We Used to Be a Country
This country had a habit of renaming it's cities after it's leaders like Stalin and Lenin to create a new identity after the collapse of the monarchy and the rise of the proletariat.
The Soviet Union
She is not my lover, but she say's that I am the one? Yeah right, that kid is not my son! This king of pop knows this is BS!
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Probably one of the most musically talented people to ever come out of the state got the worst super bowl tribute from Justin Timberlake in 2018.
Prince
The Cavalier's were able to get in on a crazy trade deadline this year, getting a six man that shares this name with our friend who knows how to cook, just not on the court.
(De'Andre) Hunter
Although not a direct slight to her artistry, when he got on stage and insisted that Beyonce had the best music video of all time, these two musical titans sparked a decades long, world changing beef.
Taylor Swift and Kanye West
This country's name feels more like a nice rug than an empire, but maybe that's a sign of the times.
Persia
I met this girl just now dancing on the sand, just like that river twisting through a dusty land! This double word band met her too, I think in the 80's!
Rio - Duran Duran
He spent so much of his life drawing cartoons that everything else in it was actually pretty boring.
Charles Schulz
The Grizzlies drafted a 220 pound 7'4 Center in 2024, a contender for rookie of the year this season, and whose first name twin spends more time sitting than standing.
Zach (Edey)
Simmering under the surface for around 15 years, this beef came to the surface after an uninvolved rapper implyed they were all on the same level of talent, causing these other two rappers to engage in nuclear levels of culture war.
Kendrick Lamar and Drake
The officials deciding to get rid of this old name felt it had too much of a tie to it's capital city's red light district, but that feel's so mean to such a nice name.
Holland
I think being 2000 and late is now so out of date that it's unapplicable, but it's an undeniably hard line. It's a shame the woman who delivered this iconic line left this music group in 2018.
Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
Not just a wrestler and governor, this guy called my dad a big yellow banana during his stint in politics.
Jesse Ventura
Michael Jordan, contested G.O.A.T. and well known ego-maniac, shares a birthday with this friend whose much more about down to earth, especially this semester.
Jacob!
When this rapper accused the other of having him shot in a song, it sparked a feud between the East and West Coast that while both of these rappers would participate in it, many argue today that one died as a result of the feud.
Tupac and Biggie Smalls
This country probably got confused with it's western neighbor all the time, even if India was in the way
Eastern Pakistan
I've never wasted away here, but I can imagine I'd do it again. This musician with a catering style last name was the king of wasting away!
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
This actress is from her namesake, which is almost as surprising as her shoplifting
Winona Ryder
The glorious honey dipped GOAT of the Timberwolves birthday is two days after this friends half birthday, a reason they could cite for why they have so much in common.
Maggie!
This artist has a problem with everyone, regardless of the slight or perceived infraction, but her most famous problem she's had is with Grimes, who she confirms smells like wet pennies.
Azealia Banks
This country did what a lot of countries do to get away from colonization and changed it's name; it's a shame it happened under a government into ethnic cleansing
Burma
I wish I could know if that in the far distant future, my great-great-great-granddaughter is doing fine. I know this band of three brothers could tell me!
Year 3000 - Jonas Brothers
Noted author, restaurateur, and politician, this famous Minnesotan is an example of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps first and foremost.
Tony Sutton
Hyped up beyond belief, a let down to the Timberwolves, and shipped away to the Warriors sums up the career of this player that shares a first name with our friend whose pretty tall, but would be a similar let down on an NBA court.
Andrew Wiggins
Despite being the most famous feud of Golden Age Hollywood, with it being constantly reported on in newspapers, both of these Oscar winning actresses report that even though they didn't like each other, they were always professional with one another.
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford