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You really never know when Nicki Minaj will pop out but when she does, there’s a statement to be made. For example, she pulled out the pink Crocs and matching iced out Richard Mille watch just to let fans know that she has new music on the way. It turned the Internet upside down and apparently, crashing the Crocs site from an influx of demand.

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Unfortunately for Cuban Doll, she received a message from Nicki Minaj herself in the comment section of her photo which led to the utmost embarrassment. Cuban shared a thirst trap where she misquoted Nicki Minaj’s lyrics from “Crocodile Teeth (Remix).” Nicki slid in the comments and simply typed out the actual lyrics to the song, humiliating Cuban Doll in the process.

“I’m so embarrassed,” admitted Cuban Doll in her IG Story after the exchange.

While everyone had their laughs, Nicki clarified that she has a lot of love for Cuban Doll and that she had no intention to embarrass her.

“I hope y’all know I love Cuban. I was havin fun w her. I don’t try 2 embarrass ppl I fuk wit. That’s corny,” Nicki wrote on her IG Story. “I’ll never correct a lyric ever again chile. Boom.”

Clearly, it’s all love but does this mean Cuban Doll will be securing a verse from Nicki down the line? Peep Nicki’s comments below. 

Atlanta Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins accused an Atlanta restaurant called Le Bilboquet of racism recently after they apparently wouldn’t let him dine due to what he was wearing. The restaurant claims they have a strict dress code and that Wilkins didn’t fit their standard. As Wilkins made abundantly clear, he was wearing designer pants and a shirt, which should have been more than enough to get into the establishment.

“In my many years in the world, I’ve eaten at some of the greatest restaurants in the world, but never have I felt prejudice or been turned away because of the color of my skin, until today in #atlanta,” Wilkins wrote on Twitter.

Now, Wilkins is getting some back up from the likes of Killer Mike, who took to Instagram with a message for Le Bilboquet.

“@lebilboquetatlanta ya’ll better make this lame shit right. How ya’ll mistreat “NIQUE” @dominiquewilkins21! Ya’ll lame AF for that shawty!” he wrote.

The restaurant has come out and apologized for the confusion although they did reiterate that they were operating based on their longstanding policy. In their response, they also said that they would consider revising the dress code to fit more contemporary standards of “business casual.”

Regardless, public opinion is not on their side, and rightfully so when you consider how an Atlanta legend is at the center of it all.

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Former Republican politician Rick Santorum has been working for CNN over the last few years where he has brought a conservative point of view to the network. During the election, Santorum was a huge part of the network’s coverage, especially when it came to former President Donald Trump and some of the criticisms conservatives had for the President.

Santorum was a controversial member of the CNN staff and recently, he was officially let go. According to Reuters, Santorum was dropped from the network following his controversial comments regarding Native American culture. Santorum claimed that the United States was built from nothing and that the Native Americans did not contribute to American culture. Following the news of his departure, Santorum took to Twitter where he thanked the network for giving him a platform.

“We birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there was nothing here. I mean, yes, we have Native Americans, but candidly there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture,” Santorum said originally. He eventually went on CNN the following month and clarified his statements, noting that America’s treatment of indigenous people has been abhorrent and that it goes against his values.

It remains to be seen what Santorum’s next move will be, however, there are plenty of conservative outlets out there, so we’re sure it won’t take him long to find a new home.

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Drake’s time on Degrassi feels like another lifetime ago. Between having crushed practically every record on the Billboard charts to his widespread influence on music, Drake managed to shake off the stigma of being a child star to being the biggest artist in the world. On Sunday night, the rapper will be honored with Billboard’s Artist Of The Decade award at the BBMAs and ahead of its ceremony, the cast of Degrassi came together to take a trip down memory lane.

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Shane Kippel, Stacey Farber, Jake Epstein, Andrea Lewis, Christina Schmidt, and Paula Brancati spoke to E! News to send their congrats to Drake for his upcoming honor. Along with their congratulations, each one of them shared some fond memories of Drake’s rise in the industry. “Seems like just yesterday that you would come back to set after a weekend or the off season and tell us about all of these incredible stories of the artists who you worked with, like Pharrell and Dr. Dre and Beyonce and Lil Wayne,” Kippel recalled. “And we would all say, ‘Amazing.’ But no one believed you, because it seemed too good to be true. Well, you have laughed last, my friend.”

Kippel also recounted a moment when Drake was in a bathroom writing, ‘Buy Drake’s CDs’ on a chalkboard while next to Travis Barker. “Travis Barker, who happened to be urinating next to you, said, ‘Who’s Drake?’ And you turned to him and you said, ‘I’m Drake,'” Kippel added.

Peep the video below.