Cash rules everything around these rappers. Unfortunately, common sense does not. The minute an artist hits it big, learning to save money and invest in responsible things just gets lost in the mix. Unfortunately, putting all of that advance towards your fifth car can and will bite you in the ass a few months later. Then again, so will buying a multi-million dollar horse stable—looking at you, MC Hammer.
Rappers can be too extravagant when it comes to money, and more often than not, flat out dumb. From multi-million dollar chains to buying your kid two Maybachs in a row, here are The 20 Dumbest Rapper Purchases.
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Lil Wayne's Diamond Teeth
Diddy Bought His Son Maybachs on Consecutive Birthdays
Drake's Experience Shower
Young Jeezy's USDA Chain
Tinie Tempah's "Back to the Future" Sneakers
Game's Diamond Studded Remote Control Car
Cost: $98,376
Date: April 4, 2013
We can let Game's Instagram caption speak for itself:
S/O to my homie @khriz_jc for killin' my Bentley GT blood !!!!! Shit hard AF & ready for our photo shoot Friday.... I'm bringing the Fisker & Ghost tomorrow !!!! On another note.... Props to my jeweler @richie_nektalov who put 150 carats (almost $100,000 in diamonds... $98,376 dollars if we gettin technical) in my son @HarlemCaronTaylor's remote control Bentley GT !!!! My sons toy almost cost more than the real thing...... He said: "Daddy, I want a car like yours when I get older !!! I said: "I got you Harlem... But until then he#StuntinLikeHisDaddy #LikeFatherLikeSon (note to haters: my kids college tuitions & trust funds are already paid up... Just so u know before yo mad ass get to talkin bout what I "SHOULDA" done wit my money) !!!!!! "I'm RICH BIYATCH" (Dave Chappelle voice) href="http://statigr.am/tag/HatersGoneHate/">#HatersGoneHate
Lil Jon's "Crunk Ain't Dead" Chain
Mike Jones' "Ice Age" Chain
Birdman's One-of-a-Kind Maybach Exelero
50 Cent Buys Tour Bus for Soulja Boy
T-Pain's "BIG ASS CHAIN" Chain
Nas and Kelis' Matching Engagement Grills
Kanye West's Dining Room Replica of Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Russell Simmons' Gold Toilet
Nelly's Mink-Lined Rolls Royce Phantom
Lil' Romeo Buys "Rap Snacks" Potato Chips Company
Rick Ross Shells Out Cash at King of Diamonds For His Birthday
MC Hammer Buys Oaktown Stable With 19 Thoroughbred Horses
Young Buck Buys Back His Fur Coat and Chain at IRS Auction
Cost: Over $12,000
Date: Jul 27, 2012
Young Buck's belongings were sold for $53,000 at an auction and Buck bought over $12,000 worth of them himself! After two years, the IRS finally got its hands on Buck's goods including recording equipment and jewelry. Don't worry, Buck got back a fur coat and a "gem studded necklace" for over $12,000. He tweeted throughout the entire auction, too:
Bought this back,just to give it away!! #CashvilleRecords instagr.am/p/NkcUjvtxZF/
— The Real Young Buck (@youngbuck) July 27, 2012
Look what I Bought. #Ball instagr.am/p/NkcHVwNxY9/
— The Real Young Buck (@youngbuck) July 27, 2012
Of all things, jewelry and a fur coat? Come on, Buck.