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Cardi B's 'AM I THE DRAMA?' Achieves Platinum on Release Day

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Cardi B released her sophomore album ' AM I THE DRAMA ?' yesterday September 19, 2025 . & it has already surpassed Drake's 2018 Scorpion Album to become the fastest ever album to become RIAA Certified. Featuring collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion , Janet Jackson , Kehlani , and others, exploring themes of fame, relationships, and rivalries through 18 tracks blending trap and R&B. The project includes disses aimed at BIA and JT , earned RIAA platinum certification for 1 million units on day one, and topped US iTunes in 30 minutes while setting a Guinness World Record via Walmart's drone deliveries in Texas.  Critics from Rolling Stone and Variety praised its energy and ambition, with fans highlighting standout tracks amid social media buzz¡

Today {4/05/1970} In History: National Guard kills four students in Kent State shootings

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On May 4, 1970 , in Kent, Ohio, 28 National Guardsmen fire their weapons at a group of anti-war demonstrators on the Kent State University campus, killing four students, wounding eight, and permanently paralyzing another. The tragedy was a watershed moment for a nation divided by the conflict in Vietnam, and further galvanized the anti-war movement.  Two days earlier, on May 2, National Guard troops were called to Kent to suppress students rioting in protest of the Vietnam War and the U.S. invasion of Cambodia. The next day, scattered protests were dispersed by tear gas, and on May 4 class resumed at Kent State University. By noon that day, despite a ban on rallies, some 2,000 people had assembled on the campus. National Guard troops arrived and ordered the crowd to disperse, fired tear gas, and advanced against the students with bayonets fixed on their rifles. Some of the protesters, refusing to yield, responded b...

Today on History: OMERTÀ

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Omertà (/oʊˈmɛərtə/, Italian pronunciation: [omerˈta]) is a Southern Italian code of silence and code of honor that places importance on silence in the face of questioning by authorities or outsiders; non-cooperation with authorities, the government, or outsiders; and willfully ignoring and generally avoiding interference with the illegal activities of others (i.e., not contacting law enforcement or the authorities when one is aware of, witness to, or even the victim of certain crimes). It originated and remains common in Southern Italy, where banditry or brigandage and Mafia-type criminal organizations (like the Camorra, Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Sacra Corona Unita) have long been strong. Similar codes are also deeply rooted in other areas of the Mediterranean, including rural Spain, Crete (Greece), and Corsica, all of which share a common or similar histor...
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