photo credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock The G.O.A.T. has done it once again! Lil Wayne has earned his 5th number 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Funeral, selling 139,000 equivalent albums in the U.S. in its first week. This is the rappers 12th top 10, earning his first hit on the Billboard 200 over 20 years…… read more »
photo credit: Debby Wong // Shutterstock A public memorial for Kobe and Gigi Bryant has been set for Monday, February 24th at the Staples Center in L.A. The date, 2/24, is in honor of Kobe and Gigi. The number 24 for Kobe, and #2 for the jersey number Gigi wore. Vanessa announced the service and organizers…… read more »
photo credit: I’m friday // Shutterstock Across North Carolina, today is the last day to register for the state’s primary election. Voters have to register with their county Board of Elections before 5 p.m. Friday night. If you miss the deadline, you can still register and vote during the early voting period next week. The primary…… read more »
photo credit: Evan El-Amin // Shutterstock President Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate of both articles of impeachment against him, abuse of power and obstruction of justice. All but one Republicans voted no on article 1: Abuse of Power. Who was the one Republican? Mitt Romney. Romney joined the Republicans with votes of…… read more »
photo credit: goodmoments // Shutterstock A man has been arrested for the double murder of two women on the campus of Texas A&M University. Police said Jacques Dshawn Smith, 21, was arrested on a charge of capital murder in the shooting deaths of Deja Matts, 19, and Abbaney Matts, 20, that happened on Monday. Smith was the…… read more »
photo credit: JStone // Shutterstock Rih Rih may not have dropped an album in a while, but she’s still out here making moves! Due to her contributions to music, fashion, beauty and philanthropy, the NAACP announced on Tuesday that Rihanna will be receiving the President’s Award at the upcoming NAACP Image Awards on February 22nd. She will join…… read more »
photo credit: JStone // Shutterstock Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj have started a fued on social media, during which many accusations are being tossed around. It all started when Meek liked a post claiming that Nicki’s current boo, Kenneth Petty, was wearing a shirt from Jimmy Jazz. The Shaderoom, of course, posted this before it was deleted,…… read more »
photo credit: stock_photo_world // Shutterstock Future has had enough of Eliza Reign talking bad about him. The “March Madness” rapper has filed a defamation and invasion of privacy lawsuit against his alleged baby mama. Let us remind you that Future has not yet taken a DNA test for this child, a baby girl that was born back…… read more »
photo credit: I’m friday // Shutterstock Iowa was the first stop for early predictions of who the Democratic presidential nominee could be, but the results are being withheld due to technical difficulties with a new app introduced to report vote tallies. The state Democratic party denies the technical issues, saying the delays are caused by “inconsistencies” in…… read more »
photo credit: Billion Photos // Shutterstock Two NBA players from Eastern North Carolina have made the NBA All-Star team for 2020. Kinston’s Brandon Ingram, who plays with the New Orleans Pelicans, was selected to play reserve. With Ingram being the only player averaging 25 points per game, shooting better than 40% from three-point range this season, and playing…… read more »