aug 31, 2017 | 43D | Rapper who famously feuded with Jay-Z | Zachary Spitz | Shortz |
Tue Aug 29, 2017 | 39A | "N.Y. State of Mind" rapper (5) | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Wed May 10, 2017 | 46A | Rapper with a line of Fila sneakers | Ned White | Shortz |
Wed Mar 1, 2017 | 32D | "Hip Hop Is Dead" rapper (4) | David Phillips | Shortz |
Tue Dec 27, 2016 | 52A | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Herre Schouwerwou | Shortz |
Tue Nov 29, 2016 | 32A | "Cherry Wine" rapper | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Sun Jul 17, 2016 | 63D | Nasty ___ (rap nickname) | Jerry Miccolis | Shortz |
Mon Jun 6, 2016 | 47A | "N.Y. State of Mind" rapper (5) | Mary Lou Guizzo | Shortz |
Sun Apr 10, 2016 | 54A | "If I Ruled the World" rapper (8) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Fri Mar 25, 2016 | 47A | "The Lost Tapes" rapper | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Sun Dec 27, 2015 | 109D | "N.Y. State of Mind" rapper (5) | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Thu Aug 13, 2015 | 39D | "If I Ruled the World" rapper (8) | Jim Hilger | Shortz |
Fri Jul 17, 2015 | 27A | "Life Is Good" rapper, 2012 | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Mon Jul 13, 2015 | 51A | Rapper with a Harvard hip-hop fellowship named in his honor (2) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 22, 2015 | 76D | "God's Son" rapper (2) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Mon Jan 12, 2015 | 6D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Jason Flinn | Shortz |
Sun Dec 21, 2014 | 94D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Joel Fagliano | Shortz |
Wed Oct 8, 2014 | 71A | "N.Y. State of Mind" rapper (5) | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Sat Nov 30, 2013 | 27D | Rapper with the 2012 album "Life Is Good" | Byron Walden and Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Tue Oct 8, 2013 | 61D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Tim Croce | Shortz |
Thu Jul 25, 2013 | 3D | 2012 rap Grammy nominee for "Life Is Good" | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Tue Jul 23, 2013 | 35D | "Daughters" rapper | Jean O'Conor | Shortz |
Wed Jun 5, 2013 | 28D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Mark Bickham | Shortz |
Tue Jan 1, 2013 | 43A | Rapper with the #1 album "Hip Hop Is Dead" | John Farmer | Shortz |
Thu Aug 2, 2012 | 9D | "Illmatic" and "Stillmatic" rapper | Xan Vongsathorn | Shortz |
Wed Feb 29, 2012 | 33D | "Stillmatic" rapper (4) | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Mon Feb 20, 2012 | 5D | "If I Ruled the World" rapper (8) | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Mon Dec 5, 2011 | 38D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Kenneth J. Berniker | Shortz |
Thu Nov 17, 2011 | 58D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Feb 6, 2011 | 90A | "One Mic" rapper (3) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Nov 7, 2010 | 126D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Fri Sep 3, 2010 | 22A | "Hip Hop Is Dead" rapper (4) | John Farmer | Shortz |
Sun Jun 27, 2010 | 121D | "If I Ruled the World" rapper (8) | Michael J. Doran | Shortz |
Wed Apr 28, 2010 | 60D | "If I Ruled the World" rapper (8) | Andrea Carla Michaels and Peter L. Stein | Shortz |
Fri Aug 14, 2009 | 20A | "Stillmatic" rapper (4) | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Mon Jun 8, 2009 | 45A | 1980s TV's "Emerald Point ___" | Randy Sowell | Shortz |
Sun Aug 10, 2008 | 73A | "N.Y. State of Mind" rapper (5) | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Tue May 6, 2008 | 37D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Sun Apr 27, 2008 | 40D | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Tue Jul 17, 2007 | 31A | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Natan Last | Shortz |
Sun Jun 18, 2006 | 53A | Brooklyn-born rapper | Ben and Mark Tausig | Shortz |
Fri Jun 24, 2005 | 46A | ___ Pensacola (mil. center) (2) | Eric Berlin | Shortz |
Fri Jul 23, 2004 | 19A | "One Mic" rapper (3) | David Levinson Wilk | Shortz |
Fri May 7, 2004 | 42A | "Illmatic" rapper (19) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Feb 3, 2004 | 63A | "If I Ruled the World" rapper (8) | Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Jan 17, 2002 | 28A | ___ Pensacola (mil. center) (2) | Sherry O. Blackard | Shortz |
Fri Oct 20, 2000 | 57D | "If I Ruled the World" rapper (8) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat Sep 30, 2000 | 36D | Mil. center for pilots | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Fri Dec 24, 1999 | 63D | "If I Ruled the World" rapper (8) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Aug 8, 1999 | 116D | TV's "Emerald Point ___" (3) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sun Jan 24, 1999 | 111D | "Emerald Point ___" of 80's TV | Robert Malinow | Shortz |
Thu Dec 5, 1996 | 14D | TV's "Emerald Point ___" (3) | B. Jorgensen | Shortz |
Thu Aug 15, 1996 | 21D | TV's "Emerald Point ___" (3) | S. B. Whitten | Shortz |
Sun Mar 5, 1995 | 56D | Nose: Prefix | A.J. Santora | Shortz |