Easy Come, Easy Go: Musicians Who Went Bankrupt

Trick Daddy and other stars whose money woes added up.

Money in da Wind - Trick Daddy has some major financial problems, as TMZ revealed that the Miami MC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The notorious thug claims to have $430 thousand in assets, but his bills total over $645 thousand, including $34,837 in child support to one mother and $22,282 to another.He also owes $290 thousand in back taxes and $280 thousand for his first mortgage. Hopefully, Trick can work through his financial turmoil, but in the meanwhile check out a few more artists who unfortunately watched their fortunes dwindle away. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

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Money in da Wind - Trick Daddy has some major financial problems, as TMZ revealed that the Miami MC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The notorious thug claims to have $430 thousand in assets, but his bills total over $645 thousand, including $34,837 in child support to one mother and $22,282 to another.He also owes $290 thousand in back taxes and $280 thousand for his first mortgage. Hopefully, Trick can work through his financial turmoil, but in the meanwhile check out a few more artists who unfortunately watched their fortunes dwindle away. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

50 Cent - King Curtis threw us all for the loop this morning when The Wall Street Journal announced that the G-Unit leader had filed for bankruptcy. 50 filed for Chapter 11 claiming that his debts range from $10-50 million and the news comes on the heels of him losing a $5 million judement to Lastonia Leviston.We can bet money on it that this is some sort of tactic to avoid the judgment but for now we'll play along. (Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images)

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50 Cent - King Curtis threw us all for the loop this morning when The Wall Street Journal announced that the G-Unit leader had filed for bankruptcy. 50 filed for Chapter 11 claiming that his debts range from $10-50 million and the news comes on the heels of him losing a $5 million judement to Lastonia Leviston.We can bet money on it that this is some sort of tactic to avoid the judgment but for now we'll play along. (Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images)

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MC Hammer - Hammer also went on a Twitter spaz and called the U.S.’s fight with Ebola karma. "Don't sit over there looking all innocent and Pius [sic], you raped #Africa and now she is infected & only asking for medication and beds.."(Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for BET)

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MC Hammer - MC Hammer had to figure out that one man can't bail out the whole 'hood alone when he filed for bankruptcy in 1996 after owing more than $7 million. The Oakland MC lost a lot during his financial woes, including his master recordings and his home.  (Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for BET)

Scott Storch - After producing platinum hits for the likes of 50 Cent, Beyoncé, T.I. and Chris Brown, Scott Storch went through $30 million in six months as a result of a cocaine addiction, according to his manger in a 2009 interview with MTV. The money troubles continued because he filed for bankruptcy again in June 2015 claiming that he had only a few hundred dollars left in his name. (Photo: Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

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Scott Storch - After producing platinum hits for the likes of 50 Cent, Beyoncé, T.I. and Chris Brown, Scott Storch went through $30 million in six months as a result of a cocaine addiction, according to his manger in a 2009 interview with MTV. The money troubles continued because he filed for bankruptcy again in June 2015 claiming that he had only a few hundred dollars left in his name. (Photo: Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

DMX - Rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons wasn’t just battling with drug addiction — he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, too. When he was in prison in 2010, he was sentenced to stay in a mental health ward to get treatment and therapy after his behavior was erratic and violent. (Photo: WENN)

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DMX - DMX stays in trouble, but in 2013 his problems really intensified when he filed bankruptcy. The Ruff Ryder's debts included over $1.24 million in child support. (Photo: WENN)

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Sly Stone: March 15 - The psychedelic rocker and Family Stone front man turns 70. (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images)

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Sly Stone - Funk legend Sly Stone lost it all and in 2011 and was living in a camper. He cited being swindled out of his money by his former manager as reason for his financial displacement.(Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images)

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Beanie Sigel - Philadelphia's finest, Beanie Sigel, is currently serving a two-year prison sentence for coming up short on more than $728,000 in federal income taxes. According to reports, Sigel earned more than $3.2 million between 1999 and 2005 and only paid around $10,000 in taxes. (Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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Young Buck - The last few years weren't kind to the G-Unit member as 50 Cent had him contractually tied up and unable to release music and the IRS auctioned off some of his property to collect on unpaid taxes totaling upward of $300,000. Buck filed Chapter 13 to restructure and pay back his debts. (Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

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Young Buck - The last few years weren't kind to the G-Unit member as 50 Cent had him contractually tied up and unable to release music and the IRS auctioned off some of his property to collect on unpaid taxes totaling upward of $300,000. Buck filed Chapter 13 to restructure and pay back his debts. (Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill's $1.8 million tax problem resulted in the Fugees front-woman being sentenced to three months in prison in 2013 and signing a new deal with Sony to alleviate the problem.    (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

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Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill's $1.8 million tax problem resulted in the Fugees front-woman being sentenced to three months in prison in 2013 and signing a new deal with Sony to alleviate the problem.    (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

Dionne Warwick: December 12 - The chart-topping singer celebrates her 73rd birthday. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Dionne Warwick - Dionne Warwick's psychic friends didn't warn her about the tax man. She filed for bankruptcy in 2013 after owing more than $10 million to debtors, mostly the IRS and the state of California; and filed Chapter 11, 20 years prior, in 1993. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Toni Braxton on the current relationship with her ex-husband:  - “I am in L.A. and my ex-husband is there but we get along great. We are very Caucasian, very white about it.”(Photo: Brian To/WENN.com)

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Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton has filed Chapter 11 on several occasions. In 1996 after her first filing, the R&B songstress lost her Grammy Awards. She then filed again in 2010 and 2014, forcing her to sing another sad love song. (Photo: Brian To/WENN.com)

Luther Campbell: December 22 - The former 2 Live Crew member celebrates his 52nd birthday. (Photo: Chris McKay/Getty Images for BET)

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Luther Campbell - 2 Live Crew may have scored a victory with the Supreme Court, but Uncle Luke took an L in 1995 when he filed for bankruptcy after owing over a few million to creditors.(Photo: Chris McKay/Getty Images for BET) 

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TLC - The ladies of TLC are the prime example of when Q-Tip said, "Record company people are shady." Despite selling 11 million copies of their sophomore album, CrazySexyCool, TLC filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1995 (after bringing home only roughly $50 thousand a piece in 1993 and 1994). Financial troubles continued to follow T-Boz, who filed for bankruptcy again in 2011.  (Photo: PA Photos /Landov)