Earl Simmons, better known by this stage name, passed away April 9th, 2021
DMX
Kareem Abdul Jabbar (Lew Alcindor)
Joe Biden has claimed he will withdraw all armed forces from this country by September 11th, 2021; just like Trump claimed they would be by May 21, 2021; just like Obama claimed they would be by Dec 2014; just like Bush claimed they would be in 2011.
Afghanistan
La Bella y la Bestia
The Beauty and the Beast
Alison Janney
Cheryl Miller
After being hooked on the raw ferocity of "What's My Name" in 1999, I raved about the track to Luke Short, who claimed his big brother had the CD. Days later, I had a copy on one of my first of this three-letter burgeoning media.
CD-R
Phil Jackson
Officer Kim Porter killed Daunte Wright after claiming she thought she withdrew this instead of her firearm, just like 15 officers before her in the past 20 years. Of the 15, 5 were indited, 2 involved fatalities, 3 were convicted.
Taser
Blancanieves y Los Siete Enanitos
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Frances McDormand
He is one of 11 artists or musical groups to have five consecutive albums debut at #1 in the United States. During the streak ('98-'03), he released ...And Then There Was X ('99) - it contains this song, his most successful single. Up in here, up in here.
Party Up
Elgin Baylor (RIP) and Jerry West
Andrew Cuomo (facing 10 sexual misconduct accusations) was found to have under reported COVID-related deaths in these facilities by as much as 50% and is under further investigation by the FBI; just like in Indiana, where hundreds of deaths amongst 273 such facilities went unreported; just like in California, where Cal/OSHA claims that 64 such facilities "haven't bothered to report;" similar to Winsconsin, who claims to have "misclassified" over 1,000 deaths in such facilities.
Nursing Homes/ Long Term Care facilities
Cariño, he Encogido a los Niños
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Jennifer Coolidge
Earl served as the de-facto leader of this alliterative hip-hop collective (giving Eve, Swizz Beatz, Yung Wun and Drag-On their start) and immortalized it by giving them its Anthem.
Ruff Ryders
Daily Double!
Only
This formerly beloved Houston Texans football player faces 22 accusations of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct; formerly beloved Cosby faced 60 before being convicted and sentenced to 3-10 years in Pennsylvania; Harvey Weinstein faced 80 before being found guilty and sentenced to 23 years in New York.
Deshaun Watson
Los Poderosos Patos
Somos Le Mejores
The Mighty Ducks
We are the Best
Octavia Spencer
Always self-aware, Chris Rock's 2014 comedy, Top Five, allowed Mr. Simmons to poke fun at his aggressive reputation when their two 'characters' meet in jail - Earl begins singing this standard, originating from Charlie Chaplin, given lyrics by Nat King Cole and covered by Judy Garland on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Smile
George Mikan
There have been this many mass shootings (3 or more persons shot in one location at roughly the same time) amongst the first 21 days of April, 2021 in the United States (within 3). The longest number of days without a mass shooting at any time in the month was 2 days (April 1st and 2nd).
38: 19th - Atlanta (4), Houston (9); 18th - Detroit (4), Kenosha (WI), Shreveport (3) (LA), Montgomery; 17th - Columbus, LaPlace (LA); 16th - Detroit (3) 15th - Indianapolis (5), Washington D.C (5); Pensacola, Chicago (9); 13th - Baltimore (2); 12th - Nashville, Carrolton (GA), Chicago (8); 11th - Wichita, Seattle; 10th - Koshkonong (MO), Memphis (3), Waterbury (CT), Allendale (MI); 9th - Fort Worth; 8th - Bryan (TX); 7th - Milwaukee, Rock Hill (SC); 6th - Detroit (2), NYC (2); 5th - Chicago (7), Baltimore, Allen (TX); 4th - Monroe (LA), Birmingham, Beuamont (TX); 3rd - Tuscaloosa, Quincy (FL) and Wilmington
Carreras Geniales
Elegidos para el Triunfo
Cool Runnings
Chosen for the Triumph
Judy Greer