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Toure

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The Resume

    (March 20, 1971- )
    Born in Boston, Massachusetts
    Author of 'The Portable Promised Land' and 'Soul City'
    Hosted 'Hip Hop Shop' on FUSE
    Wrote articles for various magazines, including 'Rolling Stone,' 'The New Yorker' and 'Playboy'
    Appeared on 'Anderson Cooper 360,' 'The O'Reilly Factor' and MSNBC's 'The Dylan Ratigan Show'

Why he might be annoying:

    He got fired as an intern at Rolling Stone magazine for being lazy.
    He doesn't use his surname because it doesn't mean anything to him.
    He was CNN's first pop culture correspondent.
    Bow Wow became so annoyed with him during an interview, he wanted his bodyguards to rough Toure up.
    He enjoys discussing and debating politics.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Tina Brown called him a 'one man media conglomerate.'
    He studied creative writing at Columbia University's graduate school.
    He was married by Rev Run.
    Although he didn't last as an intern, he wrote articles and was a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine for more than a decade.
    His 'rants' on 'The Dylan Ratigan Show' resulted in conservatives wanting him fired from MSNBC.

Credit: D


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 43 Votes: 62.79% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 50 Votes: 66.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 36 Votes: 63.89% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 59.18% Annoying