Dr.Dre.Diddy,Jay-Z have been announced as the top three artist on forbes cash kings 2012 list.
Dre holds the top spot on this year's list with $110 million in pretax earnings,thanks to the lucrative sale of his beats by Dr.dre headphones to handset maker HTC,which paid $300 million for a 5% stake in the company last year.
Ddiddy scores second place with $45 million earnings due to profits from diageo's ciroc vodka while Jay-Z ranks at number three with $45 million thanks to the investments in carol's daughter and the Brooklyn Nets.
Kanye west places at number four with $35 million while lil wayne lodges at number five with $27 million.Drake and Nicki Minaj place at number six and eight with $20.5 million and $15.5 million respectively...
Oprah Winfrey remains the highest paid celebrity with $165 million..
check out the full list(via HHNM)
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.Birdman:$20 million
8.Nicki Minaj:$15.5 million
9.Eminem:$15 million
10.Ludacris:$12 million
11.Pitbull:$9.5 million
12.Rick Ross and wizkhalifa(tie):$9 million
13.Snoop Dogg:$8 million
14.50 cent:$7.5 million
15.Swizz Beatz,Pharell and Young Jeezy(tie):$7 million
16.Mack Miller:$6.5 million
17.Akon,Timbaland and Tech N9ne(tie):$6 million