This goo was worth a point in February 2024.

publication date: Friday, February 23, 2024 (part of February 2024)

category: Music

clue: This singer from New York's lower East Side made her mononymous first appearance on a 2004 Nas album while still 19. Who's the king?

explanation: King was credited merely as "Emily" for her appearance on Nas's Street's Disciple. Her first album was titled East Side Story. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Samir Mehta


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