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You can recite lyrics to at least 50 original God forsaken songs. That’s 3 hot verses with a minimum of 16 bars each. You’ve dropped at least one mixtape or EP in your lifetime. At least one bad thing happened to you. Either your dad ran away as soon as he heard you cry for the first time or your sister’s got 4 baby daddies, or you got locked up, shot or shot at, or you grew up in the most miserable part of your city where your homie died.

You have at least 1000 people in total who relate to your struggle. Your crib is in your mama name, but she doesn’t live there. You can cough up at least two down ass chicks, your chains cost no less than $5000, your gear did not come from Walmart. You have at least one car that’s worth more than $30, 000 at some point. And you’re not renting or leasing it, your cell phone (or cell phones) is not on minutes, you can afford liquor and weed for at least you and 10 other people… you’re not a rap star yet but at least if they call you a rapper other people will believe it.  Who the richest emcees right now.

You have at least 1000 people in total who relate to your struggle.”

 

50 Cent once said something that really hit home. He was asked why is he still rapping about the streets? To some, it could be fake to rap about a lifestyle that you’re no longer living. 50 looked at the interviewer and asked calmly how is it OK for a broke rapper to rap about a lavish lifestyle and yet wrong for a rich rapper who was once in the streets to rap about the streets? He asked how is it when a new rapper sounds like Biggie or Pac they say he’s wack? Isn’t it like saying Biggie or Pac is wack?

Anything BIG or Pac should be automatically dope he said. So… when we put money and lyrical content into perspective we look for the REAL. Who are the rappers who always hit home and broke the bank while they’re at it? Guess what? They happen to be the same familiar faces we know. But when you look closely, the bank came from everything else.

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And Ma$e is trying to come back again but he wants out of Diddy’s contract first.”

 1. P. Diddy – Truth be told, you would dance like a bitch with two left feet if you were in the $500 million lanes. Call it what you want, a lot of cats in the hood said Diddy changed his name too often. They even said he milked Biggie so much the LOX and 112 started to ask if their old boss paid them all of their money.

And Ma$e is trying to come back again, but he wants out of Diddy’s contract first. Known as the most ruthless businessman in the game, Diddy has piggybacked his way through the rap game with all but a few reality raps. Don’t tell me you don’t have a few of Sean John’s clothing. Whether it’s the velour suit, the jeans or the boxers you have some or you want some.

This rapper, producer and movie star owns an artist management company with the likes of Rick Ross on his roster. Bad Boy Entertainment also consists of a movie production company. You might wanna stop by Diddy’s Justin restaurant for a high-class dinner date with your boo. Rap is rap, Hip Hop is Hip Hop, and side deals make it worthwhile.

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I would be preaching to the choir if I stressed how this lyrical icon is Hip Hop’s only sure shot. Or, this industry mogul is worth close to $1 Billion when…”

 2. Jay Z – His estimated net worth for 2012 was $475 million. He might have sold Roca Wear shoes and clothing but that Live Nation 10 yrs. $150 million contracts had to have felt great. Who would blame them? This emcee has gone platinum on every album.

With his 40/40 Sports Bars alone, it is a wonder he even cares to grab the microphone. I would be preaching to the choir if I stressed how this musical icon is Hip Hop’s only sure shot. Or, this industry mogul is worth close to $1 Billion when you add his wife’s net worth to his. The Bible says two shall become one right? Did someone tell Jay Z bought a piece of Def Jam too? Well if you deny that you won’t deny that he not only got a piece of the Bro

Brooklyn Nets basketball team he even broke New Jersey’s heart when he helps the Nets divorce the Garden State to be with Brooklyn. And all you Arsenal soccer fans out there guess what? Jay Z got a piece of that football club also. Let’s not forget the endorsements from Chevy, Budweiser, Armadale Vodka and Hewlett-Packard. Jay Z and Diddy have been playing who is the wealthiest rapper for over 10 yrs.

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Like, owning a finance company, yep, you can get a business loan from the Ice Cream Man. P has his own TV channel, oh yes, Oprah was not the first.”

 3. Master P – Batting out $350 million, this “Ghetto D” mogul is the first to really represent the South like that. If anyone asked you who is the wealthiest rapper from the Dirty South, you would probably blurt out Rick Ross or Lil Wayne. Some would say Baby, but Master P has been a more productive emcee from those parts for well over a decade.

In fact, back in the late 90s to early 2000s, P was already established. He might shoot another hood movie using a fan, a flashlight, and a smartphone. He might not go platinum in a long time. However, this businessman has other ways to clink the bank.

Like, owning a finance company, yep, you can get a business loan from the Ice Cream Man. P has his own TV channel, oh yes, Oprah was not the first. Bornrich.com claims Master P has several record labels, a clothing line, an artist management company, a video game company, and even a phone sex line. This money is coming from everywhere.

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Dre brought us Snoop D. O. double L. I. O. N. He redeemed white rappers with Eminem who slid 50 Cent in so we could keep the change.”

 4. Dr. Dre – With 260 million dead presidents this lyrical genius might not give two shits if his fans would instead adore his beats over his raps. Producing NWA’s hits, D.R.E. dropped a heck of a lot of hot verses on those joints. Most people only recognize his two classics while hopelessly waiting for the third one to fall. Dre brought us Snoop D. O. double L. I. O. N.

He redeemed white rappers with Eminem who slid 50 Cent in so we could keep the change. The good doctor even gave us The GAME but let’s not forget Kurupt, RBX, Nate Dogg, Warren G and The Lady of Rage and her “Afro Puffs.” His sense to create Beats By Dre Headphones is what blew things over the top. Movie gigs also played a part, but when you go from making beats to signing deals with a top electronics company in Japan, you break the bank and become a wealthy guy.

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Whether he made it rapping or brokering deals, the fact remains that 50 is sitting lovely…”

 5. 50 Cent – This businessman from Jamaica Queens, New York is sitting on an estimated net worth of $250 million. A lot of his wealth is attributed to the deal with Vitamin Water and Coco-Cola, his book, 50th Law, new SMS headphones, and the G-Unit clothing.

Fif has also landed a few notable acting gigs and outsold Rock and Country stars on the Billboards. Whether he made it rapping or brokering deals, the fact remains that 50 is sitting lovely. Put it this way; Rick Ross has $25 million, Lil Wayne has $95 million, and 50 has….? $250 million!*

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Wilfred Kanu Jr.

Wilfred Kanu Jr., known as Freddy Will, is a Sierra Leonean-born American author, music producer, and recording artist. He writes on history, philosophy, geopolitics, biography, poetry, public discourse, and fiction. He resides in Berlin, Germany, mixing hip-hop music with jazz, calypso, dancehall, classical, r&b, and afrobeat.
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