Following the monster earnings Dr. Dre had on last year’s list, things have resumed to normal on Forbes‘ cash kings list, with Diddy holding down the top spot. Jay Z and the good Doctor round out the top 3, with Nicki Minaj, Birdman, Kanye and more rounding out the top 10. Check out the list of hip-hop’s 20 biggest earners down below, and watch the top 10 video, as well.
1. Diddy ($50 million)
2. Jay Z ($43 million)
3. Dr. Dre ($40 million)
4. Nicki Minaj ($29 million)
5. Birdman ($21 million)
6. Kanye West ($20 million)
7. Lil Wayne ($16 million)
8. Wiz Khalifa ($14 million)
9. Ludacris ($12 million)
10. Pitbull ($11 million)
11. Drake ($10.5 million)
12. Snoop Lion ($10 million)
= Eminem ($10 million – Tie)
14. Kendrick Lamar ($9 million)
= Pharrell ($9 million – Tie)
= Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($9 million – Tie)
17. Swizz Beatz ($8.5 million)
18. Tech N9ne ($7.5 million)
19. 50 Cent ($7 million)
20. Lil Jon ($6 million)
= Rick Ross ($6 million – Tie)
= Mac Miller ($6 million – Tie)
= Young Jeezy ($6 million – Tie)
= Questlove ($6 million – Tie)
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