| 100% | LAMAR | 5 | Kendrick ___, hip hop star whose track "Control" called out the industry's biggest names |
| 39% | DRAKE | 5 | Hip Hop artist whose track "God's Plan" had one of the most expensive music videos |
| 38% | EMINEM | 6 | Hip Hop star with the diss track "Killshot" |
| 37% | CUBE | 4 | Ice ___, Hip Hop star with the diss track "No Vaseline" |
| 32% | LAMAR | 5 | Hip-hop star Kendrick who produced the "Black Panther" soundtrack |
| 31% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 30% | ALCOA | 5 | Big name in the metals industry |
| 30% | KODAK | 5 | Big name in the film industry |
| 30% | HASBRO | 6 | Big name in the toy industry |
| 30% | SARAN | 5 | Big name in the film industry? |
| 30% | YES | 3 | Nerdcore hip hop artist Schaffer the Darklord's three letter "Sex Rhymes" track |
| 29% | WACO | 4 | U.S. radio station whose call letters spell the name of its city |
| 28% | DROPBOX | 7 | Big name in the cloud, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 27% | KANYE | 5 | Big name in hip-hop |
| 27% | TUPAC | 5 | Big name in 1990s hip-hop |
| 27% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" star whose first name is the capital of Bulgaria: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ARG | 3 | S. American country whose name comes from the Latin for "silver" |
| 27% | CARDI | 5 | ___ B, hip hop star who became the first female rapper to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album |
| 27% | KIWI | 4 | Bird whose name is the same as its call |
| 26% | ADASTRA | 7 | 2019 sci-fi film whose name means "to the stars" |
| 26% | NIGHT | 5 | "A Hard Day's ___," musical comedy film starring The Beatles members with a title track of the same name |
| 26% | LIL | 3 | "Small," in hip-hop stars' names |
| 25% | GLO | 3 | “Yeah ___!” (2024 hip-hop hit whose title references the artist’s nickname) |
| 25% | LAMAR | 5 | Rapper Kendrick whose 2022 album is titled Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers |
| 25% | SPONGEBOB | 9 | First name of the cartoon character whose best friend is Patrick Star |
| 25% | JACKSPRAT | 9 | Nursery rhyme guy whose last name inspired the answers to starred clues? |
| 25% | EVE | 3 | Hip-hop star who's a cohost on "The Talk" |
| 25% | JANET | 5 | ___ Jackson, Hip Hop artist whose song "What's It Gonna Be?!" had one of the most expensive music videos |
| 25% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 25% | TONYCURTIS | 10 | "Some Like It Hot" star whose first name is the same as a Broadway award: 2 wds. |