Cash Out

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cash-out

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Cash Out born?August 15, 1990
2. What is the full name?John-Michael Hakeem Gibson
3. What is the stage name?Cash Out (stylized Ca$h Out)
4. Who is Cash Out?Cash Out is a rapper who started his music career in 2011 with the song "Cashin' Out."
5. What was his most famous song?His hit song "Cashin' Out" reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum, meaning it sold over one million copies.

Billboard Hot 100: A weekly chart published by Billboard magazine ranking the 100 most popular songs in the United States.
RIAA Platinum Certification: An award from the Recording Industry Association of America signifying sales of one million units for a single or album.
Racketeering: The offense of engaging in a criminal enterprise, often involving extortion or fraud, as defined by federal law.
Sex Trafficking: The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation.