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Janet Jackson attends the Giorgio Armani fashion show as part of Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2013/14 on February 25, 2014 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Janet Jackson officially hits billionaire status

Lily Harrison, E! Online
E! Online - Janet Jackson has officially joined the billion-dollar club, according to Variety...
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(Photo courtesy of Mark Seliger for TIME)

Jay-Z and Beyoncé named to Time 100 most influential list

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Both Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé have been named by 'Time' as two of the world’s most influential people.
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Bill Bellamy performs during The Centric Comedy All Stars at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for Centric)

Bill Bellamy returns with 'Crazy, Sexy, Dirty' comedy

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview on 'The Dish' with theGrio, Bill Bellamy weighed in on Janet Jackson's marriage to Wissam Al Mana...
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Janet Jackson and Wissam al Mana attend the Sergio Rossi presentation cocktail during Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2013/14 on February 21, 2013 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vincenzo Lombardo/Getty Images for Sergio Rossi)

Who is Janet Jackson's new husband?

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - At first glance the Qatari billionaire businessman seems an unexpected mate for the Queen of Pop...
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Rapper Birdman attends the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

Birdman plans to release 100 albums in 1 year

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT -Birdman has 48 acts under his umbrella and wants to keep the records coming out...
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Peter Brant II attends the Alexander Wang Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Pier 94 on September 10, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Billionaire's son jokes about post-election plan to 'kill Obama'

theGrio
theGRIO REPORT - The steady stream of ugly reactions to President Barack Obama's re-election continues...
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Some of the Morehouse Higher Life Foundation international student scholars (wearing the burgundy t-shirts) at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Courtesy of Morehouse College

Zimbabwe businessman spends millions to send Africans to HBCU

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - The telecom tycoon has committed $6.4 million in scholarship dollars to send 40 African freshmen to Morehouse, over a four-year period....
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Russian billionaire wins Internet fame with rap

theGrio
MOSCOW (AP) - Prokhorov, who shares ownership of the New Jersey Nets basketball team with United States rapper Jay-Z, took to the microphone on a Russian television show two weeks ago.
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Who will be hip-hop's first billionaire?

theGrio
By Forbes latest count, Diddy is currently the closest to becoming Hip Hop's first billionaire with an estimated net worth of $500 million.
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