50 Cent Meets With Officials Over "Suspicious" House Fire

Months after the Long Island residence that housed his ex-girlfriend and son suspiciously burned down, 50 Cent finally met with officials to discuss the fire. "50 and his attorneys met with Suffolk County authorities regarding the fire that destroyed 50's house," Fiddy's lawyers said in a statement. "The meeting had been arranged weeks ago. 50 is eager to review the findings of the investigation, when it is concluded." Even though he was in Louisiana filming a movie at the time, 50 was immediately linked to the "suspicious" fire, perhaps because his ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins told reporters, "He said that he was going to have someone come kill me, and see what he does? This is what he did." 50 Cent denied any involvement and even sued Tompkins for defamation. 50 is in the middle of a custody battle with Tompkins over their son, Marquise, a matter that will be back in court next month.

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“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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