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50 Cent named richest hip-hop star

Rapper bags £75million in 12 months

50 Cent rose to fame with the release of his album Get Rich or Die Tryin in 2003

50 Cent earned £75million last year – making him the highest paid hip-hop star in America.

The rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, even beat rival Jay-Z, 38, who raked in £35million.

Fiddy, 33, made his millions from a contract with Glaceau's Vitaminwater, his G-Unit clothing line, movies, video games and a platinum-selling album.

P Diddy, real name Sean Combs, 38, came in third with £18million and Kanye West, 31, was fourth with earnings of £15million.

The list, complied by Forbes magazine, also saw the late Tupac Shakir bag fifth place, pulling in £7million in royalties.

Alison Ady