50 Great Rhetorical Hip-Hop Questions

Some of rap's most famous queries. Finally, with answers.

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Hip-hop has a lot of unanswered questions. There are literal ones like, "Who killed 2Pac and Biggie?" There are philosophical ones like, "Does it matter that Rick Ross used to be a correctional officer?" Then there are debatable ones like, "What's the best rap album of all time?"

So of course, rappers love to ask questions in their songs, and oftentimes they get answers. For example, A Tribe Called Quest asked, "Can I kick it?" and quickly got a response: "Yes you can!" Puffy asked his talented pal, "How you living, Biggie Smalls?" and got a whole verse of answers from the notorious one.

However, there are many questions that were never meant to be answered. Rhetorical questions.

From Lil Jon screaming "WHAT?" to Eminem asking if you think he gives a damn about winning a Grammy, we took a look back at some of the best rhetorical questions in hip-hop history. You ready? Wait, don't answer that.

Written by Insanul Ahmed (@Incilin)

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"What these bitches want from a nigga?" - DMX "What These Bitches Want" (1999)

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"Okay you're a goon, but what's a goon to a goblin?" - Lil Wayne "A Milli" (2008)

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"What's Gucci, my nigga? What's Louis, my killa?/What's drugs, my dealer? What's that jacket, Margiela?" - Kanye West "Niggas in Paris" (2011)

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"Have you ever had the feeling that you was being had?" - Lupe Fiasco "The Show Goes On" (2010)

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"How many rappers must get dissed before someone says don't fuck with Kris?" - KRS-One "My Philosophy" (1988)

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"First of all, who's your A&R? A mountain climber who plays an electric guitar?" - The GZA "Protect Ya Neck" (1992)

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"Am I really just a narcissist/Cause I wake up to a bowl of lobster bisque?" - Rick Ross "I Love My Bitches" (2011)

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"Are you mad because I'm asking you 21 questions?" - 50 Cent "21 Questions" (2003)

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"Who's the Black Sheep/What's the Black Sheep?" - Dres "Choice Is Yours" (1991)

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"Yo why'd you throw that chair at Geraldo Rivera?" - Ad-Rock "What Comes Around" (1989)

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"WHAT?" - Lil Jon (On every song.)

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"Do you wanna ride or die?" 2Pac "Hail Mary" (1996)

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"Who shot ya?" - The Notorious B.I.G. "Who Shot Ya?" (1995)

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"Who got da props?" - Buckshot "Who Got da Props?" (1993)

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"When's the last time you heard it like this?" - Pharrell "When the Last Time" (2002)

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"Can't a young man make money anymore?" - LL Cool J "Illegal Search" (1990)

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"Who shot Biggie Smalls? - M1 "Hip-Hop" (2005)

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"What the blood cot?" - Method Man "What The Blood Cot" (1994)

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"Damn homie, in high school you was the man, homie/What the fuck happened to you?" - 50 Cent "Wanksta" (2002)

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"Who you calling a bitch?" - Queen Latifah "U.N.I.T.Y." (1994)

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"Where my dogs at?" - DMX "Get At Me Dog" (1998)

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"Have you ever had shoes without shoe strings?" - Kanye West "Run This Town" (2009)

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"Trying to be White or a Jew/But ask yourself, who are they to be equal to?" - Ice Cube "True To The Game" (1991)

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"Damn, what happened to the summertime cookouts?" - The Notorious B.I.G. "Things Done Changed" (1994)

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"You think I give a damn about a Grammy?" - Eminem "The Real Slim Shady" (2000)

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"Now who else wanna fuck with Hollywood Court?" - Andre 3000 "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" (1998)

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"Wake up in the morning and I ask myself: Is life worth living or should I blast myself?" - 2Pac "Changes" (1998)

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"Have you ever had sex with a pharaoh?" - Kanye West "Monster" (2010)

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"If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?" - Rakim "As The Rhyme Goes On" (1987)

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"Have you ever met a girl that you tried to date, but a year to make love she wanted you to wait?" - Biz Markie "Just A Friend" (1989)

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"Why did Bush knock down the Towers?" - Jadakiss "Why" (2004)

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"Forever, foreva eva? Foreva eva?" - Andre 3000 "Miss Jackson" (2001)

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"Whats up with these new niggas?/And why they think it all comes so easy?" - Drake "I'm On One" (2011)

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"Why you babysitting, only two or three shots?" - Kendrick Lamar "Swimming Pools (Drank)" (2012)

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"What you tryna be, my new wife? What you Mariah?" - Eminem "Superman" (2003)

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"How ya like me now?" - Kool Moe Dee "How Ya Like Me Now" (1987)

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"What up gang-staaa?" - 50 Cent "What Up Gangsta" (2003)

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"How you want it, head or gut?" - Illegal "Head or Gut" (1993)

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"Oh you fancy, huh?" - Drake "Fancy" (2010)

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"How long will they mourn me?" - 2Pac "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" (1994)

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"Can I get an encore? Do you want more?" - Jay-Z "Encore" (2003)

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"How you gonna win when you ain't right within?" - Lauryn Hill "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (1998)

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"Have you ever popped champagne on a plane, while gettin' some brain?" - Kanye West "Good Life" (2007)

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"This or that? This or that?" - Dres "Choice Is Yours" (1991)

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"Why oh why did I need cappuccino?" - MC Lyte "Cappucino" (1989)

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"Can I live?" - Jay-Z "Can I Live?" (1996)

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"Bass, how low can you go?" - Chuck D "Bring the Noise" (1987)

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"Who they attracting with that line: What's your name, what's your sign?" - The Notorious B.I.G. "Big Poppa" (1994)

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"I'm from the hood stupid, what type of facts are those?" - Jay-Z "99 Problems" (2003)

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"If you had 24 hours to live, what would you do?" - Puff Daddy "24 Hours To Live" (1999)

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