Forbes released its annual list of the top 20 earning
stars in hip-hop on Wednesday.
Rap moguls Jay Z, 45, and Diddy, 46, landed on top. Diddy, for the second year in a row, claimed the
highest spot on the cash countdown, with $62
million thanks to his Ciroc vodka enterprise and a
host of other businesses he has ownership in. The music mogul, who’s been atop the list four of
the past five years, has even worked a reference
about it on one of his tracks, rapping in 2014’s Big
Homie, ‘The only one that’s topping Forbes, I’m
gettin’ lonely.’ Coming in second was Jay Z, who brought home a
huge slab of bacon – $53.5 million, to be exact – for
wife Beyonce and daughter Blue Ivy. The
staggering sum came primarily from his Roc Nation
entertainment company, with extras like his
champagne and cognac businesses adding to his bottom line. And in a case of the rich getting richer, Dr Dre who
made $620 million in 2014 after Apple purchased
his Beats By Dre headphones company, marking
the only year Diddy did not rule the financial roost.
– finished third. The Still D.R.E. rapper pocketed a cool $41 million
over the past year, fueled by ongoing profits from
his remaining stake in the high-end headphones
company, in addition to profits from the wildly-
successful film, Straight Outta Compton. Rounding out the top ten were Drake with $38.5
million; Wiz Khalifa at $24 million; Nicki Minaj, the
only female to make the list, with $20.5 million;
Pitbull with $20 million, Pharrell Williams with $19.5
million, Kendrick Lamar at $18.5 million and
Birdman with $18 million.
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