50 Cent is Top Earning Hip-Hop Star
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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 is as follows:
50 Cent - $150 million Shawn 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.
