Diddy, Jay Z and Dr Dre Top Forbes' List of Highest-Earning Rappers

The 10th annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings List, ranking the world’s 20 highest-paid rap acts was released by Forbes.

Diddy tops the list for the second year in a row, with his earnings derived primarily from a lucrative deal with Ciroc and other non-musical ventures.

Jay-Z, who is No. 2 on the list, has not released an album or played many shows this year but continues to earn big from several outside business ventures including; his Roc Nation entertainment company.Dr Dre comes third as a result of Apple’s $3 billion Beats buyout in 2014.


Check out other people on the list below

Diddy ($62 million)
Jay-Z ($53.5 million)
Dr. Dre ($41 million)
Drake ($38.5 million)
Wiz Khalifa ($24 million)
Nicki Minaj ($20.5 million)
Pitbull ($20 million)
Pharrell Williams ($19.5 million)
Kendrick Lamar ($18.5 million)
Birdman ($18 million
Kanye(17.5 million)
DJ Khaled ($15million)
Asap Rocky ($13 million)
J Cole($14 million)
Lil Wayne ($14 million)
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ($14 million)
Snoop Dogg($12.5million)
Eminem($11million)
Swizz Beatz ($10.5 million)
Ludacris and Rick Ross(Tie) ($10million)