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Azealia Banks Unleashes on Eminem with Blistering “School Shooter Music” Takedown

Azealia Banks never holds back when it comes to unfiltered opinions, and her latest target is none other than Eminem. The Harlem-born rapper, whose biting commentary is as noteworthy as her genre-defying music, set social media ablaze recently with a takedown of the Detroit rap legend. Once a Twitter user dared to invoke Eminem in one of her threads, Banks responded in classic fashion, pronouncing the record as “school shooter music.”

“No body wanna listen to that school shooter music,” Banks wrote in a tweet that quickly generated controversy. “This is hiphop, we don’t care or relate to white male anger and raps about wanting to kill your mother. ‘Stan’ is legendary for its own reasons but Eminem is just always too disturbed. One would think that at this point in his career he’d challenge himself to write even just ONE song that wasn’t about his mental illnesses. Eminem is always going to be that mad white guy nobody wanna f**k. When Eminem can make ONE a** shaker, and exhibit even 0.2 oz of sex appeal we can revisit. But vanilla ice was and is still the best white rapper of all time. Argue with ur mom.” It’s a tough criticism, but Azealia knows how to speak her mind.

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Banks, who isn’t one to shy away from a tussle, added insult to injury by saying Eminem is “too disturbed” and asking why, after two decades in the game, he’s still rapping about mental illness instead of taking his artistry into unknown territory. “One would think, at this stage, in his career, he would challenge himself to write at least ONE song that’s not about his mental illnesses,” she quipped. Her assertion is that Vanilla Ice, not Eminem, is the best white rapper ever. “Vanilla Ice was the greatest white rapper’s all-time and still does. Fight ur mother,” she continued, repeating her opinion the way only Azealia can.

Although her comments will undoubtedly set Eminem stans and hip-hop purists alike into a frenzy, they also provide a more subtle perspective on Banks’ longstanding critique of mainstream rap culture, not to mention the glorification of trauma and rage. Yes, her delivery’s sharp-tongued and unforgiving, though it’s always seasoned with her trademark flair. Azealia Banks knows how to keep the pot boiling, whether you love or loathe her. And at a time when it’s safer to play it safe, her new diss track shows she’s still that in your face.

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Snoop Dogg Wants To Pay Someone $10,000 A Month To Eat Ice Cream

Snoop Dogg in Hollywood, California, 2019

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Snoop Dogg has had a lot of job titles over the years, but “official ice cream taster” wasn’t one of them until now — and he’s hiring someone else to fill it. His company Dr. Bombay just opened applications for the role, and it pays $10,000 a month.

The gig is fully remote and open to anyone on the planet, which Snoop announced himself in a video that’s exactly as laid-back as you’d expect. “I love the paper, but not the paperwork,” he said, explaining that HR firm Deel is handling the logistics while he handles, presumably, the ice cream.

The actual job is less “sit around and eat pints all day” and more part-time cultural scout. Whoever gets it will track flavor and food trends around the world, report back on what people are eating and talking about, and work directly with Dr. Bombay’s in-house flavor lead to help shape what the brand does next. It’s a three-month contractor role, and Snoop’s team says they’re actively looking outside the usual resume pile — creators and non-traditional applicants welcome.

Dr. Bombay itself leans nostalgic, with flavors like Long Beach Fruit Cart, Sticky Caramel Apple Pie, and Peanut Butter Jelly Time already sitting on shelves at Walmart and moving through DoorDash and Instacart. Somewhere out there is one very lucky applicant about to get paid five figures a month to have opinions about ice cream, and honestly, good for them.

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The Soul Train Awards Are Finally Coming Back

Don Cornelius on the Soul Train set, 1974

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The “Soul Train Awards” are getting their groove back. BET confirmed the show is returning this November after a three-year pause, and this time it’s landing somewhere it’s never aired before: CBS.

The revived special airs Friday, November 27th at 8 PM, simulcast across BET and CBS, plus VH1, MTV2, Logo, and BET Her for anyone who wants to catch it more than once. It won’t be broadcast live this time — the show was taped in Chicago, the same city where Don Cornelius first launched “Soul Train” back in 1971.

The ceremony went quiet after its 2023 edition, hosted by Keke Palmer, and BET’s former leadership chalked the pause up to needing a rethink for a media landscape that looks nothing like it did when the show started. That rethink is apparently done. BET’s Connie Orlando says the 2026 edition comes back “reimagined” with a “bold new format,” built around pairing the artists who shaped R&B and soul with the ones carrying it forward now.

Spotify has signed on as the exclusive streaming partner and Toyota is attached as a sponsor, so this isn’t a scrappy comeback — it’s a full relaunch. Performances, honorees, and a host are all still to be announced, but for a show that spent three years on ice, just having a date back on the calendar feels like something worth celebrating.

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