Forbes Releases 2016 Hip-Hop Cash Kings List.
Forbes is back with their annual list of top earner of Hip-Hop. This time again, Diddy topped the list as he earned approximately $62 million in 2016, which includes his profits from Roc Nation, TIDAL, Armand de brignac champagne and D’Usse Cognac. No changes to rank 2 as well, as Jay-Z earned around $53.5 million. Dr. Dre, who was ranked 4th last year, earned approximately $41 million to get to the top 3. Drake falls down from 3rd to 4th this year as he earned $38.5 million. Wiz Khalifa, who was ranked 8th last year, manages to get into the top 5 with his $24 million, thanks to over 70 live shows. Check out the full list below.
01. Diddy – $62 million
02. Jay Z – $53.5 million
03. Dr. Dre – $41 million
04. Drake – $38.5 million
05. Wiz Khalifa – $24 million
06. Nicki Minaj – $20.5 million
07. Pitbull – $20 million
08. Pharrell – $19.5 million
09. Kendrick Lamar – $18.5 million
10. Birdman – $18 million
11. Kanye West – $17.5 million
12. DJ Khaled – $15 million
13. ASAP Rocky – $13 million
14. J. Cole – $14 million
14. Lil Wayne – $14 million
14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $14 million
17. Snoop Dogg – $12.5 million
18. Eminem – $11 million
19. Swizz Beatz – $10 million
20. Rick Ross – $10 million
20. Ludacris – $10 million
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[Via – Forbes]
