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Lil Jon says a childhood eye injury shaped his sunglasses
His memoir traces the familiar look to an accident at six, several operations and school teasing.
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Cardi B swaps Latto reference for Kelly Rowland at Tiny Desk
Her eight-song NPR set opens with “Hello” and closes with “I Like It.”
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50 Cent turned Street Fighter’s $51.1M opening into a Whalefall joke
Jackson turned the movie’s $51.1 million global debut into a playful jab at Whalefall.
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What new reports say about BloodHound Q50’s September killing
An Oct. 19 report, citing the Cook County autopsy, says the Chicago rapper was shot five times; no arrests had been reported.
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