50 Cent has topped the annual list of the biggest earning hip-hop stars for 2008.
The rapper - real name Curtis Jackson - has made $150 million in the last year.
He almost doubles the earnings of Shawn 'Jay Z' Carter who sits in second place with $82 million .
According to Forbes magazine, Jackson made his millions through his successful clothing line, video games, G-Unit Records and his album sales.
The top ten are as follows:
50 Cent - $150 million
Shawn "Jay Z' Carter - $82 million
Sean 'Diddy' Combs - $35 million
Kanye West- $30 million
Timbaland - $22 million
Pharrell Williams - $20 million
Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean - $17 million
Snoop Dogg-$16 million
Dr. Dre - $15 million
Ludacris - $14 million.
A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge has ordered rapper Lil' Wayne to pay a New Orleans jeweler $146,000 for a diamond ring and necklace that he didn't pay for. The Miami Herald said the hip-hop artist, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., made arrangements with jeweler Jack Sutton to pay for the bling in monthly installments back in 2006.However, Sutton said Carter made one $24,000 payment, then failed to pay the balance, so Sutton took him to court.
"Final judgment is hereby entered against the defendant," The Herald quoted Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Scott Silverman as saying in his two-page order.
In addition to the cost of the jewelry, Silverman also ordered Carter to pay 11 percent interest on the debt.
The Herald said Carter may return the ring, which cost $138,000, in lieu of paying off the debt in cash.
"We reached a settlement," Ron Sweeney, Carter's lawyer, told the newspaper. "Everybody's happy."
Rapper 50 Cent has been reunited with his son Marquise after claiming the boy's mother had "kidnapped" him. The hitmaker recently blasted ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins for taking off with their 11-year-old child after her New York home was destroyed by a fire in May.
50 Cent recently told Sister 2 Sister magazine, "They done kidnapped my first one (son). My son's mother got him, holding him hostage."
But the rapper finally caught up with his son over the weekend after he and his bitter ex agreed on a temporary custody deal.
According to sources, 50 Cent will get to spend 10 days with his son at his sprawling Connecticut home before he leaves the U.S. to film a movie overseas.
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