Famous for being the ex-girlfriend of rapper 50 Cent, Shaniqua Tompkins has an estimated net worth of $3 million. She began hitting the hip-hop mogul when she was still known as Curtis Jackson, a paroled, unemployed wannabe rapper. She has helped him recover after an assassination attempt left him riddled with nine bullet wounds and a wired shut jaw. The two met for the first time when she was just 15 years old.

Tompkins is considered a baby mama to Jackson. She gave birth to 50 Cent’s first child, a son named Marquise Jackson, in October 13, 1997. The birth of his son has changed his outlook on life. He credited his son for inspiring his career and being “motivation to go in a different direction.” He had worked harder to be the father that he did not have. Unfortunately, their relationship did not go smoothly.

Shaniqua sued 50 Cent for $50 million for never keeping his promise to take care of her for life in 2009. The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge but Tompkins was awarded with $25 thousand per month for child support until Marquise turns 18 in 2015. She was also given a $2.4 million house in New York that almost burned down in 2008. She then publicly blamed him for the house fire and claimed that the rapper “tried to kill her and his own child.” It was announced in October 2012 that she will be one of the upcoming stars of the TLC reality show about famous exes called Starter Wives.