New York City Teenagers Answer Questions About Rap

Complex asked a group of high-school students for their opinions.

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School's out! Party time! Excellent! Today is the last day of the year for New York City's public schools. To celebrate, we launched a sort of science project. We embedded a secret agent, a "mole," or maybe more like a "narc," like in 21 Jump Street—but not to rat out kids about drug use or cutting. Instead, we wanted to get a gauge on today's teens' feelings about rap. We gave a teacher in a high school in Canarsie, Brooklyn a list of questions to ask a random group of tenth graders (identified here by pseudonyms.) Their answers are very educational.

Ring the bell, sucker! It's Complex's Year-end High-School Rap Poll.

When old people talk about rap I want to:

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The best verse I ever heard was:

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The best beat I ever heard was:

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Have you heard of Joey Bada$$?

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Illmatic is....

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What is the oldest rap album you ever listened to?

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The funniest rap line I ever heard was:

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Did Lil Wayne fall off?

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When I hear 2 Chainz's voice it makes me want to:

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Would you listen to a gay rapper?

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Nicki Minaj’s fashion style would be described in one word as:

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Kanye West is....

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My favorite rap song to listen to before I go to bed at night is:

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I know Jay-Z is in the Illuminati because he....

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My favorite rap song to listen to in the morning on the way to school is:

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Do you think Trinidad James will have another big song?

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If I could choose one rap star to have over to my house for dinner with my family it would be:

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The Funniest 2 Chainz line is:

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The best rapper of all-time is:

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The best way to listen to rap is:

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The best rapper in the world right now is:

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My top 5 favorite albums are:

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If Chief Keef went to my school he would:

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The realest rapper is:

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The beats on Yeezus remind me of:

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