99 Moments That Broke The Internet This Year
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98. Jill Scott inspires #HotepHistory hashtag The Philly-bred songstress joined the #BlackoutBlackFriday movement and attempted to drop knowledge on the origins of America's biggest shopping day. The inaccurate post led to viral tweets poking fun at historical notions.
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97. Jaden Smith straps on a white Batman suit at KimYe's wedding The first-in-line for Will Smith's throne redefined the dress code at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's high-profile nuptials.
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96. Usher charges his phone in woman's vagina Who got the juice now?
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95. Angie Martinez leaves HOT 97 "The Voice of New York" made the shocking move to Power 105.1 after two decades at HOT 97. She told Billboard, "I had to take my emotion out of it. It was a decision that I felt was right for me."
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94. Chadwick Boseman cast as Marvel's first black superhero The veteran comic book franchise recruited the 42 and Get On Up leading man for the role of Black Panther, its first black superhero. Stay tuned for the action flick dropping November 2017.
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93. Azealia Banks leaves Interscope In July, the outspoken Harlemite chucked the deuces to Interscope/Polydor for holding her debut Broke With Expensive Taste. She told BuzzFeed, “Now that I’m off the label it’s a bit of a shock, because now it’s like, ‘Oh shit, it’s real now.’ I mean, even though I’ve been doing it myself the whole time anyway, now it’s gonna be more pressure." Two months later, her LP hit iTunes.
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92. Mike Epps and Kevin Hart have beef... sort of The two funny men seemed to be at odds after Epps called Hart "overrated" on K104’s "DeDe In The Morning." The pint-sized comic clapped back on Twitter, saying, "I'm going to go take my OVERRATED ass back to WORK now, MY WORK HERE IS DONE BOOOOOOM!!!!" They later deaded the situation, ending their heart-to-Hart on a "positive note."
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91. Lil' Wayne and Christina Milian set off relationship rumors After holding hands at the ESPYs, bossman Weezy and artist Christina Milian reportedly became an item. While both sides kept a tight lip, they ignited the stage at the 2014 American Music Awards with a performance of their collaboration "Start A Fire."
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90. Jodeci reunites at the 2014 Soul Train Music Awards Drake and J. Cole called it. K-Ci, Jojo, Devante, Devante's ponytail and Mr. Dalvin came together at this year's Soul Train Music Awards, running through their greatest slow jams like "Freek’N You,” “Stay,” “Come And Talk To Me” and “Forever My Lady" along with their new single "Nobody Wins."
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89. KiD CuDi unleashes a surprise album Mr. Rager took a cue from Beyoncé and released his fourth studio effort Satellite Flight: The Journey To Mother Moon on iTunes without real promo, save a few tweets.
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88. Adrienne Bailon comes for the Kardashians Adrienne Bailon opened up to Latina magazine about her relationship with ex Rob Kardashian, saying, “To be stuck with that Kardashian label, that was so hurtful to me and to my career. I probably realized that too late—not that it would’ve affected my decisions in terms of who I dated, but it would’ve affected my decision to appear on the show." It didn't take long to reach Kim Kardashian's timeline, who shaded the former Cheetah Girl: "Funny how she says being with a Kardashian hurt her career yet the only reason she has this article is bc she is talking about a Kardashian." Zing!
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87. Mariah Carey performs at Rockefeller Tree Christmas lighting Mariah Carey launched a thousand sad emojis when she performed her Christmas hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You" at this year's Rockefeller tree lighting. One video strips the instrumental backing, leaving only this.
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86. Piers Morgan pens op-ed on the N-word The former CNN talking head scribed an opinion piece on the N-word for The Daily Mail, titled "If black Americans want the N-word to die, they will have to kill it themselves." The response? Ask John Legend.
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85. Drake and Rihanna rekindle their romance Drihanna (ed note: just made that couple name up) took their affair overseas during the European leg of Drizzy's Would You Like A Tour? outing. Footage even surfaced of the part-time pair allegedly sneaking a quickie in the bathroom.
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84. Steve Stoute goes head-to-head with 50 Cent 50 Cent found himself wedged in controversy a handful of times this year. Prime example: his verbal clash with Steve Stoute. The longtime rivals crossed paths at a Knick game, after Stoute took this shot at Fif on The Angie Martinez Show: "50 hasn’t had a hit in a really long time. He has not made anything musically that has changed anything in a very really long time. I feel like he’s always gearing up for something that never happens." Fif fired back with a video called "When Talking Shit Goes Wrong."
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83. Paul George suffers horrific leg injury Indiana Pacers shooting guard Paul George broke his leg during the Team USA showcase at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Though reports say the 6'9" NBA star will miss the entire season, George is said to be recovering quickly.
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82. Drake goes undercover on Jimmy Kimmel The man formerly known as Wheelchair Jimmy on Degrassi raided Jimmy Kimmel's prop closet and went undercover ahead of his hosting gig at the ESPYs for a hilarious edition of Lie Witness News.
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81. Orlando Bloom and Justin Bieber come to blows Where there's controversy, there's Bieber. The 20-year-old singer was taped getting confrontational with actor Orlando Bloom in Ibiza after allegedly making snarky comments about Bloom's ex-wife/ supermodel Miranda Kerr.
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80. French Montana and Khloe Kardashian become a thing After calling it quits with Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian ran into the arms of French Montana. She even made a rap video cameo for the Coke Boy's "Don't Panic."
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79. DJ Khaled's wet celebration The We The Best maestro celebrated the success of his fire slow jam "Hold You Down" in his pool (with water imported from the Bahamas) and this very... moist visual.
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78. Taylor Swift stirs up controversy in "Shake It Off" Not only did Taylor Swift change her address this year (See: "Welcome To New York"), she created one of the year's stickiest earworms "Shake It Off," which sparked racist claims with its music video.
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77. Nicki Minaj becomes shade queen at the BET Awards When Nicki Minaj wins an award, she wins the Internet. After accepting the award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the 2014 BET Awards, Onika gave a shout out to herself, saying, "When you hear Nicki Minaj spit…Nicki Minaj wrote it." Somewhere in the world, Iggy Azalea (presumably) shuddered.
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76. Naya Rivera inspires Big Sean's "IDFWU" Three months after calling off her engagement to Big Sean, Glee starlet Naya Rivera got hitched and ultimately gave birth to his anti-ex anthem "IDFWU."
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75. John Wall gives emotional interview Washington Wizard point guard John Wall broke down during an emotional postgame interview when he spoke of Miyah Telemaque-Nelson, the 6-year-old girl he befriended who died of cancer.
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74. Fifty Shades of Grey trailer come The steamy E.L. James novel teased its big screen debut with (surprise!) a sultry version of Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love" in its trailer.
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73. First look at Whitney biopic = mad double takes Former Top Model contestant Yaya DaCosta channeled late diva Whitney Houston for Lifetime's biopic Whitney. The Angela Bassett-directed film also cast Arlen Escarpeta as Houston's hubby, Bobby Brown. It premieres Jan. 17, 2015.
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72. The return of G-Unit Rap fans were partying like it was 2003 when 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and new addition Kidd Kidd hosted a G-Unit homecoming. In August, the squad released the Beauty of Independence EP.
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71. Chris Brown airs out Karrueche's dirty laundry Chris Brown and Karrueche's relationship makes the perfect daytime drama for Instagram creepers. After breaking up for the umpteenth time, the more famous half of the on-and-off-again couple gave T.M.I. on his photo map, calling out Kae for allegedly going on dates with Drake and engaging in threesomes.
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70. The plight of Columbus Short Columbus Short could've used Olivia Pope's help this year. After getting the swift white-out from Shonda Rhimes' hit show Scandal amidst domestic violence allegations, Short hosted a Scandal premiere party which was probably awkward as hell.
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69. Remy Ma released from prison Everybody did the "Lean Back" dance when Rem two-stepped out of prison (hubby Papoose included). Her official return to wax came with her I'm Around mixtape.
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68. Maya Angelou passes away Timelines were showered in life-changing quotes from the legendary wordsmith when she passed away in her Winston-Salem, North Carolina home at the age of 86.
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67. Michelle Obama's turnip is real The First Lady promoted her Let's Move! campaign by turning up with a vegetable to the sounds of DJ Snake and Lil' Jon.
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66. Michael Sam becomes first NFL player to come out as gay As an NFL prospect, University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam came out publicly as gay. Sam was then drafted to the St. Louis Rams as the seventh-round pick. He was initially in talks for his OWN series but it was later put on hold by the network. He was eventually cut by the team in August.
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65. Migos feuds with Chief Keef After hurling insults at each other for the better part of 2014, Migos and Chief Keef became enemies. The rap beef included a chain snatching in Washington, D.C. and a public death threat from Fredo Santana. Atlanta Gangster Disciple OG KK ultimately helped bring the peace.
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64. Diplo's "Get Taylor Swift a Booty" campaign DJ dancelord Diplo trolled Taylor Swift on Twitter, prompting her bestie Lorde to get involved.
“@lordemusic: @diplo should we do something about your tiny penis while we're at it hm” ( the moment u realize she's a high school student)— dippity doo da (@diplo) November 16, 2014
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63. Derek Jeter retires The greatest Yankee to ever do it threw off his cap in the Bronx for his final game. The best farewell, however, came from these guys.
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62. Floyd Mayweather and T.I.'s battle royale Tip and Money Mayweather lit up Sin City after allegedly brawling over T.I.'s wife, Tiny. Floyd went on-record saying he never slept with Mrs. Harris.
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61. Shady's "Detroit Vs. Everybody" shade See Eminem's verse.
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60. Jeezy meets No. 1 stan Jay Bilas We gotta go to work but here you go.
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59. Lance Stephenson's blowout LeBron James caught a nice breeze from the former Indiana Pacers guard. Even Drake had to hop on the remix.
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58. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon split The parents of #DemBabies announced their split in September and Mimi's voice was the one to suffer.
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57. Macklemore sends Kendrick Lamar a Grammy text After snatching up four grammys and leaving K.Dot empty-handed, Macklemore hit up Kendrick's jack for an apology.
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56. FCKH8 shows little girls cursing their asses off In the name of feminism, FCKH8 recruited pint-sized princesses (who probably have a curfew) to drive the message home. No beeps necessary.
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55. Robin Thicke and Paula Patton split See Robin Thicke's apology album Paula.
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54. Raven Symone's quotables on OWN While chatting with Oprah on Where Are They Now?, the Skittle-haired Disney star said that she was not African American and other eyebrow-raising lines that even made Ms. Winfrey nervous.
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53. Ellen DeGeneres' epic Oscar selfie Everyone in Hollywood wanted in.
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52. Ebola outbreak TIME's People of the Year fought to keep America's concerns at bay while the virus spread here and overseas, even claiming lives.
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51. 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman 37 million views and counting...
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50. The return of OutKast To celebrate Big Boi and Andre 3000's 20th anniversary, the Atlanta rap duo embarked on 40 festival dates.
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49. Idris Elba's bowtie tweet Internet bae Idris Elba revealed this fun fact on Twitter: “My Bow makes my dick hard every time I smile…is that normal?”
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48. The #IceBucketChallenge Social media was drenched in freezing water after both civilians and celebs took on the challenge for Lou Gehrig's disease.
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47. Drake lint rolling Folks who were tuned into the Raptors/ Nets playoffs game also caught The Boy lint rolling his pants on the sidelines. Of course the T-Dot team's ambassador handed out 1200 limited edition lint rollers to fans sitting in the "416 zone" the following game.
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46. Rihanna's nekkid dress at the CFDA Awards After taking home the 2014 Fashion Icon of the Year award, the bad gal did her happy dance, a.k.a. twerked in the shimmery, sheer gown.
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45. Kevin Durant's teary-eyed MVP speech You the real MVP for this, KD.
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44. Charlo Greene quits job on-air It was the resignation heard around the world. Cannabis club owner Charlo Greene had zero fucks to give when she quit her reporting job on live TV to fight for marijuana legalization in her native Alaska.
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43. Odell Beckham Jr.'s insane, one-handed catch The New York Giants wide receiver was super hands-on during Week 12 of the NFL season, even getting praise from LeBron James, who tweeted, "Man I just witnessed the greatest catch ever possibly by Odell Beckham Jr! WOW!!!!”
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42. Lil' Boosie released from prison Twitter's #FreeBoosie wishes came true in March when Boosie Badazz exited the Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana after a five-year bid. He had press and followers watching the throne during his first post-prison conference.
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41. Chris Rock's interview tour Before releasing arguably his best flick Top Five, there's no debating that Chris Rock's gems on race were a sight to behold.
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40. Waka Flocka Flames' Pine Bros commercial ICYMI: Waka Flocka's Pine Bros commercial is flames but the cough drop spot got the ban from NBC and CBS for its "drug inferences."
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39. Beyonce's Vanguard medley at the VMAs See also: Blue Ivy's reaction.
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38. Rihanna returns to Instagram After getting banned from Instagram for showing off her tatas, the Bad Gal made a comeback. #RIHunited and it feels so good.
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37. Justin Bieber chucks eggs at his neighbor's crib The Biebs allegedly threw raw eggs at his neighbor's home in Calabasas. See also: his deposition, alleged robbery and the N-word fiasco (#moreonthislater).
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36. Nick Jonas shows off his undies in Flaunt magazine This pants-dropping moment is sponsored by Mark Wahlberg's 1992 Calvin Klein campaign.
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35. Beyoncé's "7/11" video No offense to OG Maco but Beyoncé did it better.
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34. Chris Brown and Drake make up at the ESPYs What's beef? The Lyte Skinned Ones put aside their differences for a hilarious ESPYs skit, co-starring Blake Griffin.
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33. 50 Cent's pitch at Mets game Fif throws pitch (or dies tryin').
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32. J. Cole tributes Mike Brown on "Be Free" His most emotional song yet.
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31. LeBron James returns to Cleveland The Cavs got the heat when they welcomed LBJ back with open arms but peep game now and Cleveland might as well be the beast in the East.
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30. KimYe lands the cover of Vogue Anna Wintour be knowin'. Fun fact: North West peed on daddy 'Ye during the shoot.
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29. The New York Times gets caught in a scandal An NYT piece on syndication king Shonda Rhimes caused an uproar, referring to the Scandal creator as an "Angry Black Woman.”
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28. Snoop Dogg and Iggy Azalea's beef The Internet had a front-row seat to the online PPV that was Snoop Vs. Iggy. A few slanderous memes later, Tip stepped in to extinguish the feud.
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27. Chris Brown's jail stint Besides putting on a couple of pounds behind bars, Chris Brown's absence made us play "Loyal" five jillion times. Luckily, he came through with his sixth studio effort X, which marked the spot for Team Breezy and R&B heads.
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26. Adrian Peterson indicted on child abuse felony The former Minnesota Vikings running back was hit with felony charges after reportedly whooping his 4-year-old son with a switch. A ruling on Adrian Peterson's suspension appeal is expected this week.
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25. Meek Mill released from jail MMG's screamiest rapper served five months after violating probation from a 2009 gun-and-drug conviction. The memes were on deck like black bottles once Rameek was set free.
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24. Bobby Shmurda's shmoney dance Everyone from Beyoncé to Larry King knew about the Brooklyn boy's hip-swaying dance. An app called Shmoney Gram even put you in his video.
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23. Malia and Sasha Obama's scathing side-eyes President Barack Obama learned today that his daughters want zero parts of turkey pardons.
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22. Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose split Wizber called it quits in October after Wiz was allegedly caught cheating. Still, Bash's mom and dad remain civil.
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21. Fake Beyoncé sequel tracklist surfaces The Beyhive tried it.
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20. Tiny changes her eye color Mrs. Tip underwent a special procedure that turned her brown eyes "ice-gray." See what she did there?
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19. Don Lemon and Talib Kweli's CNN confrontation Talib Kweli took CNN's Don Lemon to task on-air during an interview in Ferguson. First rule of Fight Club: You do not challenge Talib Kweli.
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18. Beyoncé and Jay Z divorce rumors spread The Carters gave the world heart attacks when word on the block was the longtime couple were headed for Splitsville. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Z eventually renewed their vows in October and restored our belief in love again.
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17. Ray Rice assaulting his wife caught on tape After TMZ released footage of ex-Baltimore Raven Ray Rice dragging and punching wife Janay in an Atlantic City hotel elevator, the couple stepped forward and played each other's ride-or-die on The TODAY Show.
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16. Prison baes happened Jeremy Meeks and Sean Kory became incarcerated celebs for having gorgeous mugshots.
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15. Apple buys Beats By Dre Dr. Dre and his Beats franchise took a bite out of Apple after the tech titan copped the audio company for a cool $3 billion.
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14. 50 Cent takes jabs at Floyd Mayweather Floyd and Fifty's beef heated up the summer after the rapper threw shots at the undisputed champ's reading skills. The two eventually put an end to the trolling when 50 told XXL, “I don’t want to see him lose. I don’t go to sleep and wake up like, ‘I hope you f–king lose, stupid.’ No, I already got past that when I said what I said. I’m already done dealing with that right there.”
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13. Lil' Wayne and Tyga want out The Cash Money empire came tumbling down when Tyga blasted the label and Weezy tweeted that he wanted out.
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12. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian tie the knot The Wests broke an Instagram record with their wedding photo, receiving 1.96 million Likes within two days.
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11. Drake and Diddy allegedly brawl over beat Things went 0 to 100 real quick in Miami during Art Basel weekend when Drizzy and Diddy reportedly duked it out over the Boi-1da beat for "0 to 100."
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10. Lifetime's tragic Aaliyah biopic Timbaland said it best: "Hope yall not watching this!!!!!!!!"
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9. Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" cover art Looking back at it never looked so good.
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8. Solange's wedding photos Solange & Co. did that.
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7. Donald Sterling's racist comments The former Los Angeles Clippers owner hogged headlines for months after making disturbingly racist remarks against minorities. No need to be an NBA baller to tell Sterling in your best Big Sean voice: "I don't fuck with you!'
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8. The Fappening Some hackers thought it was a brilliant idea to hack your favorite Hollywood girl's iCloud and leak all her naked pictures. The female celebs, however, weren't here for it.
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7. Bill Cosby's multiple sexual allegations Over 20 women have stepped forward, accusing the 77-year-old comic of rape. The man formerly known as Dr. Cliff Huxtable has yet to address the controversy directly.
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4. Justin Bieber singing "One Less Lonely N-Word" Video tapes of Yung Bieber's racially insensitive remix to "One Less Lonely Girl" leaked online and it was no bueno. The troubled pop star issued an apology, calling it a "childish and inexcusable mistake."
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3. Kim Kardashian's Paper magazine cover It was the Internet's birthday when Kim K tried to cover up Khloe's KKK Instagram post delivered the cakes and then some on the cover of Paper magazine.
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2. Solange and Jay Z's elevator scuffle The cracks in the Knowles-Carter clan revealed themselves after security footage showed Solo clawing at Carter. The newlywed sorta discussed Elevatorgate, telling Lucky magazine, "What's important is that my family and I are all good. What we had to say collectively was in the statement that we put out, and we all feel at peace with that."
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1. Michael Brown, Ferguson and Eric Garner The death of unarmed 18-year-old Mike Brown stirred unrest in Ferguson and beyond. From a grand jury deciding not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot Brown, to the Staten Island grand jurors making the same call in the death of Eric Garner, justice was M.I.A. Many took to Twitter and the streets, protesting both decisions, screaming, "Black lives matter."
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