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Someone Shot at Rihanna's House; And Now Everyone Is Saying Jay-Z's Name Okay, I need someone to sit down with me and explain what is happening, because I just read something that made me put down my cocoa and stare at the wall for five full minutes. Apparently, there is a woman named Rihanna . And I know what you're thinking — yes, I have heard of her. Umbrella . We Found Love . The halftime show where she was pregnant and I cried a little. That Rihanna . Nine Grammys. Fourteen number-one hits. A billion-dollar makeup empire. She is, by any measure, one of the most famous people on planet Earth. We're all on the same page. So why does it feel like the world has completely lost its mind? Here's what happened. At around 1:21 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, at least ten shots were fired toward Rihanna's home in Beverly Hills . Ten shots. In the afternoon. In Beverly Hills, California, a place where the biggest drama is usually someone parking in front of yo...

A$AP Rocky Made a Rock Song: A Reluctant Assessment I mean, I didn't want to admit this either. When I first heard that A$AP Rocky was making a pop-punk track , my immediate reaction was the same eye-roll that has become reflexive whenever a hip-hop artist announces they're exploring new genres . We've been down this road before. We know how it usually ends. But here's the thing I'm begrudgingly forced to acknowledge: he actually did it. Not in the sense that he talked about power chords in an interview or wore a Ramones t-shirt in a music video. A$AP Rocky made an actual rock song , and I'm still processing my feelings about it. The track has legitimately distorted guitars. Not some producer's laptop simulation of what guitars might sound like, but actual screaming, feedback-laden guitar work that would fit comfortably on a 2000s Warped Tour compilation. The drum patterns hit those familiar rhythms— the kind that made us wear too much eyeline...