1. Jay-Z – $37 million
Overall, Jay-Z is on second place of the richest hip-hoppers with an estimated wealth of $450 million. He has sold his Rocawear clothing in 2007 fo $204 million. He is the part owner of New Jersey Nets. Beyonces husband has his share in fashion as well in restaurants and music business.
2. Diddy – $35 million
Sean “Diddy” Combs has personified the word “mogul” jumping into every facet of entertainment possible during his career. At $475 million, Diddy’s clothing line, label, television productions and now his partnership in the vodka, Ciroc have put him at the top spot on the hip-hop dollar list. The man is about his money, but he is second in the 2011 list.
3. Kanye West – $16 million
4. Lil Wayne – $15 million
5. Birdman – $15 million
Bryan “Birdman” Williams or “Baby,” the co-founder of Cash Money Records. The label that began in the mid-90′s in New Orleans was the house that built Juvenile, Lil Wayne and The Hot Boys. Birdman is, with his estimated value of $100 million, on the fifth place of the richest, overall, list of hip-hoppers.
6. Eminem – $14 million
7. Dr. Dre – $14 million
Dr. Dre, born Andre Young will always be a top earner since his proteges are bound to have banner years once in a while. Last year 50 Cent didn’t do too bad, and Eminem sold a bunch of records and signed a few endorsement deals that Dre got a piece of. He sits at $125 million as number three on the list of highest paid hip-hoppers.
8. Snoop Dogg – $14 million
9. Akon – $13 million
10. Ludacris – $12 million
11. Wiz Khalifa – $11 million
12. Drake – $11 million
13. Pharrell Williams – $10 million
14. Timbaland – $7 million
17. 50 Cent – $6 million
We had to mention him. Because of the sale of his Vitamin Water to Coca-Cola he has managed to be in the first five list of the richest hip-hoppers of the world. Yet, he has not been bad in this year, also.
Catat Ulasan