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Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-American rapper known for hits like 'Super Bass' and 'Anaconda'. She's one of the best-selling music artists worldwide and known for her colorful persona and advocacy for female empowerment.
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Actors use social media to give their followers a window into their personal life (and blatantly promote all their projects). We're able to connect with them - sometimes directly - and get a better sense of their personality. But lately this experience has been getting ruined by trolls. Last week…
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Netflix says it will spend up to $8 billion on original content next year. That is insane! I remember when Netflix was just DVDs in a red envelope that came in the mail (and often skipped on the best part of the movie.) But the company realized they couldn't survive…
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On Tuesday afternoon the YouTube office in California came under attack, with a woman entering the building and opening fire in the company's headquarters in San Bruno, California. The woman behind the attack was pronounced dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and it's reported that at least three people were wounded…
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Wax museums are a weird tourist attraction, but they've had an enduring appeal for two hundred years. You have to admit, it's odd to fork some over some cash just to gawk at models of celebrities. I guess the appeal lies in taking funny photos with the figures, and seeing…
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Society's concept of beauty continually needs challenging. While the old platitude tells us that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it's clear that the West prizes some modes of "attractiveness" above others. Just scroll through your Instagram feed, and you'll find endless amounts of perfectly retouched and filtered…
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With all the celebrity news outlets (guilty!) and the various social media profiles belonging to the rich and famous, we ordinary citizens like to think we know a reasonable amount of information about the A-listers of our time. From secret affairs to Starbucks coffee orders, as well as most celebrity pregnancies (ahem,…
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We've always been fascinated by celebrity feuds, from Taylor Swift vs. Katy Perry to Debbie Reynolds vs. Elizabeth Taylor. Maybe it's because celebrities look perfect, and when they fight, they seem human. Or maybe it's because we're not happy with our own lives, and love watching other people's lives get…
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Drake is an enigmatic guy who's difficult to get a handle on. One year he'll put out If You're Reading This It's Too Late, a mixtape filled largely with rapping, then put out a 20+ song playlist with weird Jamaican imitation music that he somehow gets a pass for. He's…
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Meek Mill cannot catch a break. Breaking into the mainstream in 2012 with his debut album Dreams and Nightmares, the Philly rapper became instantly known for his aggressive delivery, uncompromisingly raw lyricism, and attachment to his own city's streets. Meek's profile continued to skyrocket with his sophomore album, as well…
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Everyone has a different GOAT (greatest of all time). While we will never agree on who the best rapper of all time really was, Ranker has placed Eminem as the number one rapper of all time. Almost 70,000 people voted for Em, with Tupac in second place with 52,000 votes.…
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One of the strangest things about our celebrity culture is the fact that our favourite famous people have their own famous people they fawn over. It's easy to think of Hollywood as some kind of giant melting pot of pop culture where celebrities are constantly encountering one another, but in…
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One wonders how celebrity couples end up hooking up. They must be around an inordinate number of famous people each and every day, to the point where fame just becomes boring. How does one famous singer, for example, stand out from the rest? If you're always around Lil Wayne, Kanye…
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2017 hasn't been exactly kind to the Kardashian/ Jenner clan thus far. Though that might seem a strange thing to say about one of the world's most famous and influential families, the Kardashian/Jenner's have been on the receiving end of a not inconsiderable amount of negative press this year. Things…
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The Video Music Awards are a big deal for artists and performers, and the 34th ceremony is now almost upon us. In the music world, we tend to sideline them in favour of debut EPs and long-awaited new albums. But a good music video can transform a boring tune into…
