Forbes staff writer and author of Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office, Zack O’Malley Greenburg, breaks down this year’s Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list. See the changes from last year.
1. Dr. Dre @ $110 million
2. Diddy @ $45 million
3. Jay-Z @ $38 million
4. Kanye West @ $35 million
5. Lil Wayne @ $27 million
6. Drake @ $20.5 million
7. Bryan “Birdman” Williams @ $20 million
8. Nicki Minaj @ $15.5 million
9. Eminem @ $15 million
10. Ludacris @ $12 million
11. Pitbull @ $9.5 million
12. Rick Ross & Wiz Khalifa @ $9 million (tied)
13. Wiz Khalifa @ $9 million (tied)
14. Snoop Dogg @ $8.5 million
15. 50 Cent @ $7.5 million
16. Swizz Beatz ($7 million, tie)
17. Pharrell Williams ($7 million, tie)
18. Young Jeezy ($7 million, tie)
19. Mac Miller @ $6.5 million
20. Akon, Timbaland & Tech N9ne @ $6 million (tied)
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Zack O’Malley Greenburg breaks down the earnings of rap’s most successful artists.
