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A Lil Uzi Vert fan is hoping to see the Eternal Atake artist at his upcoming college graduation. Instagram user @bigassheel (a.k.a. Raheel Ahmad), who will graduate from Temple University in Uzi’s hometown of Philadelphia next January, had a chance encounter with Uzi back in 2019 during which he received some added incentive and encouragement […]

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the “Vax-a-Million” initiative Wednesday in which five adult residents will be eligible to receive $1 million each, and five teens could be in play for a full scholarship, if they are vaccinated, The Columbus Dispatch reports. This announcement comes on the heels of his declaration that Ohio’s mask mandate will be lifted on June 2. DeWine explained that he […]

Kyrie Irving ended 2020 on a high note by paying off the tuition for nine Lincoln University students through his foundation’s 11 days of giving in December campaign. Shams Charania reports that Irving made the philanthropic gesture to the students on Dec. 10.  “Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving paid off the college tuition of nine students […]

Nicki Minaj helped pay tuition and other education fees for some of her fans back in 2017 and 2018, and now one of them has graduated with a bachelor’s degree. As HipHopDX points out, Artavion Cook personally thanked Minaj for helping to pay for those fees. “I can’t believe that I’m actually saying this out loud, but […]

Lil Uzi Vert is doing his part to alleviate student debt—at least for one lucky man. On Thursday night, the Philadelphia rapper was spotted making his way through a department store when a fan shouted out a bold question: “Uzi! What’s good, bruh? Can you pay for my college tuition?” Uzi stopped in his tracks and […]

Whether it’s because he’s slipping in the polls, strategically earning press coverage ahead of the first Democratic debate, or simply echoing the same buzz words he circulated in 2016, Bernie Sanders’ free college plea has just dramatically expanded. On Monday, the Senator proposed that all student loan debt be erased, which totals $1.6 trillion.  Are you truly […]