If you're like many Americans you view rappers as negatively as thugs or gangsters, you're going to be surprised with the amounts of
money some "gangsta rappers" are puling in.
A video recently
appeared on Forbes.com which broke down the earnings situation among rappers. According to Forbes, Sean Carter (AKA Jay-Z) pulled in about $34 million last year due to his latest album,
Kingdom Come, and his entrepreneurial pursuits.
According to the Associated Press, rapper 50 Cent
earned roughly $32 million last year with his G-Unit record label and clothing line. 50 Cent should top the list next year as he cashes out of
VitaminWater for $400 million -- a topic covered by our own Zac Bissonnette
here.
Other prominent rappers on the list included Diddy ($28 million), Dr. Dre ($20 million), and Eminem ($18 million).
One has to begin wondering if rapping about the ghetto will grow old. It seems like many of the well-known rappers makes 500-10,000 times what the average American makes. Not so ghetto anymore, yo.
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