Forbes reveals the Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Acts 2019.
After releasing the list of Richest Rappers of 2019 a few months ago, Forbes is back with another new list, this time for 2019 Highest Hip-Hop Acts. Kanye West, who was 10th on the list last year with $27.5 million, topped this year with over $150 million.
Forbes estimates suggest that Kanye’s footwear and apparel company Yeezy is expected top $1.5 billion in sales this year, boosting Kanye’s pretax income to $150 million in the past year. The second on the list is Jay-Z with $81 million, Drake on number 3 with $75 million, Diddy on fourth with $70 million and Travis Scott on fifth with $58 million. Check out the full list of 10 Highest Hip-Hop Acts below and the full list here on Forbes.
Drake’s fifth studio album ‘Scorpion,’ which was also the top-selling music album based on total streams that year, was one of the top-selling digital music albums in the United States in 2018. Despite Drake’s fame in North America, the artist trailed Ed Sheeran, Pink, and Taylor Swift on a ranking of the most lucrative music tours of 2018.
01. Kanye West – $150 million
02. Jay-Z – $81 million
03. Drake – $75 million
04. Diddy – $70 million
05. Travis Scott – $58 million
06. Eminem – $50 million
07. DJ Khaled – $40 million
08. Kendrick Lamar – $38.5 million
09. Migos – $36 million
10. Childish Gambino $35 million
