Question

This album’s lead single which appeared in the movie Zebrahead has the artist compare himself to “Malcolm X catching the jungle fever”. (15[1])Large Professor sampled (15[1])Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” for a song on this album, (15[1])where the artist refers to himself as “the Buddha’s monk in your trunk, turn the bass up”. AZ made his debut (15[1])verse on this album, where he raps about “visualizin’ the realism of life in actuality”. (15[1])A song on this album (15[1])that includes (*) “Halftime” and “It Ain’t Hard to Tell” (10[3])starts “Rappers I monkey (10[1])flip ‘em with the funky rhythm” (10[1])and contains the claim “I never sleep, ‘cause sleep is (-5[1])the cousin of death”. A (-5[1])photo of a child superimposed (10[2])on a city block (10[1])serves (10[1]-5[1])as the cover of this (10[1])1994 (10[1])album. For 10 points, “Life's a Bitch” and (10[1])“N.Y. State of Mind” feature on what debut album by Nas? ■END■ (10[1]0[7])

ANSWER: Illmatic
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= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ishan JoshiNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItCreative Bankruptcy2115
Daniel LovstedFill in the _______honk tuah and squawk on that wing2415
Delano BarnesWe'd Rather Be at SawConThe of us3415
Mazin OmerFDA Poop ExperimentsTosca Trio5515
Tomás Aguilar-Fragagaslight gatekeep girlbuzzDowntown Freddie Brown7015
Odin Fisher-SkauMartingrobeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context7515
Elijah MandelbaumGuelph Neg 4Untitled McGill Team8410
Alden ThompsonThere's No Spying In QuizbowlThe Tortured Trivia Department8410
Gareth AdamsonNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardNo Longer Free Agents8410
Taylor HarveyLaniel Automatic Pinball SchoolLast Among8810
Benjamin KitchenTHE SIXTH SENSENieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata9410
Henry AtkinsA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiAOL Instant Messengers104-5
Faith DanielHonk it Like It's HotPositive Attitude109-5
Thomas VukovicbwthhyblSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Site11410
Gabriel BrannonKermit to the Bitwomt11410
Graydon AllardThe Second Coming of James WangCarleton of Not Minnesota Fame11810
Logan PierceESF BeeThe House of the SpiRITs11910
Victor LisitaWaterloo ClozeDavid and Parth Fan Club119-5
Talia FanInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaulthow hungry... (horse emoji)12410
Russell ValerioSkibidiallo RizzirkzeeUntitled HONK! Team12510
Ben Weinernot overly fond of geeseThe Holdovers13310
Kevin AndersonCarleton of Ottawa FameVon Trapped1450
Jason RohfritschVon TrappedCarleton of Ottawa Fame1450
Anjali RaoPositive AttitudeHonk it Like It's Hot1450
Sam BarreketteCRITique of Pure ReasonFowl Play1450
John HayesHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaElegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard1450
Marcus Forbes-GreenTo 500 PPG and BeyondThe Big Doofus1450
Jon VaysmanThe Big DoofusTo 500 PPG and Beyond1450
Rahim DinaDavid and Parth Fan ClubWaterloo Cloze14510

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y875%25%25%93.83
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y450%0%25%101.00
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y333%0%0%119.00
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%40%0%82.10