Both ballers and shot-callers have been hit hard by the recession. As we learned last week, rapper Slim Thug had to make some tough choices about who gets dropped from the posse and whether to hit the strip club...for dinner.

Remember the good old days when "Mo' Money" meant "Mo' Problems?" Try telling that to a proud rapper who downgraded his posse thanks to the recession. 

Cristal has become Boone's Farm, there's a 60% reduction in video hos,...