Los Angeles-bred rap sensation 310babii isn’t just a high school graduate, but he is also officially a platinum-selling recording artist. Luckily for him, he was able to celebrate the two feats at once as he received his first platinum plaque while getting his diploma. At the 2024 Grant High School graduation, principal Rebecca McMurrin presented 310babii with the plaque for his hit single, “Soak City (Do It).”
“It is my distinct honor to recognize an extraordinary individual who achieved a remarkable feat while still in high school,” McMurrin stated in a video.
Ron Artest of the Los Angles Lakers has filed a petition in the L.A. County Superior Court to change his name.
According to TMZ, the basketball player wants to be called “Metta World Peace” and even plans on putting the new last name “Peace” on the back of his Lakers jersey. *Insert blank stare*. To each his own.
But after multiple NBA fights (Paul Pierce, Shawne Williams and basketball fans, just to name a few), it’s hard to believe the choice of name change.
Russell Wilson loves loving on his wife, Ciara, out loud. As the singer celebrated her 38th birthday on Wednesday (Oct. 25), the Denver Broncos quarterback surprised her by renting out Waffle House, making his wife of seven years, “the happiest girl in the world.”
“This is like next level,” said Ciara in the video of her “epic” surprise. “My honey knows how much I love Waffle House, so he rented out the whole Waffle House and I am the happiest girl in the world.
Khia had a fiery rant this week about the new crop of women rappers being “h*es.” Sexyy Red and Sukihana stood up for their peers and fired back at the “My Neck, My Back” rapper.
“Just another ol washed up [hag] hating ona yung turnt rich [bi**h],” the “SkeeYee” artist wrote in the comments of The Neighborhood Talk’s post about Khia’s rant. “Hatin on [bi**hes] den & you still ah mad hater.
From stellar speaking engagements at prestigious universities like Harvard to full-fleshed out college courses, there’s no denying hip-hop is inevitably required reading. With its powerful social-political message, it’s also creating a presence in early education.
Enter Slick Rick’s legendary “Children’s Story,” that is being re-imagined into a kids book. The passage will make its debut alongside the re-release of the rapper’s classic 1988 album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick on April 22, Okayplayer reports.