After he was the only Hip-Hop artist in Forbes’ “Highest Paid Celebrity list” last month, it is no surprise that Dr. Dre takes the top spot on the Forbes list of top Hip-Hop earners as well, thanks to his $100 million earning when phone maker HTC bought 51% stake in his Beats By Dre company in 2011. Diddy comes in at the 2nd spot mainly due to his Ciroc vodka. Jay-Z is third, thanks to his Watch The Throne tour with Kanye and business deals with Duracell and Budweiser.
Full top 20 list and a breakdown from Forbes below.
1. Dr. Dre: $110 million
2. Diddy: $45 million
3. Jay-Z: $38 million
4. Kanye West: $35 milliom
5. Lil Wayne: $27 million
6 Drake: $20.5 milliom
7. Birdman: $20 million
8. Nicki Mianj: $15.5 million
9. Eminem: $15 million
10. Ludacris: $12 million
11. Pitbull: $9.5 million
12. Rick Ross: $9 million (tie)
13. Wiz Khalifa: $9 million (tie)
14. Snoop Dogg: $8 million
15. 50 Cent: $7.5 million
16. Swizz Beatz: $7 million (tie)
17. Pharrell: $7 million (tie)
18. Young Jeezy: $7 million (tie)
19. Mac Miller: $6.5 million (tie)
20. Akon: $6 million
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