Forbes Releases 2015 Hip-Hop Cash Kings List.
Forbes returns with their 2015 Hip-Hop Cash Kings List. They reveals the highest paid Hip-Hop Artists of 2015. The List is based on their earnings from June 2014 to June 2015 based on the data from Nielson Soundscan, Pollstar, the RIAA and from Interviews with artists, their managers, lawyers and executives. Their income includes the earnings from touring, record sales, streaming, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements and other business ventures.
This year Diddy has topped the list like always with his income from Ciroc, Tv network Revolt, clothing line sean John and more. Jay-Z is the runner up followed by Drake who’s third in the list and it’s his best Rank in Cash Kings List till now. Dr. Dre, who topped the Hip-Hop Cash Kings List last year, falls down to the 4th spot followed by Pharrell, Eminem and Kanye West who finished at 5th, 6th and 7th respectively. Check out the full cash kings list below.
01. Diddy – $60 million
02. Jay Z – $56 million
03. Drake – $39.5 million
04. Dr. Dre – $33 million
05. Pharrell – $32 million
06. Eminem – $31 million
07. Kanye West – $22 million
08. Wiz Khalifa – $21.5 million
09. Nicki Minaj – $21 million
10. Birdman – $18 million
11. Pitbull – $17 million
12. Lil Wayne – $15 million
13. Kendrick Lamar – $12 million
14. J. Cole – $11 million
15. Snoop Dogg – $10 million
16. Rick Ross – $9 million
17. Tech N9ne – $8.5 million
18. Ludacris – $8 million
19. T.I. – $6 million
20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $5.5 million
Via – Forbes
