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  • Jay-Z Makes History And Becomes Hip-Hop’s First Billionaire!

    Jay-Z Makes History And Becomes Hip-Hop’s First Billionaire!

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    Brooklyn stand up! Jay-Z has made history and becomes hip-hop’s first billionaire.

    Jay-z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has become hip-hop’s first ever Billionaire. According to Forbes, Jay-Z is worth $1 billion. Jay’s climb to the top stemmed from the many businesses that he owns.

    These businesses include stakes in art, real estate, in liquor and even in Uber. It also comes from the various businesses that he owns including Rocawear, which he ultimately sold for more than $200 million in 2007 to Iconic.

    The publication also went on to explain how Jay-Z accomplish this HUGE goal. See the list of his investments below.

    Armand de Brignac: $310 million; D’Usse: $100 million m; Cash and Investments:$200 million; Tidal: $100 million; RocNation: $75 million; Music Catalog: $75 million; Art Collection: $70 million; Real Estate: $50 million.

    The 22-time Grammy winner has the entire hip-hop and black community really proud and inspired. Congratulations Jay!

  • Notorious Drug-lord Frank Lucas Dies at 88

    Notorious Drug-lord Frank Lucas Dies at 88

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    Frank Lucas, known as one of Harlem’s notorious drug lords has died, he was 88. According to his nephew, Aldwan Lassiter, Lucas died in his Jersey home and has had some health issues.Lucas was born in North Carolina but became a big name during the 1960s and 1970s for selling large amounts of potent heroin where he would make $500,000.In 1975, Lucas’ house was raided and he was convicted and sentenced to serve decades in prison. He would eventually turn into an informant and serve only 5 years.In 2007, Denzel Washington would play the role of Frank Lucas in the movie ‘American Gangster’, directed by Ridley Scott. Lucas had major influence on the film and even gave advice to Washington on how he carried the guns.R.I.P to Frank Lucas.

  • All Charges Against Jussie Smollett Have Been Dropped + Police Superintendent Reacts to the News

    All Charges Against Jussie Smollett Have Been Dropped + Police Superintendent Reacts to the News

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    Earlier today it was reported that all charges against “Empire” star Jussie Smollett have been dropped.In mid-January, Smollett claimed that he was attacked by two white men wearing MAGA Hats, who spewed racial and homophobic slurs at him. In a surprising court hearinf held today in Chicago, the 36-year-old’s attorneys made the announcement in a statement. “Today, all criminal charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped and his record has been wiped clean of the filing of this tragic complaint against him”. On March 16, Smollett was charged with 16 felony accounts of disorderly conduct in which he was accused of lying on the police.Chicago’s Police Superintendent, Eddie Johnson was reportedly ‘furious’ that the charges were dropped. Johnson also stated that he found out about the charges dropping while at an academy graduation. Johnson believed that the evidence against Smollett were ‘rock solid’