Credit crunch hits HipHop stars!

Seems that AIG isn't the only crew that's bad with money...

The music business is filled with artists going bankrupt, losing money, slackin' on their bills...

• Among the victims is Wyclef Jean, who is now a genuine re-Fugee after losing his Malibu mansion due to foreclosure.

• And Damon Dash, friend of Victoria Beckham, has gone from Roc-a-fella Records boss to stoney broke as he can’t keep up payments on a mega £5.3million mortgage.

• Other R’n’B big-hitters being stripped of their properties include top producer Scott Storch, who saw his Miami mansion repossessed last year.

• Also facing eviction are rap icon Doug E Fresh and TLC singer Tionne Watkins, while American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino narrowly saved her home from auction.

A music industry insider said: “These guys are like the R’n’B equivalent of reckless banks."

No dude, the banks were smart enough to keep US Senate lobbyists on their payrolls.