Hennessy and Moet and Chandon have both announced third quarter profits of 6%, and seeing as North Korea's Kim Jong Il is no longer allowed to spend large chunks of his countries GDP on brandy, the blame must rest at the feet of hip hop, and primarily Lil Wayne.

He threw a party for his twenty-sixth birthday recently where one of the gifts was a suitcase stuffed with $100 bills that amounted to a cool million dollars. An ice sculpture made out of £100 dollar bills was the centre piece of the room and guests were given brandy and champagne goodie bags to go home with, after they'd enjoyed a free brandy bar all night.

Cash Money Millionaires are not tightening their belts anytime soon.