Nearly a decade ago Lil Wayne was swimming in tax debt, to the tune of $7 million to be exact, and was facing a contract dispute with Birdman‘s Money Money Records. Despite doling out a long time value of hits and having fun with immense success, times were hard for Wayne. Fortunately, Jay Z was there to support his friend during his time of need.

In a video, Lil Wayne expressed his gratitude for a “real friend” like JAY-Z, who apparently stepped in to pay the back taxes. While acting on the ultimate stop of his “I Ain’t [expletive] Without You” tour in Chicago in 2018, the Recent Orleans rapper said Jay Z helped him sort through the mountain of debt, and in addition acknowledged that Swizz Beatz assisted as well. Wayne said the producer sent him “every beat he make and wish me to rap on each one until I got my situation straight.”

This is only one example of how famous friends have helped one another of their when facing money challenges. We rounded up a couple of other examples because good friends deserve their flowers.

01

Saweetie purchased wigs and garments for Glorilla

In a recent video, Glorilla shared that Saweetie dropped major money to assist support the brand new rapper.

“So Saweetie flew Glorilla and her friends to LA for the FNF remix, paid for all their wigs, clothes, & video and didn’t get placed on the official remix is crazy,” one Twitter user wrote in response to the sweet revelation.

02

Drake said Lil Wayne loaned him $30k to assist sustain him as a latest rapper

The OVO rapper could also be considered one of the richest entertainers now, but when he was just starting out in 2009, Lil Wayne gave him a life-changing sum of cash.

“You gave me $30,000 that I used to be capable of bring home to my mother and that modified the subsequent like six months for us. That’s an important amount of cash I’ve ever made in my life to this point,” said Drake in a video posted to TikTok.

03

Jay-Z Quietly Spent Tens of millions On His Legal Fees

In 2020, Philly rapper Meek Mill was imprisoned for five months for a parole violation and was facing serious charges for what was arguably a minor offense. In an impassioned op-ed for The Recent York Times, Jay Z decried the unjust move and in addition paid tens of millions for his legal team, eventually resulting in Meek’s release.

04

Tyler Perry let Prince Harry and Meghan Markle live in his home once they had nowhere else to go

When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided to step away from the Royal Family and move to LA, Tyler Perry reportedly opened up considered one of his homes to the couple. People Magazine reported that the mogul allowed them to remain in a $18 million mansion owned by Tyler Perry while they settled into their latest lives in California. And based on a latest report, the couple “won’t forget Tyler Perry’s generosity” anytime soon.

A source told People, “They’re really grateful to Tyler Perry for his kindness. They’ve countless gratitude to him for helping them during an advanced time,” the source continued.