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HurricaneDDT t1_j524c94 wrote

Reply to comment by MultiStratz in Jury Awards Flo Rida $82 Million in Lawsuit Against Celsius by Clem_Doore

No way he's made or been on atleast 20 songs that have made the top 100 charts and that doesn't include songs that have sampled him or artist on his own label

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MultiStratz t1_j525f0h wrote

But 82 million? Artists don't usually get that rich off their music alone. All the highest net worth rappers own crazy diverse portfolios. 50 cent and Jay-Z aren't banking off their music anymore, but they're still banking.

Edit: I looked it up- Flo Ridas net worth was 30 million before this suit.

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MrZero3229 t1_j52auie wrote

50 Cent made his fortune by partnering/investment in Vitaminwater

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MultiStratz t1_j52axyg wrote

Yep. Smart move!

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JohnHwagi t1_j53rz34 wrote

50 Cent sorta went broke for a minute though with a series of dumb shenanigans

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FaceMaskYT t1_j53x73j wrote

He didn't really go broke, he just had short term liquidity issues which needed to be dealt with through bankrupcy, he still had a shit load of assets

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crunchsmash t1_j52ab47 wrote

"Net worth" searches on google are never accurate

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BubbaTee t1_j53vm5z wrote

>No way he's made or been on atleast 20 songs that have made the top 100 charts

You're over-estimating how much recording artists get paid.

I saw a story of Lisa Lopes talking about how, at the peak of TLC's popularity, they were taking home ~$50k/year each. That was despite having just released one of the best-selling albums ever at the time, CrazySexyCool, which went 12x platinum. It later came out the group only got 56¢ per album sold - at a time when CDs cost $18 each.

"Industry rule number 4080: record company people are shady." -A Tribe Called Quest

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