Making 50M Dollars in the Last Year, 50 Cent Tops Forbes' 'Hip Hop Cash Kings 2008' List

Tue, 19 August 2008 02:38:29 ET

Making 50M Dollars in the Last Year, 50 Cent Tops Forbes' 'Hip Hop Cash Kings 2008' List
50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson, is the biggest earning hip hop star for 2008. The 33-year-old has topped Forbes magazine's annual Hip-Hop's Cash Kings 2008. He has made 150 million dollars (GBP75 million) in the last year.

According to Forbes, the "Piggy Bank" singer made 100 million dollars alone, after taxes, on one deal of VitaminWater when the company was bought out by Coca-Cola. He's also said to make his millions through his successful clothing line, video games, G-Unit Records and his album sales.

By earning $150 million, 50 Cent has beaten out Jay-Z to the top spot. Runner-upping the list, the hubby of singer Beyonce Knowles earned $82 million despite signing a 10-year deal with Live Nation for $150 million. Sean Combs is number 3, making $35 millions from album sales, his record company Bad Boy, clothing line, reality tv shows and an alcohol brand.

Below are the Top 10 of Hip-Hop's Cash Kings 2008: