Tag Archives: Akon
Forbes List The 2010 Hip-Hop Cash Kings
Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by Blogger.
Jay-Z pulled in $63 million over the past 12 months, earning him his second straight hip-hop cash crown. His income level places him in the 35% tax bracket, which means he’ll pay Uncle Sam about $22 million this year–a sum greater than the total earnings of any other rap star besides second-ranked Diddy. 1. Jay-Z [...]
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Are Rappers Suffering From The Recession?
Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by Blogger.
Budgets are being cut, albums are collecting dust on the shelves and concertgoers are becoming scarcer. With the music industry being one of the recession’s hardest hit victims, even typically flamboyant rappers have been forced to re-assess their spending habits. Some confessed to cutting back while others say they’ve yet to feel the crunch. XXLMag [...]
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Akon Claims He Doesn’t Know His True Age
Posted on 22. Jan, 2009 by Blogger.
This has to be the funniest shit i’ve heard so far in 2009, According to Akon, even though he has a birth certification, his age remains a mystery and he rather keep it that way.
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Akon – ‘Freedom’ Album Cover
Posted on 28. Oct, 2008 by Blogger.
Akon dressed sharply in a suit that rivals his dark complexion. An incredibly blue sea has been photoshopped into the background i guess to symbolize his journeys across the world.
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Hip Hop Cash Kings!
Posted on 18. Aug, 2008 by Blogger.
Forbes Releases “Hip-Hop’s 20 Biggest Earners” Of 2008 1. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: $150 million 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 7. Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean: $17 million 8. Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus: [...]