You Owe Me: Music Stars in Tax Debt

Musicians who've bumped heads with the IRS.

Pay Up - It appears that Nas is a wanted man by the IRS and is being accused of skipping out on a nearly $280-thousand tax bill from the state of Georgia. According to the Jasmine Brand, Esco was hit with a lien by the state in 2009 for failing to pay taxes from 2006. According to docs filed in Georgia on April 3, the Department of Revenue re-filed the tax lien in their pursuit to get Mr. Jones to pay up. With today also being the deadline to file taxes, let's take a look at several music stars who've had tax problems over the years.  (Photo: Kimberly White/Getty Images for Hennessy)
Flo-Rida - Mo' money, mo' bills. You are not the only one going through the tax drama right now. Even celebrities, who keep a team of people surrounding them to help with the paperwork, can get caught up when it comes to Uncle Sam. The IRS placed a $1.2 million tax lien on Flo Rida, for example, for money owed on taxes from 2009 to 2011. Good news is he cleared the debt. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)
MC Hammer: March 30 - The '90s pop icon celebrates his 52nd birthday. (Photo: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images for TRANS4M)Tyga - Tyga is in a similar predicament. According to TMZ, citing a federeal tax lien, the Cali native owes taxes for 2009, 2010 and 2011, amounting to a total of $91,648. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Pay Up - It appears that Nas is a wanted man by the IRS and is being accused of skipping out on a nearly $280-thousand tax bill from the state of Georgia. According to the Jasmine Brand, Esco was hit with a lien by the state in 2009 for failing to pay taxes from 2006. According to docs filed in Georgia on April 3, the Department of Revenue re-filed the tax lien in their pursuit to get Mr. Jones to pay up. With today also being the deadline to file taxes, let's take a look at several music stars who've had tax problems over the years.  (Photo: Kimberly White/Getty Images for Hennessy)

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