Beyond Gold Chains: Hip Hop Cash Kings

Forbes has released a new list of Hip Hop's richest rappers. Looking at the list, you'll find that those at the top took their super lyrics and diversified. Now record and film producers, fashion designers, and media moguls, the new Hip Hop stars are applying their talents to a variety of enterprises and walking away with cash money. Let's take a look at the net worth of the five top twenty empire builders in the Hip Hop game.

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New Hip-Hop Cash King Crowned

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With $110 million in pretax earnings, Dr. Dre is this year's Hip-Hop Cash King—despite the fact that his long-awaited album, Detox, remains on the shelf. He's not the only one on the list who banks the bulk of his bucks outside the recording studio. Diddy ranks No. 2 with $45 million, thanks mostly to a share of profits from Diageo's Ciroc vodka; Jay-Z ranks third with $38 million, pulling in more than half his annual earnings from ventures including ownership stakes in cosmetics company Carol's Daughter, the Brookyln Nets and a joint venture with battery maker Duracell. Last year, Jay-Z topped the Forbes list with $37 million.

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People Get a Life-Stop Hating on Beyonce and Jay Z

You'd think that fans of Beyonce and/or jay Z would be happy about the birth of daughter Blue Ivy Carter.  Other who are not fans could and should be about other business that interests them. But, not so in today's world of hate, stupidity and malicious behavior.

If you thought it was just politicians who were ignorant with their "Birthier Theory" and "he's a Muslim" rhetoric about President Obama", or even that "George W. Bush was involved in the September 11th tragedy", you were sadly mistaken. Folks are going out of their way to create outrageous stories about the happy couple as they celebrate their daughter's birth.

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