| 100% | DAMEDOLLA | 9 | Hip-hop artist who doubles as a soon-to-be 6x NBA All-Star |
| 45% | TUPAC | 5 | Hip Hop artist behind "Hit 'Em Up" who was voted as the greatest MC |
| 44% | LYTE | 4 | Hip Hop artist behind "Paper Thin" who was voted as one of the greatest MCs |
| 40% | CARDI | 5 | ___ B, hip hop star who became the first female rapper to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album |
| 40% | JASONKIDD | 9 | Ten-time NBA All-Star who is now a Laker assistant coach |
| 39% | CEELO | 5 | Hip-hop star Green who was a judge on "The Voice" |
| 39% | ICET | 4 | Hip-hop artist who starred in a reality show with his wife Coco: Hyph. |
| 38% | JIMMYBUTLER | 11 | NBA All-Star who was traded to the Timberwolves in 2017 after six years with the Bulls: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KEVINJOHNSON | 12 | Three-time NBA All-Star who served as mayor of Sacramento from 2008 to 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | OHL | 3 | Don, 5-time NBA All-Star (1963-67) who was known as "Waxie" and played predominantly for the Pistons and Bullets |
| 35% | FLASH | 5 | Grandmaster ___, artist who is considered one of the pioneers of hip hop |
| 35% | AFRIKA | 6 | ___ Bambaataa, artist who is considered one of the pioneers of hip hop |
| 35% | ELTON | 5 | Brand who was a two-time NBA All-Star |
| 35% | ANTETOKOUNMPO | 13 | 23-year-old NBA All-Star Giannis, who has a hard-to-spell last name |
| 35% | SNOOP | 5 | ___ Dogg, hip hop artist who collaborated on a diss track titled "Dre Day" |
| 34% | ALLEN | 5 | Former NBA star Iverson who was known as "the Answer" |
| 34% | STEVENASH | 9 | 8-time NBA All-Star who retired with LA Lakers in 2015, and played a variety of sports before shifting to basketball in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 34% | RIK | 3 | Retired NBA star ___ Smits, who was known as "The Dunking Dutchman" |
| 34% | SANS | 4 | Without ... or, as a plural, what the starts of the answers to starred clues are without? |
| 33% | RENNER | 6 | Jeremy ___, "Hawkeye" actor who was a makeup artist before starring in movies |
| 33% | MCHAMMER | 8 | Hip hop artist who released U Can't Touch This |
| 33% | SUN{DEVIL} | 10 | 10-time NBA All-Star James Harden, as a collegian |
| 33% | JAYZ | 4 | First hip-hop artist to become a billionaire |
| 33% | SHIPEIPU | 8 | Chinese opera singer who doubled as a spy |
| 33% | BESSEL | 6 | German astronomer who was the first to measure the distance to a star |
| 33% | JAYZ | 4 | Hip-hop artist who's married to Beyoncé: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WOJNAROWICZ | 11 | Artist and AIDS activist David who wrote, “WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I’D CONTRACTED THIS VIRUS IT DIDN’T TAKE ME LONG TO REALIZE THAT I’D CONTRACTED A DISEASED SOCIETY AS WELL” |
| 33% | LAMAR | 5 | Hip-hop artist Kendrick who has 13 Grammys and a Pulitzer Prize |
| 33% | EVE | 3 | Hip-hop star who's a cohost on "The Talk" |
| 32% | PRESLEY | 7 | Elvis ___, a singer who is often referred to as "The King of Rock and Roll" |