publication date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 (part of Spring 2017)

category: Music

clue: This rapidly rhyming rapper has his own island in the middle of Massachusetts (unofficially).

explanation: Rhymes, a rapper known for the speed of his delivery, is the namesake of the tiny Busta Rhymes Island that a nearby citizen has been petitioning for years to have officially named that way. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, and Jesse King


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