Diddy is the highest earning Hip Hop star in the US for the second year in a row. Other than 2014 when Dr Dre beat him to the top spot, he has been the highest earning in at least 5 years.
Forbes today released it’s annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings List, and Diddy, Jay Z, Dr Dre, Drake and Wiz Khalifa made the top 5. See the top 20 bellow.
1. Diddy ($62 million)
2. Jay-Z ($53.5 million)
3. Dr. Dre ($41 million)
4. Drake ($38.5 million)
5. Wiz Khalifa ($24 million)
6. Nicki Minaj ($20.5 million)
7. Pitbull ($20 million)
8. Pharrell Williams ($19.5 million)
9. Kendrick Lamar ($18.5 million)
10. Birdman ($18 million)
11. Kanye West (17.5 million)
12. DJ Khaled ($15million)
13. Asap Rocky ($13 million)
14. J Cole($14 million)
15. Lil Wayne ($14 million)
16. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ($14 million)
17. Snoop Dogg ($12.5million)
18. Eminem ($11million)
19. Swizz Beatz ($10.5 million)
20. Ludacris and Rick Ross (Tie) ($10million)
