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The Incredible Rise And Shocking Fall Of Suge Knight: From $750 Million Rap Empire To 28-Year Prison Sentence
Suge Knight helped build one of the most powerful empires in music history—then lost it all in a spiral of violence, paranoia, and crime. This is the incredible true story of how the man behind Death Row Records went from reshaping hip-hop to serving 28 years behind bars.
How Much Did 50 Cent Make From His Famous Vitamin Water Endorsement/Equity Deal?
50 Cent made one of the greatest deals in hip hop history by taking equity in a little-known sports drink. That decision earned him more than his entire music career combined. Here's the true story behind the Vitamin Water fortune.
What Happens To Money Confiscated From Drug Busts?
Ever wonder what happens to the piles of cash hauled in during massive drug busts? It turns out, the fate of that money—and the drugs—is murkier than you might think.
How Ben & Jerry Turned a $5 Ice Cream Class Into a Billion-Dollar Empire (And an Enormous Corporate Headache)
They started with a $5 correspondence course and a dream. What Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield built became a billion-dollar brand—known as much for its chunky ice cream as its outspoken politics. But after decades of flavor and friction, Ben & Jerry's is now at the center of one of the strangest corporate breakups in modern business history.
In Court Testimony Today Cassie Revealed Diddy Paid Her A $20 Million Settlement
Cassie just revealed—under oath—the exact amount Diddy paid her to quietly settle her explosive 2023 abuse lawsuit. It's the first confirmed detail from one of the most secretive celebrity settlements in recent history, and it came during her pivotal testimony in Diddy's ongoing federal sex trafficking trial.
Good Grief, Great Fortune: How Charles Schulz Built One of the Most Lucrative Estates in History Off Snoopy And Charlie Brown
Twenty-five years after his death, Charles Schulz is still earning tens of millions every year. Discover how the creator of "Peanuts" turned a humble comic strip into one of the most profitable posthumous empires in history—thanks to Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and a licensing machine that just won't quit.
From Hot Wings to Hot Buns to Clean Greens: How Kat Cole Went from Hooters Waitress to Billion-Dollar Brand Mogul
She started as a Hooters waitress at 16. By 35, she was running a billion-dollar brand—and that was just her warm-up.
Alfred Hitchcock Made A Psychotic Amount Of Money Off "Psycho" Thanks To TWO Brilliant Trades
Alfred Hitchcock made a bold, unconventional deal to get Psycho made—one that shocked the industry at the time. What he earned from it would go on to rival the biggest paydays in Hollywood history.
When Ben Franklin Died In 1790, He Left Behind Two Trust Funds That Gathered Interest For The Next 200 Years…
When Benjamin Franklin died in 1790, he left £2,000 to Boston and Philadelphia—with instructions not to spend it for 200 years. What happened next is one of the greatest compound interest experiments of all time.
The Time Authorities Stumbled Upon $200 Million In Cash In The Back Bedroom Of A Suburban Mexico City Home In
In 2007, police raided a Mexico City mansion and found something truly unbelievable: $226 million in cash stacked floor to ceiling in a back bedroom. What followed was a global saga involving meth cartels, Las Vegas casinos, and one of the wildest criminal defenses ever claimed. This is the insane true story of the biggest drug cash seizure in history.
In 1998 This Stanford Professor Gave Two Students $100k To Launch A Little Company Called… Google. He's Now The Richest College Professor Of All Time
In 1998, two Stanford grad students convinced their professor to invest $100,000 in their search engine startup company. That startup's name? Google.
How The Founder Of Electronic Arts Earned A $100 Million Fortune… Then Lost It All To Private Jets And Bad Tax Advice
Trip Hawkins founded Electronic Arts, earned $100 million then blew all of it on a lavish lifestyle that included mansions, private jets, luxury cars and a whole bunch of awful tax advice.
Roy Raymond Just Wanted to Buy His Wife Some Lingerie. He Ended Up Launching An Empire… Then Lost Everything
Before it was a $5 billion brand, Victoria's Secret was just one man's awkward trip to the lingerie section. Roy Raymond had the vision—but not the empire-building instinct. His story is one of brilliance, heartbreak, and the brutal cost of being early.
In 1965, A Man In Omaha Asked His Neighbor To Manage His $67k Life Savings. His Neighbor Was Warren Buffett.
In in the mid-60s, an Omaha man named Myer Kripke humbly asked his neighbor, a young upstart money manager named Warren Buffett, to manage a small life savings. Wait till you hear how that turned out…
Gettin' Paid For Gettin' Laid: The Highest Earning Stud Fee Stallions In History
Imagine getting paid $400,000 every time you had sex AND you got to have sex for that fee hundreds of times a year for years and years. That's the life of the biggest studs in the world. Horse studs.