Gen. Stasia
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Tech N9ne is the fucking TRUTH. Simple as that. Shout out to Nicki Republican ass tho for making the Top 10 thats Huge for a Female rapper to do.
Gen. Stasia
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blackbloc;4845192 said:
But he's still independent right?
Heres the other Part of the list
Cash Princes: Honorable Mention
Wale barely missed the Cash Kings list (for more, read "Inside Wale's Best Year Yet"), as did Roc Nation rapper J. Cole, both pulling in close to $5 million on the year. Kid Cudi, Tyga and Lupe Fiasco also had big years, but not enough to crack the top 20.
It’s a few moments before the scheduled start of my video interview with Wale (see below), but we may have to wait. The rapper is hunched over a coffee table, feverishly flipping through the FORBES Celebrity 100 issue, and he can’t get over how much Kanye West made last year.
“If we’re playing five-on-five, I want more points than y’all,” he tells me a few minutes later. “Maybach Music Group is my team, I want us to have more than y’all. I don’t even need [money], but I just want more than y’all because it makes my raps a lot flyer that way.”
That competitive nature has set the rapper on a course to stardom, as his recent success shows. Wale grossed over $20,000 per night while performing more than 75 concerts over the past year; his new album, Ambition, provided the soundtrack. Over the past 12 months, he pulled in nearly $5 million, narrowly missing the Hip-Hop Cash Kings list.
Earning money wasn’t always so simple for him. Born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin to Nigerian parents in Washington, D.C., Wale spent the first decade of his life growing up in a one-bedroom apartment before his family decamped for the more spacious suburbs. Along the way, he developed a drive to attain something more.
“I never had money; I like nice things, but I don’t let that run my life,” he says. “At the same time, I have to let something drive me … so now I let the money drive me.”
It’s a curious statement for a rapper who initially found support among the backpack set for quirky offerings like his Seinfeld-themed Mixtape About Nothing. Then again, he’s made the transition from being an indie artist rapping about his gritty roots to joining Rick Ross’s major label-backed Maybach Music Group in only a few short years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GoYRRGsJtck
And therein lies the source of his ambition—he’s an intellectual yet world-weary artist who’s as interested in political statements as he is bank statements. Which is to say, fairly interested in both. Coupled with his relatively hardscrabble upbringing, his competitive nature makes him want to have more than the next guy, indie roots be damned.
For now, he’s taking a conservative approach to managing his recent earnings. He says he’s holding back on spending while trying to put together a line of hats, branded drinking water and a couple of deals with professional athletes (he wouldn’t offer any names).
“I don’t want to be one of those guys that you see who made $4 million, invested $3.5 million, and now you work at Wendy’s,” he says. “I want to get the highest score on Pacman or Frogger … [and] I want to make sure I’m on the FORBES list in a year or two.”
So far, so good.
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Cash Princes: Honorable Mention
Wale barely missed the Cash Kings list (for more, read "Inside Wale's Best Year Yet"), as did Roc Nation rapper J. Cole, both pulling in close to $5 million on the year. Kid Cudi, Tyga and Lupe Fiasco also had big years, but not enough to crack the top 20.
It’s a few moments before the scheduled start of my video interview with Wale (see below), but we may have to wait. The rapper is hunched over a coffee table, feverishly flipping through the FORBES Celebrity 100 issue, and he can’t get over how much Kanye West made last year.
“If we’re playing five-on-five, I want more points than y’all,” he tells me a few minutes later. “Maybach Music Group is my team, I want us to have more than y’all. I don’t even need [money], but I just want more than y’all because it makes my raps a lot flyer that way.”
That competitive nature has set the rapper on a course to stardom, as his recent success shows. Wale grossed over $20,000 per night while performing more than 75 concerts over the past year; his new album, Ambition, provided the soundtrack. Over the past 12 months, he pulled in nearly $5 million, narrowly missing the Hip-Hop Cash Kings list.
Earning money wasn’t always so simple for him. Born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin to Nigerian parents in Washington, D.C., Wale spent the first decade of his life growing up in a one-bedroom apartment before his family decamped for the more spacious suburbs. Along the way, he developed a drive to attain something more.
“I never had money; I like nice things, but I don’t let that run my life,” he says. “At the same time, I have to let something drive me … so now I let the money drive me.”
It’s a curious statement for a rapper who initially found support among the backpack set for quirky offerings like his Seinfeld-themed Mixtape About Nothing. Then again, he’s made the transition from being an indie artist rapping about his gritty roots to joining Rick Ross’s major label-backed Maybach Music Group in only a few short years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GoYRRGsJtck
And therein lies the source of his ambition—he’s an intellectual yet world-weary artist who’s as interested in political statements as he is bank statements. Which is to say, fairly interested in both. Coupled with his relatively hardscrabble upbringing, his competitive nature makes him want to have more than the next guy, indie roots be damned.
For now, he’s taking a conservative approach to managing his recent earnings. He says he’s holding back on spending while trying to put together a line of hats, branded drinking water and a couple of deals with professional athletes (he wouldn’t offer any names).
“I don’t want to be one of those guys that you see who made $4 million, invested $3.5 million, and now you work at Wendy’s,” he says. “I want to get the highest score on Pacman or Frogger … [and] I want to make sure I’m on the FORBES list in a year or two.”
So far, so good.
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infamous114
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Shout out to Ross and Pitbull...
H-Rap 180;4845347 said:
I missed Wiz on my 1st look. and I forgot his indy album did big numbers. and he has whitey behind
him
blackbloc;4845198 said:
That nigga got several businesses. I know he own's some restaurants b/c there was a story about how he got a spot in ATL's airport over Jay's 40/40 club.
Cutler 26 INT's LOL!
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How Luda made that much??
Cutler 26 INT's LOL!;4845388 said:
Go herehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/zackoma...is-dreams-a-rap-mogul-diversifies-his-empire/
He breaks down how he gets his cake.
semi-auto-mato
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damn dre made a 110 mil in a year?
