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)
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)
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)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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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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