1. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
$150 million
50 Cent has come a long way from his early days dealing drugs in Queens, N.Y., and getting shot nine times. The reigning king of hip-hop wealth banked $100 million after taxes last summer when his stake in VitaminWater's parent, Glacéau, was bought by Coca-Cola as part of a $4.1 billion deal. His 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.As 50 Cent says of lesser entrepreneurs, "They're trying to buy some Gucci / I'm trying to buy the mall."
2. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter
$82 million
3. Sean "Diddy" Combs
$35 million
4. Kanye West
$30 million
5. Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley
$22 million
6. Pharrell Williams
$20 million
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