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Scary Hours: Drake Reportedly Self-Isolating After Partying With Kevin Durant, Who Tested Positive for the Coronavirus
Drake is ubiquitous. Be it the Billboard charts, the clubs, or your girl’s DMs, the 6 God ain’t hard to find because much like the coronavirus, he’s pulling up and showing out every-damn-where. To that end, being Mr. Congeniality has its pitfalls, as the Independent reports that the Grammy Award-winning rapper is laying low in…
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4 Hurt in Shooting at Toronto Raptors NBA Championship Celebration; Police Arrest 3
At least four people were hurt and panic ensued when shots rang out Monday during the Toronto Raptors’ victory parade to celebrate their first-ever NBA Championship title. According to USA Today, Toronto police said three people were arrested and authorities recovered two guns in the aftermath of the violence that marred what had been a…
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Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri Under Investigation for Allegedly Hitting Sheriff’s Deputy After Championship Win
Did Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri get a little too carried away trying to celebrate with his team after they won their first NBA Championship Thursday night—or did an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy go a little too far in policing the arena? Those are questions following news that Ujiri is under investigation on suspicion of…
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The Real ‘MVP’: Barack Obama Steals Drake’s Thunder at Game 2 of the NBA Finals
While Drake has made himself the talk of this year’s NBA Finals with all his trash talk on behalf of his beloved Toronto Raptors, the rapture during Sunday night’s Game 2 was about a much bigger player: Barack Obama. The beloved forever former president garnered cheers from the Toronto crowd of “MVP! MVP!” when his…
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Oh Na Na, What's His Name? It's Drake, But Kanye Isn't 'Allowed' to Say it
What’s in a name? Well, when it comes to Drake, it probably doesn’t matter to Kanye, because he can’t say it. Mr. West is set to appear on David Letterman’s intriguing series, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman when the 2nd season drops on Netflix on May 31. With Letterman’s expert skills,…
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Black Toronto Residents Are 20 Times More Likely to Be Killed by Police, New Report Finds
Less than 10 percent of the population of Toronto is black, but according to a new study, black residents of Canada’s largest city make up 70 percent of fatal police shootings. The study, undertaken by the Ontario Human Rights Commission, was released on Monday and delves into seven years of data on police interactions. The…
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Watch: Fight Breaks Out at Pusha T Concert in Toronto, Concertgoers Hospitalized
A Pusha-T concert in Toronto came to an abrupt close on Tuesday night after a few concertgoers threw liquids on the rapper and stormed the stage, kicking off an intense brawl that ended up shutting the whole thing down. One man was reportedly stabbed after the fight, with some news outlets reporting he’s now in…
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Talented Teen Trumpeter Just Got Into Juilliard, but His Family Needs Help Covering the $71,000 Price Tag
William Leathers was just 12 years old when he met legendary jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. That year, William had become the youngest trumpeter accepted into the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. After hearing William play, Marsalis went up to William’s teacher and said, “This kid belongs at Juilliard.” Five years later, William has received that coveted…
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Toronto Chinatown Restaurant Forced to Pay $10,000 to Black Diner After Making Him Prepay for His Meal
A Toronto restaurant is being forced to cough up some serious cash to a black patron after it required him and three of his friends to pay in advance for their meals. The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant violated the province’s human rights code and will have to pay Emile…
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Drake's VIEWS Is A Sadder, Colder, And Worse Version Of Every Drake Album
Has Drake fallen off? I’ve had a hunch that this was happening for a little over a year now, but the pop-culture whirlwind of Meek Mill and “Hotline Bling” threw me off the case. The truth was buried beneath a shower of memes and GIFs. Somehow, the stench of tepid-hotdog-water bars found their way into…