Song by Song: "B.O.B." Trivia Quiz

Answer: 2000

The song was recorded in 1999 and released on September 19, 2000 from Outkast's fourth studio album "Stankonia." It is alternately classified as belonging to the alternative hip hop, rap rock, dance, experimental hip hop, and drum and bass genres. The formula-breaking song contains, according to Rolling Stone magazine, "manic drums, headbanging rock guitar, DJ scratches, [and] a gospel chorus."

Answer: Bombs Over Baghdad

The title stands for Bombs Over Baghdad and the song gained popularity during the Iraq War that lasted from 2003 to 2011. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Robert Hilburn reports that while the song became a sort of anthem for the Iraq War, "Big Boi was strongly opposed to the U.S. invading Iraq without United Nations support and he never intended the song as a pro-war exercise."

Answer: David Sheats

David Sheats, or Mr. DJ, began his music industry career as a DJ for hip-hop duo Outkast, consisting of Big Boi and André 3000. His focus shifted from deejaying to production in time, and he and the other two men formed Earthtone III, which produced many of the subsequent tracks from Outkast's albums.

He won a Rap Album of the Year Grammy in 2004 for his production work on Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" album. David Sheats, along with the two members of Outkast, also received songwriting credit for "B.O.B."

Answer: Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX

To ensure the E rating, "Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX" to remove curse words from the song as well as all references to recreational drug use. Published by Activision, the game was first released for the PlayStation in North America in May of 2001. The goal of the game is to perform tricks on a BMX bike.

Answer: false

The song peaked at 69 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and only slightly higher, at 58, on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart. However, the song achieved critical acclaim, including being ranked the 39th greatest song of all time in Rolling Stone magazine's 2021 list. Pitchfork also gave it the number one spot on their list of "The Top 200 Tracks of the 2000s."

Answer: orangutans

"Yeah, inslumnational, underground
Thunder pounds when I stomp the ground (woo)
Like a million elephants or silverback orangutans
You can't stop a train."

Outkast mixes "silverback gorilla" with "orangutan" here to produce "silverback orangutans." A silverback gorilla is bigger and more muscular than an orangutan and has a stronger bite.

Outkast formed in 1992 in East Point, Georgia. Its members go by the names of André "3000" Benjamin and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. Andre 3000 played Jimi Hendrix in "Jimi: All Is by My Side," which was released in 2014.

Answer: Arm & Hammer

"A scale and some Arm & Hammer
Soul-gold grill and a baby mama..."

Arm & Hammer baking soda was introduced in 1846 by Church & Dwight.

Rapper B.o.B, born Bobby Ray Simmons Jr., took his name from this song, according to Songfacts.

Answer: Pampers

"Black Cadillac and a pack of Pampers
Stack of question with no answers."

Pampers, owned by Proctor & Gamble, were introduced in 1961. Here, the song contrasts wealth and fame (black Cadillac) with the mundane of daily family life (a pack of pampers).

Outkast released a remix of "B.O.B." in 2020 by Zack de la Rocha, the frontman of Rage. The song was part of a reissue of "Stankonia" for its 20th anniversary.

Answer: AIDS

"B.O.B." was certified platinum by RIAA in the U.S. Dave Meyers directed a music video for the song. The American music magazine Blender ranked "B.O.B." second on its 2012 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born," which includes only songs written after 1980.

Answer: Bamboo / Jordan

"Got a son on the way by the name of Bamboo
Got a little baby girl, four year, Jordan
Never turn my back on my kids for them."

Since this song was written, Big Boi's son Antwan Andre Patton II, nicknamed "Bamboo," graduated from high school with honors, and his daughter Jordan graduated from college. Big Boi had another son, Cross Paton, who played college football.