20 Ridiculous Rapper Mansions
There's only one word you need to use in these situations: Ballin'.
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Rappers aren't known to spend sparingly so it should be no surprise that they purchase some of the most insane homes that money can buy. With acres upon acres, bedrooms upon bedrooms, and enough bathrooms to shit all day—hip-hop's biggest starts are living the American dream.
From waterfront Florida properties to upstate New York residences, these musicians can find and create the ultimate pad just about anywhere. With houses ranging from a modest $1.2 million to Will Smith's whopping $20 million dollar California home, we've compiled some of the craziest rapper homes that your favorite artists have owned over the past few decades.
Do you prefer New Jersey like Diddy or the streets of Bel-Air like Kanye West? Who are we kidding? You'd move into any of these 20 Ridiculous Rapper Mansions.
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Dr. Dre's Home in the Hollywood Hills
Location: Hollywood Hills, California
Price: $15.4
Dre started from the bottom, so he deserves all the luxuries that his pad includes. He moved to this house in 2011 from his previous $13 million Hollywood Hills home. From the looks of it, his view his phenomenal.
Will Smith's Calabasas Castle
Location: Calabasas, California
Price: $20 million
Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith have built their dream home and what they call the Smith Compoud—a 25,000 square foot castle. Despite the size, the powerful Smith clan argues that their home is surprisingly intimate and do their best to make it an organic and earthy place. When you have enough money for a place this big, you can call it whatever you want.
Diddy's New Jersey Clubhouse
Location: Alpine, New Jersey
Price: $13 million
Remember that scene at the beginning of the "Bad Boy for Life" music video with Diddy golfing in his front yard? Well no wonder they say art imitates life. This mansions sits pretty on three acres and comes with a tennis court, swimming pool, seven bedrooms, home gym, and a putting green.
Eminem's Mansion in Michigan
Location: Oakland County, Michigan
Price: $4.8 million
The real Slim Shady bought this mansion from the former CEO of Kmart back in 2003 for $4.8 million. A whopping 15,000 square feet, it'd certainly be easy to "Lose Yourself" in this crib, especially considering it comes complete with six bedrooms and 9.5 bathrooms.
Pharrell's Miami Penthouse
Location: Miami, Florida
Price: $16.8 million
The N.E.R.D. front man was living lavish in his 40th floor fishbowl-inspired penthouse. Try five bedrooms, a home theater, a penthouse pool, and panoramic views on for size. Plus, all the girls don't need to stand in line for the bathroom here—there's seven of them.
Drake's Not-So-Hidden Hills Habitat
Location: Hidden Hills, California
Price: $7.7 million
Champagne Papi was definitely poppin' bottles when he left Toronto for this California home. Drake's YOLO estate reportedly includes a mechanical bull, fake lagoons, a cave, and an 80-foot water slide.
Kimye's Abode in Bel Air
Location: Bel Air, Los Angeles
Price: $11 million
After purchasing their Bel Air mansion, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are reportedly set to do some renovations that will include adding a gym, movie theater, full hair and beauty salon, and of course, a nursery for the young Hollywood heir to come. Yeezy's place is also equipped with an infinity pool and plenty of windows for paparazzi shots—we mean, natural light.
Lil Wayne's Lot on Miami Beach
Location: La Gorce Island
Price: $14 million
Located on the waterfront of the gorgeous yet incredibly private La Gorce Island on Miami Beach, Weezy lives in a pristine 3-level mansion with nine bedrooms and nine bathrooms to its name. And yes, he had a skate ramp built on the roof.
50 Cent's Crib in Conneticut
Location: Conneticut
Price: $14.5 million
Sprawling a massive 50,000 square feet, 50 Cent's mansion is comprised of three separate living spaces with their own kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedrooms, and that's just the main property. Even more, 50 doesn't even have to go out to party as his crib includes a nightclub that fits approximately 50 guests.
Birdman's Palm Island Residence
Location: Palm Island, Miami
Price: $14.5 million
Who doesn't need a 19,000 square foot home when you're quite one of the most important people in rap right now? Birdman snagged Scott Storch's former home for a whopping $14.5 million dollars. The pad features nine bedrooms and 17 bathrooms—that's a lot of soap.
Snoop Dogg's House in Blaisdell Ranch
Location: Blaisdell Ranch, Claremont
Price: $2 million
Originally purchased with 3,700 square feet, Snoop expanded his crib to 6,500 square feet. As we saw on MTV Cribs, aside from the gorgeous high ceilings, marble floors, 5.5 baths, the Snoop Dogghouse hosts a basketball court, pool, movie theater, and home recording studio.
Rick Ross' Miami Residence
Location: Miami, Florida
Price: $1.25 million
Weighing in at 4,500 square feet, with four bedrooms and five baths, Rozay definitely has more than enough space for his ornate jewelry. The Teflon Don's pad also includes a pool and jacuzzi, which are both surrounded by Italian marble that doesn't get hot.
Ludacris' Home in Atlanta
Location: Atlanta
Price: $3 million
With 10,000 square feet, Ludacris will have plenty of room to throw them bows. Apart from getting his dance on, Luda's tennis court, basketball court, lake, and several pools should suffice for exercise.
Tyga's Crib in Cali
Location: Calabasas, California
Price: $6.5 million
With a crib like Tyga's, why would you ever need to leave the house? The Young Money member's 9,279 square-foot mansion has seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a movie theater, pool, spa, and waterfall. Pool party at Tyga's?
Fat Joe's Plantation Mansion
Location: Plantation, Florida
Price: $1.99 million
With a home theater boasting $50,000 in expenses alone, Fat Joe definitely lives in the lap of luxury. Additionally, the main floor plays host to a chandelier and wall covered in shimmering tile. Do we even need to mention Joe's master suite includes multiple dressing areas and walk-in closets? Didn't think so.
Nelly's Nest in St. Louis
Location: Eureka, St. Louis
Price: $1.4 million
One of the more modest price points on this list, Nelly's home is still way more lavish than your average estate. Taking up six acres and 9,000 square feet, Nelly's pad comes with a basketball court, pool, and hot tub.
LL Cool J's Swanky New York Pad
Location: Manhasset, New York
Price: $1.575 million
We all know LL's mama told him to knock 'em out if they get too close and that's certainly what the smooth talking rapper did in 2012 when an intruder tried to break into his 5,000 plus square foot home in Manhasset, New York. We all know who won that fight. The ladies man was not only defending his family but all of his sprawling three acres.
Eazy-E's Former Calabasas Estate
Location: Calabasas, California
Price: $2.2 million
Formerly known as "Eazy's Playhouse," this home was notorious for its wild parties and the gaggles of women who would attend them. The 6,700 square foot, five bathroom, five bedroom home had plenty of room for hijinks, but after Eazy's passing, his wife Tomica could no longer keep up with the mortgage payments and the house was sold at a foreclosure auction.
Jay-Z's House on the Water
Location: Indian Creek Village, Florida
Price: $6.85 million
Jigga isn't living the Hard Knock life anymore. He has other reported residences besides this 8,000-plus square foot home, but this one is super visible.
Russell Simmons' New Jersey Niche
Location: Saddle River, New Jersey
Price: $10 million
It comes as no surprise that this Def Jam co-founder lives pretty extravagantly. In a home that boasts 35,000 square feet, over 10 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a library, home gym, movie theater, and meditation room, we're sure this mogul had a tough time balancing business and pleasure. The home was sold two years ago.