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Robert Downey Jr. is paid quite handsomely for his movie roles. He's the kind of bankable actor major studios want in their movies to assure fans line up at the theaters. He recently confirmed that he was paid an astounding $50 million to star as Iron Man in 2012's blockbuster The Avengers.

"Isn't that crazy?" he told GQ. "They're so pissed. I can't believe it. I'm what's known as 'a strategic cost.' "

To put that figure into perspective we have to look at the salaries of the other actors for their roles in the film.

Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk) made between $2 million-$3 million.

Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) made between $4 million and $6 million, which means Downey Jr. made double their combined salaries.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film has grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, which is great for Disney and Marvel Studios, but is any actor worth what Downey Jr. was paid?

Let us know what you think in the comment section below.

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N.O.R.E. a.k.a. P.A.P.I. stopped by The Breakfast Club this morning. He discussed his Student of the Game album, his relationship with Capone, Mobb Deep, doing endorsement deals, getting re-married, moving to Miami, the Rick Ross controversy, Lil Wayne's troubles in Miami, the Chris Brown/Drake beef and more.

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Tyga is out promoting his new album, Hotel California. The YMCMB star stopped by Sway in the Morning and spit an a capella freestyle. He also talks about how he got the 2Pac vocals, being rich and speaks on the Drake and Chris Brown beef,

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Snoop Lion is a changed man. On his first reggae album titled Reincarnated, which will be arriving in stores on April 23rd, we see a rapper who has matured and is interested in speaking about peace instead of violence.

Noisey and Snoop team up to give us a full preview of the project before it drops. Take a look and listen below.

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Eve is getting ready to release her new album, Lip Lock, on May 14th. It's the Philadelphia rapper's fourth studio album, and her first in eleven years.

"It's completely Eve. All of me. I think you hear all of my influences musically on this record, especially reggae. Obviously I can't do a record without a reggae track on it," she said, speaking to Rap-Up about the new project. "But I think ultimately you're definitely getting insight into who I am as a woman, an artist, as a person right now from this record."

The next single is titled "Eve." The video for it was recently shot in London. Eve says it's one of her favorite tracks on the album.

Eve also gave her opinion of the Rick Ross/Reebok controversy.

“I think they did what was in their right as a corporation,” explained Eve. “People still have to remember it is a business and there are shareholders that are bigger than just Reebok that are probably looking at this situation and being like, ‘You know what, this is not something that we want to represent.’ As a woman, I’m like, ‘Whoa.’ It just makes you think in a different way. I feel like it’s wordplay, but at the same time, it does make you think twice, like what do you mean? Are you that dude? It’s not OK.”

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Saturday Night Live comedian/actor Jay Pharaoh stopped by to chop it up with DJ Whoo Kid recently. Watch as Jay impersonates 50 Cent by spitting a freestyle and firing Whoo Kid for at least the 50th time.

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Rick Ross' bank account is taking a huge hit after Reebok cut him loose over controversial lyrics in a song.

According to TMZ, the rapper will lose between $3.5 million and $5 million because of the lost endorsement deal.

The rapper is reportedly dejected and felt like he was entitled to "corporate forgiveness" because he believes he brought Reebok back in style to the hip hop community.

The anti-sexism group UltraViolet, rape survivors and other activists put pressure on the athletic sportswear giant to dump Ross after they found out about his date rape lyrics in the song “U.O.E.N.O.”

“Put molly all in her champagne / She ain’t even know it / I took her home and I enjoyed that / She ain’t even know it," Ross raps in the song by Rocko.

Rocko has since taken the MMG boss off of the track and replaced him with Wiz Khalifa.

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Funkmaster Flex liberates one last track off of his upcoming mixtape, Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself? The Hot 97 DJ links Cam'Ron up with Lil Wayne for "Love To a Diplomat." The full mixtape drops tomorrow.

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We've heard several remixes of Jay-Z's new song "Open Letter," but Duffle Bag Ransom's might be the best yet. The New Jersey emcee is preparing to release his new mixtape, The Alternative, on April 27th.

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Trinidad James meteoric rise has been well documented. All it took was one mixtape and a music video like none we've seen before to earn the rapper a $2 million deal with Def Jam.

Trinidad has followed that up by being named to the 2013 XXL Freshman class. Peep his new freestyle for the publication.

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Chief Keef releases a new vlog today. The Glory Boyz Entertainment CEO heads out to Los Angeles to buy some new gear, puff on some trees and cruise the Cali streets. Shot By @AZaeProduction.

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Azealia Banks is on the verge of delivering her debut album, Broke with Expensive Taste. The first single off of the project is "Yung Rapunxel." Peep the visuals for the song below.

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Havoc of Mobb Deep debuts the latest single off his new album "13", in stores May 7th. "Life We Chose" features Lloyd Banks and production by Havoc. Get it now on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/life-we…loyd/id635745290.

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The world is still in shock after the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15th. There were 3 deaths, including 8-year old Martin Richard, and at least 174 people were injured when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the race.

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Actor Mark Walhberg was born and raised in Boston. He had a difficult time speaking about what happened last night at the New York premiere of his new film, "Pain and Gain."

"I really didn't even want to come tonight. I hadn't really heard much. I spoke to my mom, and most of my family seems to be OK. It's such a big event, there's so many people there. It's horrible man. It's f*cking disgusting, man. I just - I'm very upset," Wahlberg told the Associated Press. "You try to put everything in God's hands and whatever happens here is out of our control and there's a bigger picture. But it's still obviously upsetting,"

G-Unit mogul 50 Cent shared similar thoughts on the tragedy.

"I don't even know, what is the response to violence? It's usually more violence," 50 said. "When you see kids involved in it, I can't write it off."

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Coolio made the mistake of bringing another woman to the home he shares with the mother of his baby. To make matters worse he assaulted his baby's mom up after doing so.

According to TMZ, Coolio allegedly pushed his girlfriend Anabella Chatman to the ground and punched her in the face on April 1st. The 49-year old rapper then reportedly took off with their child and the other woman. In the process he hit Anabella with his car, leaving tire marks on her leg.

When cops caught up to Coolio, real name Artis Ivey Jr., he told them that he was the victim because his girlfriend scratched him in a jealous rage.

Needless to say the police didn't buy the rapper's story and arrested him.

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