The ultimate status symbol, a rapper's car isn't just a means to get around--it's proof of his prosperity.
True enough, the 20 members of Forbes' debut list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings, whose combined 2006 earnings neared $350 million, own some of the rarest, most expensive rides on the planet.
Jay-Z, with earnings of $34 million in 2006, is a noted Mercedes-Benz buff. In his hit 1999 single "Big Pimpin'," he declared, "If I wasn't rappin' baby, I would still be ridin' Mercedes/Chromin', shinin', sippin'…"
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