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Lamar Odom is a former professional basketball player most popular for his days with the Los Angeles Lakers where he won the 2009 and 2010 NBA championships as well as the league's 2011 Sixth Man of the Year. Lamar is also very popular for his highly publicized relationship with reality TV star Khloe Kardashian which ended in 2015. As...

Plies is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. The Grammy-nominated rapper who ventured onto the music scene back in the 1990s with a record label of his own initially intended to stay behind the scenes rather than be in the spotlight but his talent and skill as a rapper could only be hidden for so long. His skill...

Money shouldn’t be the yardstick for measuring success, but most rappers would disagree and rightly so because we live in a world where every decision we make is influenced largely by the size of the pocket. Also, the rap industry is dominated by African Americans, most of who grew up in abject poverty, and as such, were driven into...

The Game is an American rapper, producer and entrepreneur who has been widely credited for relaunching the West coast rap into the mainstream. He was born Jayceon Terrell Taylor on November 29, 1972 in Los Angeles California. His moniker "The Game" was given to him by his grandmother whose favorite movie was the 1997 Michael Douglas movie of the...

Halle Berry is an American actress, film producer, a former fashion model and beauty queen. Known for her role as Storm in the X-Men series, Halle Berry has had an extremely successful movie career that spans over four decades. The first and only African-American to win an Oscar award for Best Actress, Halle Berry’s movies have grossed over $3...

Kelly Ripa is an American talk show host best known as the co-host of ABC syndicated morning talk show, Live! with Kelly And Ryan. She is also a dancer, actress, and TV producer. Her passion for entertainment began at a very young age and from all she has achieved, there is no doubt that she nurtured it over the...

Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional football player who plays for Spanish La Liga club, FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Messi has won the FIFA world's best player of the year award a record of 5 times, 4 of which he won consecutively. He is also at the moment, Argentina's all-time top scorer. Through his football career, Messi...

From movie stars to sports stars, musicians, record producers and filmmakers, celebrities are known to have diversified sources of income. In addition to earning top dollar from their numerous gigs and shilling for the world's top brands/companies, many go ahead to establish their own businesses. And while luxury apparel/fragrance lines apparently seem to be their top preferred choice, many...

Patrick Dempsey is an actor who has charmed a wide audience with his looks and terrific acting skills. Despite being in the spotlight for his roles in the late 1980s and 90s, the hunk racecar driver only became a movie star in the 2000s when he garnered mainstream attention for playing Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in 244 episodes of...

When we think country music, we usually envision men and women strumming away on banjos and crooning about lost loves, hopes, and opportunities. However, this popular American music genre is actually worth billions of dollars and has richly rewarded many of its biggest stars including the likes of Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, and Toby Keith. The industry...

Carlos Slim Helu is a Mexican self-made business mogul and a diversified investor who was once the richest man in the world from 2010 to 2013. With a current estimated net worth of over $50 billion, Carlos Slim is still one of the world's richest men and the richest man in Mexico. His earnings, however, dipped by over $27...

Gene Simmons is a multifaceted entertainer - a musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, television personality, author and entrepreneur. The frontman of KISS, a rock band that has sold over 100 million albums, Gene Simmons alongside other lucrative endeavors, has been able to build an impressive net worth estimated at $400 million as of 2020. The Genesis of Gene Simmons'...

Simon Cowell is a British reality TV judge, record producer, talent manager, and businessman. The CEO of Syco, Cowell is popular for his blunt and crude remarks on the TV shows he judges. Through his entertainment career, Cowell has been able to build an ever-growing net worth that currently stands at approximately $600 million. A Breakdown of His Net Worth...

Samuel L Jackson is a prolific American actor, to say the least. He has appeared in over a hundred and fifty movies, a good number of which are blockbusters. The veteran actor is also a film producer and his outstanding contributions to Hollywood as well as other endeavours, bring his wealth to an enviable figure. As of 2020, Samuel...

Thanks to Saturday Night Live and a friend who urged Tracy Morgan to try earning a living out of making people laugh, Tracy is now famous as an American comedian and actor. The comedian had a very rough upbringing. Almost nothing was normal for him until he embraced comedy and it became his salvation, liberating him from poverty and a life...

Whether it is his appearance on the reality TV show, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, or his infamous beef with Boston rapper Eminem, the American rapper, Raymond Scott popularly known as Benzino, is a name hip hop and music fans are familiar with. He is one of the few names in the industry who have done it all, from...

Akon is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, actor and businessman whose net worth is estimated at $66 million. He was born Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam on April 16, 1973, in St. Louis, Missouri to Senegalese parents. Akon is years old. Thanks to the musical influence from his father, Mor Thiam a renowned jazz percussionist and mother, Kine...

Even though the Hollywood movie industry is a multi-billion-dollar money-making machine, the television department can’t be left out when it comes to eye-popping earnings and paydays. Many television stars have begun to earn millions annually from their shows, as Forbes’ lists for the highest-paid TV actors and actresses in has shown. And while the figures may change for some actors...

i Lil Boosie, now Boosie Badazz is an American rapper and actor. The gangster rapper was once worth $4 million but after he was sentenced to prison in 2009 for drug charges, his wealth gradually dwindled. However, following his early release on March 5, 2014, Boosie has been highly active in attempts to restore his finances. Here's all you need to know...

Young Jeezy, who now goes by the stage name Jeezy, is an American rapper, actor, and entrepreneur. But there's so much to learn about the great rapper. Jeezy was born Jay Wayne Jenkins on September 28, 1977, in Columbia, South Carolina, and raised in Atalanta, Georgia. he is years old. He was one of those people who grew up rough....