At the height of his fame, the man responsible for 90s megahit U Can't Touch This was worth an estimated $33m. But excessive spending, supporting friends and family, and employing as many people from his community as possible, left him $13m in debt. In 1996, just six years after his debut album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt Em topped the US charts, the rapper filed for bankruptcy. He was forced to sell his dream mansion in the Fremont Hills near San Francisco, which boasted two pools, a nine-car garage, three waterfalls, and $2m worth of black marble, including customised marble niches designed to hold his awards.
