Crossword puzzle clue "state where one might island hop"

State where one might island-hop

Hip-hop artist with the #1 album "Hip Hop Is Dead"

Hop-on, hop-off bus route

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin

Hip-hop artist Flo ___, who's named after his home state

Secretariat's mother, for one ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares

State that borders only one other state

One who might call a state trooper a Smokey