How are the song titles styled?

Single words in capitals with a full stop

What can listeners do with the tracklist?

Play it in reverse for a new story

Damn Album Quiz: Kendrick Lamar's Reversible Tracklist

This damn album quiz plays Kendrick Lamar's 2017 record forward and backward. Play 10 interactive questions on one-word song titles in capitals, the opening track BLOOD. and its blind woman, HUMBLE. and DNA., LOYALTY. with Rihanna, the reversed collector's edition, the nickname Kung Fu Kenny, the Grammy win and the first Pulitzer Prize for a rap album.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Artist
Who released DAMN.?
Titles
How are the song titles styled?
Open
Which track opens the album?
Reverse
What can listeners do with the tracklist?
Last
Which track closes the album?
Guest
Who features on LOYALTY.?
Hit
Which single became his first solo US number one?
Nickname
Which nickname does Kendrick use in this era?
Pulitzer
What historic prize did the album win?
Grammy
Which Grammy did DAMN. win?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who released DAMN.?
Answer: Kendrick Lamar
It came out in April 2017.
Q2: How are the song titles styled?
Answer: Single words in capitals with a full stop
HUMBLE. is an example.
Q3: Which track opens the album?
Answer: BLOOD.
It tells of a blind woman.
Q4: What can listeners do with the tracklist?
Answer: Play it in reverse for a new story
A collector's edition reversed it.
Q5: Which track closes the album?
Answer: DUCKWORTH.
It tells how a chance moment saved his father.
Q6: Who features on LOYALTY.?
Answer: Rihanna
It won a Grammy.
Q7: Which single became his first solo US number one?
Answer: HUMBLE.
Its video has a Last Supper scene.
Q8: Which nickname does Kendrick use in this era?
Answer: Kung Fu Kenny
It comes from a martial arts film.
Q9: What historic prize did the album win?
Answer: Pulitzer Prize for Music
It was the first for a rap album.
Q10: Which Grammy did DAMN. win?
Answer: Best Rap Album
It won in 2018.

An Album That Plays Both Ways

DAMN., released by Kendrick Lamar in April 2017, uses single-word song titles in capitals with a full stop, such as HUMBLE., DNA. and LOYALTY. It explores faith, fate and choices, opening with BLOOD., in which a blind woman shoots the narrator.

The album can be played in reverse to tell a different story, starting from DUCKWORTH., which describes a chance moment that may have saved his father's life. A later collector's edition reversed the order. Kendrick took the nickname Kung Fu Kenny in this era.

HUMBLE. became his first solo number one in the US, and LOYALTY. with Rihanna won a Grammy. DAMN. won Best Rap Album and in 2018 became the first non-classical, non-jazz work to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

What This Quiz Teaches

Hip-hop fans will enjoy these questions.

How titles are styled
How the order works
Which songs stand out
Who features
Which prizes it won

Did You Know?

Kendrick is from Compton.
U2 features on XXX.
Fox News clips appear on the album.
His cousin Carl speaks on voicemails.
Mike WiLL Made-It produced HUMBLE.