Watch ‘Jeopardy!’ Contestants Get Stumped by Rap Category Featuring Shaboozey, T.I. & More

A “Rap Genres” category popped up on Friday’s (Nov. 1) episode of Jeopardy!, and most of the contestants didn’t fair too well in navigating the hip-hop lane.

A contestant named Greg nailed the first answer of “crunk music” being likened to a mixture of “crazy and drunk.” Then Billboard was cited when describing T.I.’s seminal 2003 Trap Muzik album as an introduction of trap music to the masses, but the contestants were stumped and couldn’t identify who the rapper-actor is despite a photo of him accompanying the clue. Host Ken Jennings later named Big Freedia as a sub-genre staple and gave a hint connected to what happens when you jump on a trampoline, but nobody knew “bounce.”

Luckily for Greg, he quickly answered the next question with an accurate “Who is Shaboozey?” when given clues about the musician’s appearance on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and release of his chart-topping anthem “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

Chicago’s drill music served as the final answer for $400 in the category after showcasing its “Drillinois” nickname and crediting the late rapper Pac-Man with being one of the sub-genre’s original innovators.

As for Shaboozey, he’s quickly become a household name in the music industry with his ubiquitous country-pop banger “A Bar Song” topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 15 weeks. The J-Kwon-sampling crossover hit’s run was interrupted last week by Morgan Wallen’s “Love Somebody.”

Released in April, “A Bar Song” has dominated the Billboard charts, where it remains a leader on Radio Songs and Streaming Songs charts. That’s the longest run on the Radio Songs chart since Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” in 2005. Shaboozey’s four weeks away from catching Lil Nas X’s 19 record weeks atop the Hot 100 for “Old Town Road,” which is now within his view.

Watch the Jeopardy! clip below.