With the exception of last year, when Dr. Dre was a part of the $3.2 billion Beats/Apple deal, Diddy has been hip hop’s top earner for the past five years. Until the previously mentioned deal, Diddy was the frontrunner in the hip hop billionaire race. Balance is being restored.
Behind the success of Revolt TV, Diddy is seeing his earnings grow. A lot of his peers also have new business ventures, such as Jay Z with his streaming service, TIDAL. Meanwhile, Dr. Dre remains an executive within Apple.
This morning, Forbes revealed their top earners on their Hip Hop Cash Kings list. The top earners are almost memorized by most people, at this point. But, Diddy comes in at number one, earning $60 million over the past fiscal year.
Read the rest of the list below:
2. Jay Z – $56 Million
3. Drake – $39.5 million
4. Dr. Dre – $33 Million
5. Pharrell – $32 Million
6. Eminem – $31 Million
7. Kanye West $22 Million
8. Wiz Khalifa $21.5 Million
9. Nicki Minaj: $21 million
10. Birdman: $18 million
11. Pitbull: $17 million
12. Lil Wayne: $15 million
13. Kendrick Lamar: $12 million
13. J. Cole: $11 million
14. 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
