You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

[EX Q]: Category: INSPIRED SONGS 
Clue: This male rapper's song "I'll Be Missing You" was a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G.
[EX A]: puff daddy

[EX Q]: Category: "R"ITERS 
Clue: This author of the hitchhiking novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" once hitchhiked across the U.S.
[EX A]: tom robbins

[EX Q]: Category: BALLET 
Clue: Herr Drosselmeyer brings Clara a special Christmas gift in this 1892 ballet
[EX A]:
the nutcracker