Forbes announced their annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list and Puff Daddy reigns supreme once again. Last year, Puffy topped the list with $60 million. This year, he beat himself and netted a whopping $62 million.
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Jay Z follows up closely behind the Bad Boy mogul with $53.3 million and Beats by Dre mogul Dr. Dre rounds out the top three with $41 million earned. Drake’s been the busiest, but he comes in at number four with $38.5 million.
Drake’s accompanied by two other Cash Money artists who rounded out the top 10 list: Nicki Minaj and Birdman. While Nicki Minaj’s year has been pretty quiet, she managed to earn $20.5 million, beating out her boss Birdman, who scraped in $18 million. Further down the list, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Macklemore, and Ryan Lewis all tie with $14 million earned.
Check out the full list below.
Forbes 2016 Hip-Hop Cash Kings
1. Puffy Daddy – $62M
2. Jay Z – $53.3M
3. Dr. Dre – $41M
4. Drake – $38.5M
5. Wiz Khalifa – $24M
6. Nicki Minaj – $20.5M
7. Pitbull – $20M
8. Pharrell Williams – $19.5M
9. Kendrick Lamar – $18.5M
10. Birdman – $18M
11. Kanye West – $17.5M
12. DJ Khaled – $15M
13. A$AP Rocky – $14.5M
14. J. Cole – $14
14. Lil Wayne – $14M
14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $14M
17. Snoop Dogg – $12.5M
18. Eminem – $11M
19. Swizz Beatz – $10.5M
20. Ludacris – $10M
20. Rick Ross – $10M
SOURCE: Forbes | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
2016 Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings List was originally published on globalgrind.com
