2014’s Biggest Stories was originally published on ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc
1. P.O.P held it down
![P.O.P held it down](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/donna-goudeau.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
2. Kermit makes a resurgence
![Kermit makes a resurgence](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/kermitthefrog.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
3. The slap heard around the world
4. Solange gets married
![Solange gets married](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/solange-wedding.jpeg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
5. Mimi Faust showers up
![Mimi Faust showers up](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/455814222.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
6. #BringBackOurGirls
![#BringBackOurGirls](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-30-at-1-41-17-pm.png?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
7. Rihanna quits Instagram
![Rihanna quits Instagram](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/458096486.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
8. Columbus Short gets physical
![Columbus Short gets physical](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/05/columbus-short-getty.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
9. Richard Sherman gets his point across
![Richard Sherman gets his point across](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/01/richard-sherman-seahawks.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
10. Kimye gets married
![Kimye gets married](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-getty.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
11. Justin Bieber gets arrested
![Justin Bieber gets arrested](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/justin-bieber2.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
12. Keyshia Cole fights for Birdman
![Keyshia Cole fights for Birdman](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/keyshia-cole-birdman.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
13. Mo’Ne Davis
![Mo’Ne Davis](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/453889826.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
14. Madonna uses the N-word
![Madonna uses the N-word](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/465401381.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
15. Jeremy Meeks is prison bae
![Jeremy Meeks is prison bae](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/jeremy-meeks.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
16. Darren Sharper indicted for rape
![Darren Sharper indicted for rape](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/470809287.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
17. Philip Seymour Hoffman overdoses
![Philip Seymour Hoffman overdoses](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/151108992.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
18. Lil Kim has a baby!
![Lil Kim has a baby!](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/screen-shot-2014-12-15-at-12-33-06-pm.png?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
19. August Alsina in three-day coma
![August Alsina in three-day coma](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/459153990.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
20. Porsha Williams drags Kenya Moore on RHOA reunion
21. Juicy J’s twerk scholarship
![Juicy J’s twerk scholarship](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/01/juicy-j.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
22. Remy Ma released from prison
![Remy Ma released from prison](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/458401612.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
23. Boosie freed!
![Boosie freed!](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/455826498.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
24. Meek Mill sent to jail
![Meek Mill sent to jail](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/meek-mill-getty.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
25. Apollo Nida caught in bank fraud case
![Apollo Nida caught in bank fraud case](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/464010463.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
26. Chris Brown goes to jail
![Chris Brown goes to jail](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/chris-brown-pleads-guilty-getty.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
27. Tyga vs. Young Money
![Tyga vs. Young Money](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/454523108.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
28. The Aaliyah biopic is a social media disaster
![The Aaliyah biopic is a social media disaster](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/alexandra-shipp-as-aaliyah.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
29. ‘SNL’ gets first black female cast member in eight years
![‘SNL’ gets first black female cast member in eight years](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/460106826.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
30. Jay Z + Beyonce quell divorce rumors
![Jay Z + Beyonce quell divorce rumors](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/455335596.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
31. Robin Williams commits suicide
![Robin Williams commits suicide](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/robin-williams-getty.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
32. Michael Sam comes out
![Michael Sam comes out](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/02/michael-sam.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
33. Tiny’s new eyes
![Tiny’s new eyes](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/tiny-new-eyes.png?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
34. Nick Cannon + Mariah Carey
![Nick Cannon + Mariah Carey](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/463883137.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
35. Yung Berg Assaults Masika
![Yung Berg Assaults Masika](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/yung-berg-masika.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
36. Snoop Dogg + Iggy Azalea beef
![Snoop Dogg + Iggy Azalea beef](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/iggy-azalea-snoop-dogg.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
37. Paula Patton gives Robin Thicke the boot
![Paula Patton gives Robin Thicke the boot](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/05/robin-thicke-paula-patton.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
38. Amber Rose files for divorce from Wiz Khalifa
![Amber Rose files for divorce from Wiz Khalifa](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/454123620.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
39. St. Louis Rams put their “hands up”
![St. Louis Rams put their “hands up”](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/12/459761868.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
40. 5. Donald Sterlings racist rant caught on tape
![5. Donald Sterlings racist rant caught on tape](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/04/donald-sterling.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
41. 4. Ray Rice drags Janay out of elevator
![4. Ray Rice drags Janay out of elevator](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/493368465.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
42. 3. “Sometimes sh-t goes down when there’s a billion dollars in an elevator”
![3. “Sometimes sh-t goes down when there’s a billion dollars in an elevator”](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/05/solange-kick.gif?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
43. 2. Bill Cosby, the alleged serial rapist
![2. Bill Cosby, the alleged serial rapist](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/11/bill-cosby-ap2.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
44. 1. Mike Brown killing + Ferguson, Mo.
![1. Mike Brown killing + Ferguson, Mo.](https://ionetheurbandaily.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/mikebrownshootingriots-e1408769516835.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)