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TA13OO: How a relatively underappreciated rapper made one of the best and most influential albums of the 2010's.

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A Still of Denzel Curry from the CLOUT COBAIN  music video.  In 2018, A Young and relatively unknown rapper named Denzel Curry was about to release his third studio album, TA13OO. At the time, Curry was a 23 year old rapper out of who grew up in Carol City, in Florida's Dade County, a relatively poorer area. Curry rose to the notoriety he had gained up to 2015 through being a member of a notable hip-hop collective called Raider Klan. Although not the group's leader, Curry was a well-known member due to his collection of 5 mixtapes he had released, as well as for his first album made after Raider Klan disbanded, Nostalgic 64, which showed a lot of potential as well as a lot of the styles Curry would continue to use even to present day . Then, in 2016, Curry gained a viral smash hit with the song  Ultimate and capitalized on the hype surrounding his name with the release of his second studio album Imperial  the same year, featuring Curry's signature airtight ...

The Seven Letter Tweet That Turns A Veteran Baseball Player Into A Monster.

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  Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Andrew McCutchen. Credit: Associated Press Furries. This 7 letter word has had MLB fans waiting in anticipation for one man to say it. That man is Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Andrew McCutchen, as when he takes to X to tweet out "Furries.", he transforms into the best version of himself.  However, let's rewind back a bit. How did one man tweeting a seven-letter word lead to one of the most anticipated memes in all of baseball?  To understand "furries.", The first question you must ask is "What are furries?" and the short and simple answer to that question is that they are people who dress up in large, fluffy animal costumes for their own enjoyment. You can normally find a couple of furries at most geek-culture related conventions. However, many places have conventions for furries themselves. One such place is Pittsburgh, where AnthroCon has happened every year since 1997, and has been held in Pittsburgh every year since...