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50 Cent
The music industry is very lucrative and can land singers many endorsements and deals that later would round up their annual salary.
This was the case of 50 Cent and Vitamin water, a sport beverage that the rapper signed with for equity and a huge salary.
By the time he was promoting it, the sales grew through the roof and 50 Cent was their official a most valuable image.
This was great for the rapper because his shares grew and by the time the mother company of the energy beverage sold out to Coca-Cola his equity made him big buck for that period.
So back in 2007 the controversial rapper landed $200 for his stakes in the Vitamin Water drink, remaining with roughly over $100 after taxes.
