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The three richest American musicians are all rappers

Mar 6, 2018
Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z built multimillion dollar empires around their music careers.
Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z (L-R) used to compete in the rap wars of the '90s. Now, their companies are rivals.
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When celebrities get behind schools

Mar 30, 2016
Plenty of stars try their hands at financially supporting education, but their mileage varies.
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean 'Diddy' Combs reacts after delivering the commencement speech at Howard University's 146th commencement exercises on May 10, 2014 in Washington, D.C. 
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Opinion: Of course P. Diddy should speak at graduation

May 9, 2014
Global Grind's politics editor Christina Coleman tells us why it's not so strange.