9 Rappers Who Pretended To Be Rich, But Were Actually Flat Broke (PHOTOS)

Ludacris

You see rappers on TV shining like crazy and bragging about how much money they have.  But most of this is a really ugly lie and one that makes black people look as ignorant as any minstrel show in the history of our country.  You’ve seen what rappers say about themselves on TV, but here’s some truth about how your favorite rapper is probably going broke right now:

1) Ludacris was in a custody battle with the mother of his child and revealed in court filings that he earned only $55,000 over the previous year.  That’s hardly the paycheck of a baller.  Yes, that was $55,000 and yes, that was 2013.  Check the link if you don’t believe us.

Singer BOW WOW at the 2005 BET (Black Entertainment Television) Awards at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood.
June 28, 2005 Los Angeles, CA (Photo Credit: Paul Smith / Featureflash)

2) Lil Bow Wow was in court after his Bentley was repossessed.  He revealed that he had only $1,500 in his bank account.  He now has a job on BET’s 106 & Park, but this is probably not enough money to get him out of debt.  According to Celebrity Net Worth, Bow Wow owes $90,000 to the IRS and another $280,000 to a luxury car leasing company.  So, while his debt of financial distress remains unclear, it’s very clear that he’s living on the edge financially.

Xzibit

3) Xzibit – former host of the MTV show, “Pimp My Ride,” filed bankruptcy after owing over $1 million dollars to the IRS.  He hasn’t had a hit record since Bobby and Whitney were in love with each other.  He has filed bankruptcy twice since 2009.

Method Man

4) Method Man was arrested for failing to pay taxes back in 2011.   He resolved the matter, but remains in debt.   He also keeps trying to make a comeback, but it’s just not working out.

Fat Joe is given a cake on his birthday during a listening party for Pitbull’s latest release “Rebelution” at Cinebistro on August 19, 2009 in Miami, Florida. (Photo Credit: Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)

5) Fat Joe – went to prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion after owing over a million dollars to the IRS.

Rapper Lil Flip poses in the press room at the 32nd Annual “American Music Awards” at the Shrine Auditorium November 14, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Credit: Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

6) Lil Flip went to court and told the judge that he can’t pay more than $500 per month in child support.  According to most estimates, this means that he isn’t earning more than about $3,000 per month.  He’d be better off collecting trash for a living.

Ja Rule attends BET Black Girls Rock CoverGirl Style Stage On The Red Carpet at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on October 26, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo Credit: Ilya Savenok/BET/Getty Images for BET)

7) Ja Rule went to prison for two years for tax evasion after owing millions to the IRS.  He gets out soon, and will spend the rest of his life paying off the debt.

Beanie Sigel

8) Beanie Sigel – He used to rap next to Jay-Z, but he too went to prison for tax evasion.

Young Buck

9) Young Buck from G-Unit went bankrupt and lost his home, forcing him to sell his jewelry and everything else.  If you listen to any of Buck’s songs, you’ll hear that he usually rapped about how much money he had and even made fun of other rappers who’ve gone broke.

Mark Dice does an interesting video on the topic.  He comes off a bit condescending and maybe even racist, so that’s tough to swallow.  But if you listen to the gist of what he’s saying, he’s speaking quite a bit of truth about the buffoonery and financial irresponsibility that is prevalent in hip-hop music on the radio.  Dice states that many of the artists on television are actors, and that the seemingly authentic lifestyle that young people are emulating is merely a facade.  What’s most pathetic is that many of the artists selling this imagery to teenagers are in their mid to late thirties, so they’re a little too grown to be thinking and dressing like kids.

It’s actually a little sad when you think about it.  Let’s leave this ignorance behind, shall we?

Boko Haram Burn Down Police Station In Borno

Boko Haram militants continue their daily rampage across northern Nigeria, as they invaded the Shani Local Government Area of Borno State. They have reportedly set ablaze the Divisional Police Station in Borno State late Monday afternoon.

The militants stormed the Divisional Police Station, among other nearby houses, including shops, and vehicles using Improvised Explosive Devices and petrol bombs, and had opened fire indiscriminately with policemen reportedly fleeing the scene.

Shani is located about 250 kilometers south of Maiduguri, which also shares a boundary with some parts of Taraba state.

The Boko Haram reportedly preceded their attack inside the town, and started shooting sporadically. They also snatched one of the police patrol vehicles of the police residents, before they fled towards Gwaskara village.

On Sunday, gunmen fired at worshippers, and reportedly burned down four churches in a town near Chibok, the site of the Mid-April kidnapping of over 270 school-girls who remain missing. More than 30 bodies were recovered, with more turning up in the bushes from violence in the town of Kwada.

In Washington, U.S. State Department Spokeswoman, Jen Psake, was peppered with a series of questions regarding American efforts at assisting the Nigerian government in the recent spike in Boko Haram violence of recent weeks. Psake, was vague about those ‘increased capacity and efforts’ announced by State Department officials nearly five weeks ago. In the late question and answer session, Psake, said she could provide “no new information” about the church bombings, and continued reports of Nigerian military forces arriving late, fleeing, or addressing the recent attacks with a reported ‘lackluster’ effort on the part of defending Nigerian residents.

 The half dozen questions posed to the State Department Spokeswoman centered on a perceived view that the Nigerian military is a force in ‘disarray.’ Psake, said that there was “no validation of these recent reports,” only that the U.S. Government was “increasing the assistance” to the Nigerians. She cited the on-going training efforts, including assisting local law enforcement officials, and said that the U.S. had “boosted their capacity” inside the country. The Nigerians, she said, “remain in the lead” in the fight against Boko Haram.

A resident of Shani told newsmen that the hinted news of the terrorists invasion into Shani was made public at 9am on Monday, local Nigerian time, when they were sighted by some women on their farmlands around Walama. It was there where the terrorists told them that they should vacate their farms as they have a deadly mission to execute in some undisclosed places in Shani.

A SaharaReporters correspondent learned that no lives were lost at that point, but the terrorists succeeded in burning down the police station, patrol vehicles, and had destroyed local properties running into the millions of Naira.


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VIDEO: Bruno Mars Serenades 11-Year-Old Car Crash Survivor Who Used His Music To Speak Again

Bruno Mars gave one deserving young fan a performance she’ll never forget at his recent show in Cleveland.

11-year-old Zumyah Thorpe suffered a traumatic head injury last year in a horrific car accident that killed her pregnant mother and two sisters.

Thorpe endured months of painful recovery — and Mars’ music played a key role in helping her regain motor and language skills.

When Mars heard about Thorpe’s story, he arranged to meet privately with her and her family, singing several songs and giving her a teddy bear.

At the Cleveland concert, Mars serenaded Thorpe with his hit “Just The Way You Are.”

It made for an incredible moment.

Check out the video below!

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Justin Bieber Shares “Naked” Selfie

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Justin Bieber shared an… interesting selfie on Monday.

The pop star kicked off the week by snapping an eye-grabbing picture of himself from a low angle.

He’s not wearing a shirt in the photo — and it’s not clear whether he’s wearing anything.

In the image (see right and below) posted to his Shots page, Bieber could be wearing pants… or just his chain and an intense stare.

Either way, it’s generating quite a bit of speculation online.

What do you think?

Check out a larger version of the pic below!

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Acid victim Naomi Oni releases new pics and reveals she's started dating again

I'm sure by now you all know who Naomi Oni is. She was attacked with acid in December 2012 by her own friend who was jealous of her. The friend, Mary Konye, has since been imprisoned.

Ms Oni released these beautiful new photos and revealed that she has started dating again. Speaking with UK Close magazine, the 23 year old, who was single for a while following the incident after her boyfriend dumped her two months after the attack, said she recently had a boyfriend, and although it has since ended, the relationship really boosted her confidence.

"He said I was gorgeous and completely took me by surprise - he approached me in the street and said he'd read about my story and thought I was so inspirational that he wanted to take me out.

'Things didn’t work out with the guy I was seeing and we’re just friends, but it’s boosted my self-esteem. 'I'm enjoying being single at the moment but I'm ready to fall in love again with the right person. 'Naomi said. All the best to her!!

Bomb blast in Maiduguri market this morning

A bomb exploded at a busy market in Maiduguri, Borno state, this morning July1st. Eye-witnesses said the bomb went off around 8am this morning at the busy market near a Power Holding building.

The number of casualty is expected to be high because of how crowded the area is.

A Borno state govt official confirmed the blast to Sahara Reporters, saying the causality number is very high but stated that security agencies are working to secure the area and rescue victims.

Today's bombing would be the first major bombing by Boko Haram since the beginning of Ramadan