Host Alex Trebek Raps 'Jeopardy!' Category
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
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The category was "Let's Rap, Kids!" Contestants made a choice, and host Alex Trebek rapped the answer. He rapped lyrics to songs by Kanye West, Drake and others.
Transcript
(SOUNDBITE OF MERV GRIFFIN'S "THINK!")
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Good morning. I'm David Greene. I hope you were watching "Jeopardy!" last night. The category was Let's Rap, Kids. Contestants made a choice. Host Alex Trebek rapped the answer.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "JEOPARDY!")
ALEX TREBEK: (Reading) Panda, panda, panda, panda, panda, panda, panda.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PANDA")
DESIIGNER: (Rapping) Panda, panda, panda - I got broads in Atlanta.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "JEOPARDY!")
TREBEK: (Reading) They mad they ain't famous. They mad they still nameless. But we still hood famous.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "FAMOUS")
KANYE WEST: (Singing) But we still hood famous.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "JEOPARDY!")
TREBEK: (Reading) Yeah, we still hood famous.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "FAMOUS")
WEST: (Singing) Yeah, we still hood famous.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "JEOPARDY!")
TREBEK: I was just getting into this rap thing.
(LAUGHTER)
TREBEK: I'm not too good at it, but I was getting into it.
GREENE: Alex, you're still cool. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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