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R. Kelly Owes $837,000 in Delinquent Federal Taxes
R. Kelly Owes $837,000 in Delinquent Federal Taxes
R. Kelly Owes $837,000 in Delinquent Federal Taxes
Several weeks after news broke that he was facing a possible home foreclosure in Chicago comes reports that R&B crooner R. Kelly owes an exorbitant amount of money to the government. The Detroit News reports that the 'Love Letter' creator owes $837,000 in delinquent federal taxes. Th...
Lil Wayne Pays Off Million Dollar Tax Debt
Lil Wayne Pays Off Million Dollar Tax Debt
Lil Wayne Pays Off Million Dollar Tax Debt
While other rappers just can't seem to stay out of trouble with Uncle Sam, Lil Wayne is doing the opposite. The Young Money CEO, reportedly paid off his over $1.13 million tax lien originally filed in June of last year. According to the documents, Weezy cleared up the debt last November, and is listed as a self-employed small business owner in Miami...
Nas Owes IRS Over $6 Million
Nas Owes IRS Over $6 Million
Nas Owes IRS Over $6 Million
It seems like every week another rap titan is targeted by the IRS for some gigantic debt, but Nas, as usual, is doing it bigger than most. The legendary Queens MC has been tapped by the IRS for a mind-boggling $6 million owed in back taxes...
Lil Jon Owes the IRS $500,000
Lil Jon Owes the IRS $500,000
Lil Jon Owes the IRS $500,000
It looks like Atlanta-based Crunk Godfather Lil Jon is going to have to finally pay the government back for all those years of hard partying. It's been revealed that the ultra-hyped producer owes the IRS over half a million dollars in unpaid back taxes, and the federal government moved to take away Jon's Isle of Palms home last year...
Swizz Beatz’s Tax Bill Increases to $2.6M
Swizz Beatz’s Tax Bill Increases to $2.6M
Swizz Beatz’s Tax Bill Increases to $2.6M
Swizz Beatz may have had a lucrative 2010 with his music and budding art career, but the IRS wants him to cough up the bread. The Bronx native owes more than $2.6 million in delinquent taxes, according to a lien that the IRS filed last week in an attempt to cash in on a number of unpaid taxes...
Wyclef Jean Paying His Yele Haiti Staff Too Much?
Wyclef Jean Paying His Yele Haiti Staff Too Much?
Wyclef Jean Paying His Yele Haiti Staff Too Much?
Wyclef Jean is under fire yet again for the questionable handling of funds for his Yele Haiti Foundation, which provides emergency relief and other services for his native Haiti. According to recent tax filings, the former Fugee gave Zakiya Khatou-Chevassus -- his personal assistant, the organization's vice president and his rumored mistress -- a whopping $42,000 increase in salary from 2008, bump
Xzibit Blames ‘Pimp My Ride’ Cancellation on Tax Woes
Xzibit Blames ‘Pimp My Ride’ Cancellation on Tax Woes
Xzibit Blames ‘Pimp My Ride’ Cancellation on Tax Woes
Xzibit is beefing with Uncle Sam. The Detroit native, whose real name is Alvin Joiner, owes almost $1 million in delinquent federal taxes. The most recent of four filings was made on Nov. 2, when the IRS pegged him with a $22,196 lien. X to the Z is blaming the cancellation of his former MTV show 'Pimp My Ride' on his financial bind, as well as the foreclosure of his Woodland Hills, Calif... Read
Trick Daddy Owes IRS $157,000
Trick Daddy Owes IRS $157,000
Trick Daddy Owes IRS $157,000
Earlier this year, it was reported that the IRS has created a special unit dedicated to tracking the earnings of entertainers, and Miami rapper Trick Daddy is apparently the latest artist to come under investigation. This was a tough year for the 'Shut Up' rapper, whose Miami home was foreclosed last May, and according to the Detroit News, owes the IRS over $157,000 from as far back as 2002... Re
Doug E. Fresh Owes $2 Million in Unpaid Taxes
Doug E. Fresh Owes $2 Million in Unpaid Taxes
Doug E. Fresh Owes $2 Million in Unpaid Taxes
Hip-hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh owes the IRS a pretty penny, apparently failing to pay over $2 million in taxes. According the Detroit News, the beat boxer owes $2,276,848 million in taxes. In an attempt to collect on the hefty bill, the IRS filed a lien against Fresh with the New York City register's office in October...
Kelly Rowland Owes IRS $100K
Kelly Rowland Owes IRS $100K
Kelly Rowland Owes IRS $100K
Kelly Rowland is the latest inductee to the club of celebrities in tax trouble, as word has it that she owes Uncle Sam nearly $100,000. According to the Detroit News, the 'Bills, Bills, Bills' singer owes $98,634 in delinquent tax payments prompting the government to file a lien against her on Nov...

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