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50 Cent is Top Earning Hip-hop Star
The rapper has made $150 million in the last year.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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50 Cent has topped the annual list of the biggest earning hip-hop stars for 2008.
The rapper - real name Curtis Jackson - has made $150 million in the last year.
He almost doubles the earnings of Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter who sits in second place with $82 million .
According to Forbes magazine, Jackson made his millions through his successful clothing line, video games, G-Unit Records and his album sales.
The top ten are as follows:
50 Cent - $150 millionShawn 'Jay-Z' Carter - $82 million
Sean 'Diddy' Combs - $35 million
Kanye West - $30 million
Timbaland - $22 million
Pharrell Williams - $20 million
Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean - $17 million
Snoop Dogg - $16 million
Dr. Dre - $15 million
Ludacris - $14 million.
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