Question

In one song, an artist from this city says he’s “tryna get the Willy Wonka Special” because he isn’t the title person. In another song by an artist from this city, a voiceover (15[1])describes “a bunch of young men, all dressed in black, dancing extremely aggressively on (15[1])stage”. That artist from this city released the album Konnichiwa, (15[1])and (15[1])founded the collective (15[1])BoyBetterKnow with his brother. An artist (15[1])from this city that prefixed his name with (*) “Santan” (10[1])invited a fan named Alex (-5[1])to the stage at a festival, (10[1])who ended up rapping his entire song (-5[1])“Thiago Silva”. (10[2])Another artist (-5[1])from this city raps (10[1])“My bruddas don’t dab, we just” (10[1])do the title dance (-5[1])on his song (10[1])“Vossi Bop”. For 10 points, Dave, (10[1])Skepta, and Stormzy hail from (10[1])what city, known (10[1])for (10[1])originating grime music? ■END■ (10[4]0[4])

ANSWER: London (the lead-in is “Gentleman” by SL; the second line is “Shutdown” by Skepta)
<ME, Music: Rap/R&amp;B>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rahim DinaDavid and Parth Fan ClubInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default3215
Erik ChristensenMartingrobeThere's No Spying In Quizbowl4615
Connor MayersNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomataLaniel Automatic Pinball School5615
Gerrit SevereidMcGill Asian Goodreads JuntaVon Trapped5715
Mazin OmerFDA Poop Experimentsnot overly fond of geese6015
Charlie FritzTHE SIXTH SENSEgaslight gatekeep girlbuzz6615
Dan BurgessDowntown Freddie BrownNosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgard7510
Anjali RaoPositive AttitudeCarleton of Not Minnesota Fame80-5
Jesse ChusingCreative BankruptcySplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Site8610
Faith DanielHonk it Like It's HotUntitled McGill Team93-5
Ishan JoshiNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshi9510
Anuttam Ramjihonk tuah and squawk on that wingKermit to the Bit9510
Dylan SteptoeGuelph Neg 4The Second Coming of James Wang97-5
Nadia DakdoukiFill in the _______womt10110
Rishi SwaminathanTosca TrioThe Holdovers10710
Imtiaz KidwaiTo 500 PPG and BeyondBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context111-5
Parth JagtapSkibidiallo RizzirkzeeWe'd Rather Be at SawCon11410
Elijah QuanThe Big Doofusbwthhybl12010
Yusuf BaigThe Tortured Trivia DepartmentWaterloo Cloze12510
Benny MeyersUntitled HONK! TeamNo Longer Free Agents12810
Ahmed AbbasAOL Instant Messengershow hungry... (horse emoji)12910
Peter CorderoCarleton of Not Minnesota FamePositive Attitude13310
Graydon AllardThe Second Coming of James WangGuelph Neg 413310
Nabhaan FarooqiUntitled McGill TeamHonk it Like It's Hot13310
John HayesHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaThe House of the SpiRITs1330
Henry GelberThe House of the SpiRITsHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila1330
Simone ValadeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the contextTo 500 PPG and Beyond13310
Landon JettThe of usLast Among1330
Jacob SimmonsLast AmongThe of us1330

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y8100%25%13%95.75
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%25%75%114.00
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y10%0%0%
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y1090%30%0%89.11