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Everyone Can't Be Rich Here's Why

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I'm with all this hype about the lottery pot holding 1.4 billion dollars, I've decided to weigh in on the topic of money. Since the announcement that the lottery hit the all time record of a billion memes like below have gone viral. People are now questioning why that is the lottery pot is so large, but poverty is still relevant in our society. Saying stuff like "if everyone got a million dollars there would be no poverty."  Well I'm here to say people you're wrong!  First off being poor/poverty is a mind set and mentality. If you believe that you're poor and if you're doing nothing to change that than you'll forever be poor. Ultimately you determine your worth nothing or no one does, so if you're rich your rich. Billionaires who come from nothing have proven that to us time and time again. Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Oprah, the list can go on. People often get stuck in this poverty mind set, because they feel they're doing what'...

Forbes Names Hip Hop Kings

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See anything different on the list? Well I do! For the past 5 years this list has fluctuated between Diddy, Jay Z, Dr Dre, Birdman and 50 Cent. Well not this year, 50 Cent encountered many legal troubles this year including filing for Bankruptcy, and Birdman well he's still on the list just further down. Once again Diddy grabs the number one spot of the highest earnings in the hip hop sphere with his Vodka Ciroc brand. Jay Z with Roc Nation, having major artist like Beyonce and J. Cole on the roster, with J. Cole having his biggest year with his 2014 Forest Drive album going platinum. Although the year is not over 2015 seems to be the year of Drizzy, Drake dropping two mixtapes, opening up a restaurant in Toronto, and having the only hip hop project to go platinum this year. Oh yeah not to mention his explosive beef with Meek Mill that dominated the internet for months, which led to the infamous "Back 2 Back" hit single/diss song. Drake is officially in the major leag...