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Tone Lōc is an American rapper and actor who is best known for his song “Wild Thing”. He was born Anthony Terrell Smith on March 3, 1966 to Margaret Smith, who was the manager of a retirement home and James Smith. During his youth, Smith was a member of a street gang called SouthSide
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Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg is an American rapper who is famous for his gangster image and rap meets reggae style of music. He was born Calvin Broadus on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California to Beverly Broadus and Vernall Varnado. His father was a war veteran and singer, who was rarely present in his
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20
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Venus Williams Says Her Greatest Victory Didn’t Come On The Tennis Court
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'The Underground Railroad' has strong performances, but fails to deliver - TheGrio
How do you make slavery boring ? Despite strong performances, Barry Jenkin's The Underground Railroad is plodding and rudderless. The... View Article The post 'The Underground Railroad' has strong performances, but fails to deliver appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kimora Lee Simmons
Kimora Lee Simmons is a designer, former fashion model and businesswoman. She was born on May 4, 1975 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her mother is of Japanese and Korean descent but was adopted by an American family during the Korean War so she grew up in America. Her father is of African American
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Betty White Made History With Arthur Duncan, He Did It Twice More
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FBI agents last week raided the North Hollywood home of an actor seen in social media videos inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6. Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI, confirmed that agents searched the home of Siaka Massaquoi in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 10. She said no
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'Home Sweet Home': Steve and Marjorie Harvey Reportedly Purchase Tyler Perry's Former Atlanta Mansion
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How is 50 Cent still so rich after bankruptcy? - Face2Face Africa
Curtis Jackson, popularly known in the entertainment industry as 50 Cent, is an African-American rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur from New York. He was born on July 6, 1975, and was raised single-handedly by his mother, Sabrina. 50 Cent moved to stay with his grandparents after the death
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No chill at all Will when Jada asks him to dress up as Tupac for Halloween pic.twitter.com/VbqVhfGgVv — KYLE 🖕🏽 (@thekillakay_) October 31, 2021 Halloween 2021 was another shenanigan-stuffed
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Queen Latifah recalls 'Living Single' cast being told to lose weight
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Ivory Coast : Ouattara recalls his ageing ambassadors
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South Africa: Jiva, Let's Dance! Check Out This Celebration of South African Moves
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