George Floyd’s daughter declared as she sat atop Stephen Jackson’s shoulders at a recent protest: “Daddy changed the world!” She was right.

As protests continue on and force world leaders to consider re-structuring the way systems have been destroying certain communities, a donation-based effort for the family of George Floyd has broken records as the campaign that has officially earned the most-ever donations in GoFundMe history.

Launched just over a week ago, the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund has earned the most donations on a single GoFundMe campaign ever, so says a spokesperson for the website.

Over 500,000 people have contributed to the fund with monetary donations, also leaving kind messages in the comments. People from over 125 countries have joined the cause and, in total, $13 million has been raised so far.

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According to Floyd’s sister Philonise, the money raised will be used to cover funeral and burial expenses, counseling, lodging and travel for court proceedings, and his family as they seek justice for his murder. Some of the money will also be put aside for George’s kids to provide for their education.

Not so shockingly, the second place on GoFundMe’s list of the most-donated-to campaigns is one to have a wall built at America’s southern border. That has raised over $25 million with over 300,000 donations.

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When Tekashi 6ix9ine got out of jail, fans were extremely curious as to what he would do next. Some thought that he would bleed into obscurity, never to be heard from again. Of course, this didn’t happen and it was naive of us to think this would actually be the case. Instead, 6ix9ine has been all over the news thanks to his incessant trolling and new music. 

A couple of weeks ago, 6ix9ine hosted his first IG live session since coming home and it garnered over 2.1 million concurrent viewers which at the time, was an Instagram record. Well, it didn’t take long for someone to break it. According to DJ Akademiks, a Turkish reality TV show owner hopped on live with a group of people and was able to get three million viewers.

This is pretty impressive stuff although it begs the question of whether or not these views were legitimate. As North Americans, we don’t really have a true sense of the power of stars overseas so this could very well just be an indicator of how popular this reality TV star really is. Regardless, these numbers are very impressive and we’re sure 6ix9ine is shadowboxing in his basement at the very thought of his record being broken.

He’ll have to do something drastic if he wants to reclaim the crown.

Whether we like it or not, 6ix9ine’s comeback era has been breaking records left and right. The troublemaking rapper made his return to the music scene last Friday (May 8th) by releasing his first post-prison single, “GOOBA,” with some colourful accompanying visuals. The music video already beat Eminem’s previously set record for the hip hop video with the most views in 24 hours in Youtube history, and now, 6ix9ine has accomplished a similar view-related feat, beating out pop princesses Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande on the way.

On Wednesday (May 13th), it was announced that “GOOBA” had officially become the fastest video by an American artist to garner 100 million views on Youtube. “GOOBA” racked up the impressive amount of views in a mere 71 hours, destroying Ariana Grande’s “thank u next” and Taylor Swift’s “ME!” featuring Brendon Urie. Ari and Taylor’s videos were in a tight match having both obtained 100 million views by the middle of their fourth days, but neither hold the top spot any longer.

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The only artists who have ever managed to reach this milestone faster than 6ix9ine are all international acts from Korea. K-pop boyband BTS had the quickest video to hit this marker—taking less than two days—with their Halsey-featured “Boys With Luv” visuals. Fellow K-pop group BLACKPINK and solo K-Pop artist, Psy, hit 100 million early on in their third days, with their “KILL THIS LOVE” and “Gentleman” videos, respectively.

Tekashi 6ix9ine has broken tons of records in the last three days. After coming back with his new single and video for “GOOBA,” the rapper hopped on Instagram Live and shattered the previous attendance record, clocking in 2 million viewers during the session. Then, his new music video ended up defeating Eminem’s “Killshot” as the hip-hop video with the most views in 24 hours. 

Despite 6ix9ine’s popularity likely being at its highest point ever, Meek Mill is still disturbed that the general public is celebrating an admitted rat. He has been vocal about it all week and after 69 asked somebody to check on the Philly rapper, he snapped again.

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“Somebody check on meek… see if he’s okay,” wrote 6ix9ine after it was reported that he had broken Eminem‘s longstanding record.

Speaking on how Tekashi must now fear for his safety every time he leaves the house, Meek sent off some tweets before deleting them.

“The internet got a witness in witness protection living in a town house that can’t even come outside saying check on me,” wrote Meek. “I’m helping free people you putting family members behind bars… I gotta crush you for the culture you chump! How you sleep at night lol.”

He continued by explaining why he’s so pressed about 6ix9ine’s recent success.

“We control the culture lol and ima set a example lol,” he wrote. “Nip got killed by one of them I feel a way at heart nobody can change that! Go tuck in!”

Who are you siding with? Tekashi or Meek?

Tory Lanez was this close to throwing in the towel after he found out that 6ix9ine had beat his previously set record for most Instagram live viewers by a landslide. On Friday (May 8th), 6ix9ine made his return to the music scene by dropping his first post-prison single, “GOOBA,” along with some accompanying visuals. While the music video itself beat a Youtube record previously set by Eminem in 2018, 6ix9ine also conducted a record-breaking Instagram live session that same day. The controversial artist’s live racked up an impressive (albeit frustrating) 2 million viewers at one point, absolutely destroying the record Tory set last month with 300K during Drake’s appearance on an episode of Quarantine Radio.

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Of course, Tory caught wind of his defeat, and unsurprisingly, he’s being a good sport about it. However, he did slip in a joke about ending Quarantine Radio for good after getting annihilated by a notorious snitch.

“I was looking at that 2 mil like …. WELP …. Ima head out,” Tory wrote on Instagram. However, he quickly followed up his comment by clarifying that he was only kidding. “Lolol we not actually stopping quarantine radio !” he promised. “But it was great holding the record when we had it …” If you ask us, Tory deserves that title, so make sure you tune into the next episode of QR and go for that 3 mil.

Erykah Badu and Jill Scott’s display of neo-soul excellence took place on Saturday (May 9th), and the Instagram live stream garnered the most viewers on a “Verzuz” battle ever with nearly 750,000. Although many agreed that the “battle” felt more like a mutual celebration of each other’s talent and vast catalogues, it did mark the first female face-off of the “Verzuz” series, and it looks like the people showed their appreciation for finally including some ladies by tuning in in vast numbers. At one point, the two artists garnered nearly 750K, reaching just shy of it with 749K. Regardless, this number blows the previous record of roughly 500K set by Teddy Riley and Babyface last month out of the water.

To prepare for what would become a record-breaking battle, the two Grammy-winners launched a joint line of “Verzuz”-themed merch, which includes hoodies and graphic tees in black, white, gold, and orange colourways. The collection can be found on both Erykah and Jill’s websites here and here.

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The event was also done in partnership with Live Nation’s Femme It Forward series that celebrates women in entertainment. Watch the full battle below:

Following 6ix9ine's prodigal return to the music scene on Friday with the release of his first-prison single, "GOOBA," and accompanying visuals, the controversial artist has already broken a record for hip hop videos on Youtube. According to @chartdata on Twitter, the music video for "GOOBA" racked up the most views in a 24 hour time span on a hip hop video in the history of Youtube, making it the biggest 24 hour hip hop debut of all time.

Sometimes, a man must push his body and mind to the absolute limits, if only to see how far said limits actually stretch. On the other hand, some men are simply the maddest of lads, all the way down to the very core. Judging from his latest, and notably Herculean feat, Watsky sits comfortably between the two categories.

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Yesterday, the rapper put it upon himself to freestyle for over thirty-three uninterrupted hours, all while running a multifaceted fundraiser. Armed with a healthy dose of smoothies on deck, as well as a mobile microphone for facilitating the inevitable need for bathroom bars, Watsky proceeded to engage on his epic quest. All the while, fans were able to directly interact with the rapper, offering inspiration and donations in exchange for shout-outs and rare memorabilia. 

With the entire process being continuously live-streamed, Watsky was able to raise over $140,000 in charitable donations. As he explains it down, the money will be going toward paying his bandmates and road crew, paying and supporting his fans in need of financial aid, and the nonprofit Sweet Relief, which provides assistance to musicians affected by the pandemic. 

While Guinness’s rules did alott sanctioned time for a break (five minutes for every hour), they later confirmed that Watsky rapped for thirty-three straight hours. Upon completion of the marathon cypher, Watsky ended up shattering the previously laid Guinness World Record (set by Pablo Alvarez, who freestyled for twenty-five hours). Never has the expression “goodnight sweet prince” felt so applicable. Check out the final four hours below, and be sure to show some love for a genuinely impressive and dedicated effort. 

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Over the years, Post Malone has asserted himself as a bonafide hitmaker, ascending from SoundCloud rapper to one of the biggest artists in the world. It seems as though every single he puts out is poised to become a #1 hit and, although that time is over for his last single "Circles," he's still breaking records because of its incredible run on the charts.

Spending its thirty-fourth week inside the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, clocking in at #6 this week, Post Malone's "Circles" has just broken the record as the song that has spent the longest number of weeks inside the top ten. Amazingly enough, he's beating his own record, which he tied with the Swae Lee-assisted "Sunflower." 

Travis Scott beat the all-time record on Fortnite previously set by Marshmello for the most live viewers at a time with his virtual ASTRONOMICAL performance on Thursday night. It had been speculated for quite some time that Travis was involved with the wildly popular video game in some way, but last week, some mined leaks seemed to provide concrete proof that the rapper was scheduled for an in-game performance. A few days later, a date and time was set for the virtual event, entitled ASTRONOMICAL, and on Thursday night, fans around the world tuned in to watch an animated Travis put on one hell of a show.

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During the roughly 15-minute concert, Travis performed some of his most beloved tracks, including “Highest In The Room.” He also previewed his new song with Kid Cudi called “The Scotts,” much to the excitement of fans. Overall, the event drew a massive online audience, garnering a whopping 12.3 million viewers. This number, which was no doubt somewhat thanks to the widespread quarantine occurring, officially marks the largest amount of live players on Fortnite at once. Travis broke the game’s all-time record previously set by Marshmello in February of 2019, when the DJ raked in 10.7 million live viewers during his own in-game musical event.

Fortnite has set four additional “tour” dates for Travis’ ASTRONOMICAL concert to accommodate fans living in different time zones: Friday, April 24th, at 10:00am. EST; and Saturday, April 25th, at midnight EST, 11:00am EST, and 6:00pm EST.