The ageless Dapper Don of rap banked a cool $35 million from his revenue streams, including his clothing line Sean John, record label Bad Boy, premium vodka Ciroc and two reality-TV shows. As 50 Cent says of lesser entrepreneurs, "They're trying to buy some Gucci / I'm trying to buy the mall."įor the second year in a row, Sean "Diddy" Combs finished third on our list. Others own record labels, clothing lines, bars and restaurants. These impresarios have mastered the arts of branding and cross-promotion, with licensing deals for everything from booze to books. Unlike most pop and rock musicians, who make the bulk of their earnings from record sales and tours, rappers have more diversified portfolios. Also in the works: a mining partnership with South African billionaire Partrice Motsepe (see "The 50 Cent Machine").ĥ0 Cent isn't the only star in the growing firmament of "hip-hopreneurs." After years of violent rivalry marked by the murders of such icons as Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., rap's focus has shifted from beef to cake-making money, that is. 50's portfolio also includes the popular G-Unit clothing line and record label, plus films, videogames and a slew of platinum albums, including last year's Curtis. The new king of hip-hop wealth banked $100 million after taxes on one deal alone when his stake in VitaminWater's parent, Glacéau, was bought byĪs part of a $4.1 billion deal.
In Pictures: The Year's 20 Cash Kings Of Hip-Hop Ignorant Shit (Feat.While Jay-Z topped 's inaugural Hip-Hop Cash Kings list of the top-earning people in the business last year, in 2008 he cedes the throne to Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who raked in $150 million over the past 12 months-almost twice what Jay-Z made. Hello Brooklyn 2.0 (Feat Lil Wayne) 5:27ġ0. He is one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs in America.Ĥ. In addition, he co-owns The 40/40 Club, and is co-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team. Shawn Corey Carter (born Decemin Brooklyn, New York) better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. American Gangster is a “concept album” which is inspired by the film of the same name. It is set to be released on Novemin the United States. Your rating is highly welcomed!Īmerican Gangster is the tenth studio album by rapper Jay-Z. Currently I have no time to have it a play, so I reserve my comments about this album. It’s released by Group CR, which is a high-profile group in doing R&B and Hip-hop things. Here is the first: Jay-Z’s latest studio album “American Gangster”, featuring producers and guests like JD,JB, The Neptunes etc.
Before that, I’ll introduce two major releases.
Some earlier drafted posts will be published in 1-2 days. I traveled to some cities dealing with work affairs.
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