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Drake Bounces 50 Cent off the Forbes “5 Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists” List | Joins Jay Z, Birdman, Dr. Dre & Sean Combs

Drake once said he planned to make $250 million by the time he was 29. With less than a year left before he turns 30, he’s the first newcomer to crack the Forbes Five. For years, the list has been about the same five people – Birdman, Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay Z and 50 Cent but since 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy last year, he has been knocked off the list. (more…)

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Lupitan Nyong’o, Sophie Okonedo, Danielle Brooks & More Nominated for the 2016 Tony Awards | See Full List

Stars of “The Colour Purple” Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks were both nominated in the leading actress and featured actress categories, respectively for the 2016 Tony Awards and fellow actress Jennifer Hudson (who wasn’t nominated herself) congratulated them on Instagram: “Very proud and overwhelmed to say congrats to @cynthiaerivo @daniebb3 @color purple entire cast on tony nod ! One hell of a cast that’s for sure! Proud of you all!” (more…)

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1000 Jobs can be Created per Week for Nigerians from Dressing Masquerades – Lai Mohammed

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that dressing masquerades can create a thousand jobs in one week for Nigerians. Speaking at the sectoral debate of the Federal House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday, Mohammed said that most states in Nigeria have one festival or the other which if packaged very well can provide employment for Nigerians. Most states today have more than one festival a year, but the packaging and lack of capacity has not enabled them to make the most out of these festivals. There’s a particular masquerade in the s