| THEROOTS | Hip-hop band that dropped "Square" from its name |
| BEASTIEBOYS | Brass Monkey and Intergalactic hip-hop band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| FUGEES | US hip-hop band that had big 1990s hits with Killing Me Softly and Ready or Not |
| USTA | Org. that dropped 'Lawn' from its name in 1975 |
| EPCOT | Attraction that dropped the word "Center" from its name in 1994 |
| OLAY | Skin care brand that dropped "Oil of" from its name in 1999 |
| AOL | Company that dropped merica n and ine from its name in 2006 |
| CATAN | Hexagon-shaped board game that dropped "Settlers of" from its name in 2015 |
| MAX | Streaming service that dropped HBO from its name in May 2023 |
| JAMBA | Chain that dropped "Juice" from its name in 2019 |
| SAMOA | Pacific state that dropped 'Western' from its name in 1997 (5) |
| BSA | Grp. that dropped the "B" for "Boy" from its name in Feb. 2025 |
| FEDEX | Company that dropped "eral" and "press" from its name in 1994 |
| DAM | Innovative Palestinian hip-hop band known for their activism and their ability to rap in Arabic, Hebrew, and English. Many of this band's songs are found in the albums Dedication, Dabke on the Moon, a |
| QUESTLOVE | Drummer and founder of Grammy winning hip-hop band The Roots |
| PUBLIC | Most wanted a hit for a hip-hop band? (6,5,6,3) |
| EYED | Chart-topping US hip-hop band, Black ---- Peas (4) |
| DELA | Seminal hip hop band ____ Soul |
| HUEY | ___ Morgan, frontman of the rock/hip hop band Fun Lovin' Criminals (4) |
| ENEMY | US hip-hop band, Public - (5) |
