2000s R&B and Hip-Hop

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Across
  1. 3. Soulful, smooth, and always reppin’ Philly with a pen
  2. 4. Loud, fast, funny — ATL energy in every verse
  3. 6. Mixtape monster — gave us punchlines for days
  4. 10. “So Sick” stayed on repeat — and he wrote hits for everybody
  5. 12. Had the girls feeling strong, single, and just a lil toxic
  6. 14. Hit the scene at 16 with “Run It” and stayed booked
Down
  1. 1. Survived 9 shots and still had the club going up
  2. 2. Made “Fallin’” a classic and kept the braids tight
  3. 5. Came through with “Goodies” and gave us choreo we still can’t do
  4. 7. The hook queen who ran the early 2000s with Ja Rule
  5. 8. Ruff Ryder first lady who held her own with the guys
  6. 9. Dropped “Confessions” and had everybody in their feelings
  7. 10. The Band-Aid, the jersey, the St. Louis sound — a whole era
  8. 11. Stepped out solo with “Crazy in Love” and never looked back
  9. 13. Put Auto-Tune on the map and gave us “Buy U a Drank”