2000s Music quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which 2005 dancehall track was Rihanna's very first hit single?

   Answer: Pon de Replay

   Why: Jay-Z, then president and CEO of Def Jam, signed her to a six-album deal the same day she met the label.

2. 2 Medium

   Whose father's death inspired Chris Martin to write Coldplay's 2000s ballad Fix You?

   Answer: Gwyneth Paltrow

   Why: Martin wanted a church organ, could not get one, and plugged in the big keyboard Bruce Paltrow had bought and never used.

3. 3 Hard

   Which producer made the beat for Jay-Z's '99 Problems'?

   Answer: Rick Rubin

   Why: Rubin, who co-founded Def Jam, built the beat from samples of Billy Squier's 'The Big Beat' and Mountain's 'Long Red'.

4. 4 Easy

   Who sang the Ray Charles-inspired hook on Kanye West's 2005 hit Gold Digger?

   Answer: Jamie Foxx

   Why: Kanye built the beat at Ludacris's house for rapper Shawnna, who passed on it. Gold Digger then spent ten weeks at number one.

5. 5 Medium

   Which indie electronic project between Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello released the album Give Up?

   Answer: The Postal Service

   Why: The US Postal Service sent a cease and desist, then licensed the name after the duo agreed to play its 2004 National Executive Conference.

6. 6 Hard

   Which production duo produced Kelis's 2003 hit Milkshake?

   Answer: The Neptunes

   Why: Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo created the song's sparse beat under their production moniker The Neptunes.