Rick Ross Disputes Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings List Ranking

    Although Miami, Florida rapper Rick Ross has never cracked the top ten when it concerns Forbes’ annual Hip Hop Cash Kings list, the Maybach Music Group founder says he’s “always top five” in his mind.

    Ross sat down to speak with Forbes at his Wingstop location in Brooklyn, New York to comment on his standing on the list of Hip Hop heavyweights.

    “I’m always top five. That’s in my mind,” Ross said in a video posted on AllHipHop.com. “That’s me saying ‘My bad.’ You know what I’m saying? But the beauty of the Forbes list is it excites the streets. It gives people somewhat an idea of what’s going on financially. It inspires the youngsters. And hopefully, the others. But myself, I’m up there.”

    After being informed that artists who break into the top five bracket on Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings list easily bring in double-digit millions every year, Ross was asked about only performing at 18 shows in the past 52 weeks and if he brings in money from private events.

    He responded by stating that he was only offering his guess when it concerned his ranking on the list.

    “I’m just giving you my guess,” he said. “I don’t got no facts. I don’t got no facts for you. I’m just giving you my guess. It just feels good to be—Regardless of where I fall it feels good to be associated with success. Associated with a brand such as Forbes. And the other artists that’s on the list…I got a lot of things going on. I’m pretty sure I’ll be alright and up there [really] soon.”

    Artists who have consistently secured top five positioning on Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings list are Puff Daddy, Jay Z, and Dr. Dre. Last year, Rick Ross made it to #20 on the list and the year before he was higher up at #12.

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    401 thoughts on “Rick Ross Disputes Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings List Ranking

    1. JUST LIKE HE’S A DRUG KINGPIN “IN HIS MIND”!!!!

      ………HA!!!! YOU FAT FUCKIN’ FRAUD!!!! WE DON’T BELIEVE YOU OFFICER RICKY!!!!

      #FRAUD

      DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

    2. Ain’t no Secret, part of making things manifest in the physical form is visualizing and seeing it in your mind, all highly successful people see it within themselves first and then make it happen.

      1. You talking about that book The Secret by Rhonda Byrne? They have a movie to it to, I got the bootleg.

    3. This years list will be cool to study because nobody is really selling albums so people get a chance to see the different revenue streams that an artist can have to keep food on the table.

      1. meanwhile, a bunch of nerds and pussies will use the list as an excuse when their hero’s music sucks colon cancer ass

      2. Fuck the nerds they dont count to real people, the list will inspire the real people and motivate the hustlers, nobody else even matters.

      3. that list don’t give a lick of information as to HOW, just WHO’S there

        you reading the wrong article to be financially inspired

      4. I dont need a fuckin How To list of information to feel inspired at people from my community making millions, Im inspired by success lil homie.

    4. He earns at least 20 million from all the endorsements and touring. Forbes just on dres dick a lot.

      How is ross flopping if new flame makes it to the top 40?

      1. New flame has ross on the song. The woman beater previously had to rely on montana for a hit along with ymcmb. He hasnt had a hit on his own since he beat rihanna almost to death.

      2. New Flame is still not Rick Ross’s song and Chris didn’t rely on French Montana (who can’t make a hit by himself) for a hit. Chris had a bunch of hits on his own even after the Rihanna incident.

      3. Montana had the pop that hit. Meanwhile, the only hits brown had were with wayne. Look at me now and loyal both had Wayne. Others than that, he fell off.

      4. Pop That wasn’t even a big hit and it had Wayne and Drake on it. Chris Brown had a bunch of hits without Wayne. So cut the bullshit.

      5. These nuccas all invest in the same stocks and brands, believe me Ross has plenty stock in Diego and stock in Sovereign brands. When you endorse a brand you also want to work out stock options in your contract and/or buy your own shares. When you see all that product placement in videos and Instagram pics its not by accident its business and advertising is how you net consumers.

      6. What hits did he have by himself after the rihanna incident? After that, his popularity fell off. Chris brown crawled to wayne, ross, and kid ink for hits.

      7. “He hasnt had a hit on his own since he beat rihanna almost to death.”

        Yeah 3X, She Ain’t You, Turn Up The Music, and Don’t Wake Me Up.

      8. Yeah 3x and she aint you are not big hits at all and the other 2 only made the top ten for one week due to very weak competition. Kid Ink was the main reason his song was a hit and not the wife beater you are keen on supporting.

      9. All of those songs were big hits. Kid Ink was not the main reason why his song was a hit, it was because of Chris Brown. Take Chris out and it’d be a flop. I’m not even supporting Chris, I’m just stating facts.

      10. somebody get this nigga oute here, nigga retarted !!nigga you know what is 20 mill ?? HA ?? nigga ross makes money from the Sextape 50 CENT put out , this nigga aint got no facts ! the get the fuck outte here

    5. sounds like his drug dealing past no facts proof or anyone to back up his story but the C.O job is set in stone lmao fuck off ricky u stole freeway rick ross name image life story even his fucking beard

    6. Forbes Ranking for Ricky Rozay:

      2009 – 6 Million
      2010 – 5 Million
      2011 – 6 Million
      2012 – 9 Million
      2013 – 6 Million
      2014 – TBA

      Seeing Dr Dre’s numbers this year will be some inspirational shit, Ross has been pretty consistent over the past 5 years but I’d bet he did better than 2013 due to endorsements from DGK, MCigs, and Reebok plus revenue from Belaire Rose and his WingStop franchises.

      Dre is just bossed up on another level he eats off every Eminem album as executive producer, plus BEATs but Dre’s back catalog and publishing from his production would have him on the list without the BEATs. I heard a rumor that BEATs is oing to expand to car audio and if and when they do it’s a wrap.

    7. People will believe anything these forbes guys say. The truth is, they just make guesses about peoples worth, just like the rest of us…They don’t officially know how much anyone is making. Their guesses come from how much they see certain people on TV/media, sales, rumors, and how popular people are in mainstream culture. There are a lot of artists who aren’t in the spotlight anymore, who are making more money than people on these lists, and there are many artists I don’t think are worth as much as people think they are on the list. (i.e 50 Cent, Jay-Z) Don’t trust everything you read on Forbes or the internet in general. I’m not impressed

      1. Wrong idiot, they go by sales, tours/shows, merchandise, endorsements, publishing, licensing deals, and a whole myriad of shit to make their numbers, stop being a hustle hater you sucka.

      2. Nope your wrong anonymous sheepherder. It’s guesses and estimates the #1 person on the list will tell you that they don’t know what the Forbes estimates this stuff on. It’s people like you the innocent until proven guilty slash if it’s on Al Gore’s internet it’s true George McFly target audience is who they sell these things to so your Paul Puma ass can ask for more lumps without realizing Bugs about to sock you over the head again with a mallet.

    8. “But myself, Im up there.

      After being informed that artists who break into the top five bracket on Forbes Hip Hop Cash Kings list easily bring in double-digit millions every year, Ross was asked about only performing at 18 shows in the past 52 weeks and if he brings in money from private events.

      He responded by stating that he was only offering his guess when it concerned his ranking on the list.

      Im just giving you my guess, he said. I dont got no facts. I dont got no facts for you. Im just giving you my guess. It just feels good to be”

      ^ LMMFBAO

      that says it all

    9. All of those songs were big hits. Kid Ink was not the main reason why his song was a hit, it was because of Chris Brown. Take Chris out and it’d be a flop. I’m not even supporting Chris, I’m just stating facts.

      You playing them on the ipod 24/7 isnt stating facts. And dj mustard played a bigger role into the song than that wife beater.

      1. Then why did fine china and that song he did with alliyah flop? Why doesnt he have a hit every time? He flops without help.

      2. Oh and those 4 songs you mentioned where he succeeded without help sucked ass. They were not big hits. If they did chart high the 1st week, they all fell instead of rise. Never heard them once on the radio and maybe once in a club. Dude is flopping.

      3. A hit is a hit, regardless of its quality and those songs were big hits. You probably don’t listen to the radio or go out much if you never hear his music.

      4. tI listen to top 40 a lot. Heard brown a lot before 2009. Maybe twice every 6 months now except for the songs with wayne. Brown sucks and you defending his rihannaincident is mind boggling. Said what you want about ross but I rather be a fraud than someone who beats women and fans.

    10. If Wiz Don’t Make It At least Top 8 Sum Is Wrong. But We All Know Ross Ain’t Making M’s Like That. Juss Look At Last Years List..

      & Don’t Tak Shit Bout Wiz Not Having $ Cause He Was Listed On Forbes 30 Under 30 Barely Even Last Year. So Don’t Talk Shit You Sober Mfs.

      1. Do you even know what the streets is about nerd? You live in the suburbs so how do you know what a Black person was doing in an environment that you wouldnt even be allowed in?

      2. bruthadee catches major feelings because hes never been in the skreets a day in his life either, hes a busta just like willy

      3. Watch your mouth, boy. The homie Brutha Dee been had his hands dirty since he was 3 years old. I had him running numbers and selling that white girl. The kid caught a body or two when he was 7, went to juvie when he was 8, got released at 13, and did some odd jobs for me around the studio at 14. I helped mentor the big homie and steer him from a life of crime as well as help him control his violent temper. So if I were y’all keyboard thugs, I’d kindly leave my protege alone.

    11. Wait a minute…..If I think in my mind that I am in the top five on the forbes list, then it is true. Sounds crazy and illogical to me. Get an education and don’t aspire to be an idiot like some of these guys. The guy signing The large D.O.C. worker/ rappers check is the guy you wanna be like.

    12. You obviously don’t listen to radio that much after 2009. I didn’t even defend Chris and the Rihanna incident.

      How you know about my life pervert? Also, drake is getting tons of hate but he would mever harm a woman. A lot of drake fans are former chris brown fans. Theres a reason why brown made the call to end his beef. He knows he’s better than brown.

      1. You got him brutha. Your mention of drake caused his pale mind to become angry. All brown is doing is reinforcing the negative stereotype of the angry black guy. Drake breaks boundaries by being vulnerable.

        Good work, you got him.

      2. What’s bullshit? The drake fan I talked too all said they used to love chris brown before his incident. Hell brown used to be dope but the rihanna incident scarred his mind. He now makes wack club music and only has hits with wayne or someone else.

      3. What’s bullshit? Everything you said. You didn’t talk to anyone but your blowup doll. And Chris has plenty of hits by himself.

      4. You mean those 4 wack ass pop songs you listed? 2 failed to go top 10 and the other 2 barely made it due to weak competition and fell off afterwards.

      5. They are fell off after debuting there. Only the wayne songs brown did showed any longetivity. I can transform ya was a bigger hit (with wayne) than the 4 you listed

      6. No, they didn’t. A lot of his hits had longevity, not because of Wayne. I Can Transform Ya is not a bigget hit than the songs I named.

    13. Ross made as much as Mac Miller last year. An independent white rapper with no gold albums that drive a Toyota Prius.

    14. Officer Ricky is the most delusional rapper in the game.

      Only 18 shows? Damn homie…. I wonder if thats counting the one he didn’t get to perform because he was scared for his life in Detroit?

      1. I’m afraid you got it backwards, homie. Ross didn’t get scared. He feared taking innocent lives again so he politely walked off.

      1. hes paying street taxes and getting extorted all over the USA, he cut a check to the GD’s but Trick Tricks check bounced so he got ran outta the D with his beard tucked between his chubby legs.

      2. The show is this weekend in ATL at Compound, Jeezy and Ross together, you should come, it will be other white people there for you to kick it with.

      3. MMG always takes an L BET weekend.

        it was funny when Chris Rock ethered him and Ross got so butthurt he had to call him washed up on twitter to try and save face.

    15. And he has very single right to dispute that list. The boss has not only made classic and timeless music, but garnished wealth as well as an extravagant amount of knowledge and riches. You got the comments section claiming that Mac Miller made more money and making retarded ass fat jokes. Like who are you fuckers anyway? This goes to prove that while you commoners and lowly peasants continue to make light of Ross’ overnight success, he will go down in history as one of the most underrated MC’s as well as a cash king.

      1. Numbers don’t lie fuck boy! If your cash doesn’t equal to the amount made by the people who are on the list there’s nothing to dispute dick head… You didn’t make the cut period! SMFH! He will NEVER make that top 5 list either. He sells no albums. The people that listen to his music are crumb bums and don’t buy music. LoL

      2. Are you out of your mind? All of Ross’ albums have either gone platinum or gold, so i’m sure he’s not worried about it. At the end of the day. he still gets to wake up inside a luxurious bed in a luxurious mansion laying next to his luxurious Malaysian American model girlfriend.

    16. Ross is constantly reassuring himself he’s something that he’s not. It’s no surprise that he would be top 5 on Forbes in his mind despite earning Mac Miller money.

    17. “I dont need a fuckin How To list of information to feel inspired at people from my community making millions, Im inspired by success lil homie.”

      ^ you’re inspired by a doctor to be a doctor but don’t need the how-to-be-a-doctor manual, ok guy you go on ahead

      if it was that easy it wouldn’t be only 1%

    18. Commercial performance:
      The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 179,000 copies in the United States.[62] In its second week, the album dropped to number three on that chart, selling 49,000 more copies.[63] In its third week, the album sold 27,000 more copies.[64] In its fourth week, the album sold 19,000 more copies.[65] As of June 29, 2014, the album has sold 1,086,000 copies in the United

    19. If you see it in your head then you can make it happen, everything was a thought first. Every invention was a thought first. I always try to tell people to see themselves 5 years from now, ten years from now and twenty years from now. Lebron James new he would be one of the best when he was only 8 years old.

      1. I understand the sentiment but if that was true then billions of people would have been able to grasp that financial plateau

        other things come into play too

      2. It takes hustle and hard work but it also takes talent and intelligence, you have to surround yourself with a strong team and make the right decisions or else your reign on the top will be short like leprechauns.

    20. Forbes Ranking for Ricky Rozay:

      2009 – 6 Million
      2010 – 5 Million
      2011 – 6 Million
      2012 – 9 Million
      2013 – 6 Million
      2014 – TBA

      Seeing Dr Dre’s numbers this year will be some inspirational shit, Ross has been pretty consistent over the past 5 years but I’d bet he did better than 2013 due to endorsements from DGK, MCigs, and Reebok plus revenue from Belaire Rose and his WingStop franchises.

      Dre is just bossed up on another level he eats off every Eminem album as executive producer, plus BEATs but Dre’s back catalog and publishing from his production would have him on the list without the BEATs. I heard a rumor that BEATs is oing to expand to car audio and if and when they do it’s a wrap.

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      1. the reality is while you’ve amassed all that info for inspiration……you have yet to type a plan, strategy, thought, to show how you’re living out this “inspiration”

      2. We’re in the OP does it say he was “inspired”? Looks like nothing more than information and data…you must be desperate for some online convo with a stranger.

      3. “We’re in the OP ”

        bruh you’re like 40 years old. please learn the difference between where, were and we’re

    21. Incredible hustle, he should move up the list from last year, nucca spent this year recording another album and opening those WingStops, I would have gone on a Europeon tour and raped those KKkrackers for their Euros.

    22. They have a word block App for the IPhone that you can use online to block trolls, stalkers, predators and undesirables, just type in the specific words to block and it will block the persons entire post. So if it is a troll on a forum with a specific name or a troll that uses very specific words you can block them and their posts.

      1. You kinda late homeboy I have that App on my iphone 4 and my Droid, I just downloaded that IOS8 and its awesome, its a lot of Gigs but worth it.

    23. No, he was scared. He didn’t want a repeat of the GDs shooting at him on his birthday.

      He didnt even show up. He wanted to but his tour adviser told him not to go.

      1. The tour manager told him his show was a no go. Ross didn’t make the decision himself. Why would you want to risk your life anyway trying to go through all that people?

      2. From claiming to be a drug kingpin that knows Pablo and Noreaga to claiming to put 1000 gangsters on. The list is too long.

    24. 2 of his albums didnt go gold and none went plat

      POM went platinum and the rest went gold (except for mastermind but is nearly there). It’s all in the promo video Deeper than rap went gold.

      1. POM did not go platinum, you idiot, and only 4 albums went gold. Deeper Than Rap did not go gold, the promo video lied.

      2. If Ross care about POM being Platinum as much as you do and he has millions of dollars he could simply buy the remaining copies but he would rather buy restaurants.

      3. Only 4 gold is still more than what you can say fr yourself. And how am i an idiot when the promo video told the truth? Ironically enough, Wingstop CEO is right. Ross doesn’t care about platinum. He just wants to inspire people. I rather be a liar than someone who beats women and fans up.

      4. I’m not an artist, though, so that first sentence is pointless. The promo video lied, so you’re an idiot for believing it. Ross doesn’t wan to aspire anyone, he just wants money.

      5. No, he visits clubs and places to promote his shit and party. He ain’t aspiring his fans. He doesn’t love or care about them. They’re paychecks to him.

      6. He goes to charities as well to help people. He really does care even if you don’t. They are humans, not paychecks as they can turn on ross if he suddenly makes shit music.

      7. He visits schools and charities to help his public image. He loves his fans. They are humans. Hell, his MMG members, before they signed to him, used to bump his shit all the time.

    25. Hard work and hustle pays off if you never give up, Ross was trying to get put on for over ten years and struggled through 3 label situations with Suave House, Slip N Slide and Poe Boy before Def Jam came calling. Im not advising anybody to become a rapper but follow your dream and never give up.

      1. niggas still eating off Ross LMAO, just look at the slip n slide logo on all his albums, fat nigga signed away all his publishing… thats why he earns as much as Mac fucking Miller

    26. The first rapper of the new era to make Forbe with his millions 6 years in a row without having to sell a million copies of an album. The list started in 2007 and they need to make a list of all the rappers who only made it once or twice like poor Chamillionaire.

      1. homies wasnt on the list last year tho, he was honorable mention tied for like #24 with mac miller and the drummer from the roots

        he likely owed diddy a bunch of money at the end of the year after keeping up his boss image

        he will be losing holyfields mansion in no time

      2. Cham is hella dope, he made the list with 10 million one year but I don’t think he ever made it again, Ridin Dirty was a mega hit.

    27. I’m saying he got ran out the city. Read, dumbass.

      YOu know all that mocking won’t get you noticed by the bawse himself so quit it.

      1. I came here to read up on hip-hop news, read the comments sections for a good laugh, and bring a reality check to idiots like you.

    28. From claiming to be a drug kingpin that knows Pablo and Noreaga to claiming to put 1000 gangsters on. The list is too long.”

      You’re an idiot if you actually believe what he says. He’s in character. If they actually believed him, he would be arrested and locked up for decade.

      1. Comments are worthless unless they are attached to actual identities and real people, anonymous comments mean nothing.

    29. will someone kill this faggot already? his whole persona is so fuckin annoying not 1, i mean not 1 person ever vouched for this fat slob doin all the shit he talk about. and dont give me that bullshit its just entertainment. Shwarzanegger aint never walk around like he the terminator, u dont Denzel walkin around like Malcolm X and shit. rick ross needs to be killed, and i mean merked ya dig fuck this nigga

      1. As long as he can frustrate people like you I will support him, LOL, I love emotional outbursts from red faced kids.

    30. when some dude like rick ross stole his life from a guy, pretends to be hard, was a co, and needed diddy and called all dj’s when 50 was crushing him to stay alive you gotta think:

      this fake ass dude is a millionare thats whats wrong with everything lol

      1. When 50 Cent destroyed him, the label had to go to work to to get a return on their investment. They paired him with Jadakiss to get some street cred. Then they hooked him up with every rapper imaginable to let the masses and the sheep know that he was excepted by everyone in the industry, even tho exposed as being a complete fraud. Thus you have Rick Ross on every song there is. Fast forward to today, they just continue beating you in the head with the same formula. This hast to be one of the biggest scam ever.

      2. If Black folks hated him his career would be over In a heartbeat and his peers might even turn on him but if your main haters are white kids and 50 Cent then your carrer can only get bigger.
        Think about it, how many Black folks do you see ranting about this dude working for a year as a CO when he was 19? Hmmmmmm think about it, the people from outside our community who hate us anyway are the biggest haters of our celebrities and if they didnt hate Ross they would probably be in some hate organization hating Obama or hating Lebron or hating Denzel, hatred is a part of them when it comes to our people.

    31. how many of you white fags are on forbes list of anything? I mean shut the fuck up, enjoy the fact that ross is having more financial success than any of us commenting and get on with life.

      white ppl can be some cryin bitches sometimes, and its over nothing significant, that makes ya’ll even more lame.

      1. Fuck em and feed em fish, they supposed to express their hatred for us especially when we become more succesful than they are but they are too stupid to realize that their hatred just makes our love even stronger. I wish Ross the best of success and hope everybody eating at his table continues to eat untill these haters commit suicide.

    32. I woke up today and realized that a 40 year old Black guy named 50 Cent was my hero, I went and gave my Dad a hug and apologized.

      1. but didn’t 50 cent and Gunit run nyc and hiphop for like 10 years and then created the mixtape scene.

        oh yeah. rick ross needed puffy to help him stay alive after 50 was chilling with his kids and posted a co pic. lol

        i know 50 is my hero. but at least he came from the slums and did something useful to look at.

      2. puffy was chillin with ross kids too, and floyd. ross is friends with them now.

        god forgives, i don’t? LOL another lie

      3. Ross son has pictures with Floyd and Diddy, their kids were at the last fight together, lol, Floyd even promoted Ross champagne in his Showtime special, lol Diddy payed for the mixing on Ross last album, lol all three ablack guys working and hustling together and their kids playing together now, lol, how does that make you feel?

    33. he told you he was NEVER a c.o. so you think he tellin the truth now? he went from the prison to the booth lol

      ted lucas own his fat ass why ross SLIP N SLIDE

    34. This Forbes list for 2014 is going to look like the most skewed one ever, since Apple purchased Beats. Since Dr. Dre has such a huge stake in Beats, I’m not even sure what that number is going to read. All I know is that purchase made Dr. Dre a rap billionaire. Meanwhile…as Suge Knight catches some bullets…

    35. From claiming to be a drug kingpin that knows Pablo and Noreaga to claiming to put 1000 gangsters on. The list is too long.”

      When did he claim he could take on 1000 gangsters?

      1. White kids believe anything haha, JayZ said he lost 92 bricks and they believe that too, they believe everything we say on rap records because they want to believe that Eminem actually had sex with Dr Dre.

      2. “I can put 1000 gangsters in any hood”

        Then his car got shot up on his bday in his own city with his girl and then ran outta Detroit with his beard tucked between his legs

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    37. Bo$$! I havent a clue were his rank will be but hes always on there, Snoop be on there too and all the big producers. Producers get the most consistent paper because they get paid regardless for their tracks and dont need to recoup a budget.

      1. Im amazed this fat boy is even on the list, he never went platinum, he aint white, he dont have a juicy ass and Fiddy ended his career back in 2009. Fat boy must have hustle in his genes.

    38. I can promise you one thing, King TIP has moved up on the list, the Kang of the South has been Pimpin his pen and got his Aussie ho breaking bread. That chalk colored whore brung in at least 5 million for Tip

    39. Check the scoreboard Rozay and you’ll see 50’s winning he’s worth over $100mil money you can only ever dream of having

    40. Nagas heed with caution, Uncle Sam and his KKKracka IRS love to audit and indict rappers over tax shit. Nagas dont want to report all that brown bag show money but best believe these promoters report ALL their taxes and the paper trail will lead right to yall asses.

      1. “Baby and Slim got all their peeps on the list”:

        Baby and Slim got Drake, Wayne and Nicki on the list, the 65 other artists on the label are broke and desperately waiting for release dates.

      2. yes they do and most of them are nobodies and will never be on that list like you said

        Austin Mahone, Chanel West Coast, Christina Milian, Cory Gunz, Euro, Flow, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, Lil Twist, Mack Maine, PJ Morton, Reginae Carter, Shanell, T-Streets, Torion Sellers, Tyga

    41. Snoop has his own signature line of vaporizer and house shoes, he dont tour that much but he still gets paid for features and has his talk show. Ross organization is waaaaaaay to big, they need to downsize so he can get mo bread

    42. Unbelievable that anyone is a fan of this fucking fraud, wouldn’t be sooooo bad if he WASNT checking assholes and ratting in inmates for playing cards or dice years ago. Lol SMH this is why hip hop has some of the dumbest fans, period.

    43. The 45 year olds with the succesful labels will be at the top of course. JayZ, Birdman, Dr Dre and Diddy. Those 4 have the most valuable BMI/ASCAP catalogs so they could live off the royalties based on their executive production credits. Don’t sleep on the mini-moguls Wayne, Ross, Kanye, and Wiz. Shit man if Snoop had an ounce of business sense he would have been a major mogul with his own west coast label and a stable of rappers and sangers

    44. Forbes Ranking for Ricky Rozay:

      2009 – 6 Million
      2010 – 5 Million
      2011 – 6 Million
      2012 – 9 Million
      2013 – 6 Million
      2014 – TBA

      Average of 6 million over the past 5 years I predict that for 2014 he will be at 5 million because they only dropped 3 albums last year, Excuse my French, The Gifted and SMV2.

      1. Nope I say more like 10 million, Belaire blew the fuck up, other than Ciroc its the biggest HipHop alcohol at the moment.

      2. no it’s not, no one drinks that shit unless Ross is giving it to them for free and it’s not like he owns it anyway.

        Jeezy’s tequila and Birdman’s vodka just as big as that garbage juice.

      3. Belaire is Dieago and Ciroc is Soverign Brands if you watch stocks, you know they invest heavy in the brands they endorse.

      4. “Belaire is Dieago and Ciroc is Soverign Brands if you watch stocks, you know they invest heavy in the brands they endorse.”

        Bruthadee has taken dickriding to another level. I would be ashamed to have a middle aged nigga like him as my biggest groupie.

      1. no they don’t no one would care but the butthurt ross groupie aka YOU.

        and BTW Ross didn’t make the Top 20 Forbes list last year he had an honorable mention for tying with Mac Miller and Questlove.

      1. When he was performing at the Mayweather Pre-fight concert he had the WingStop cup all in the camera, nigga I was dyin.

      2. “nicca always promoting his shit.”

        The thing is Wing Stop isn’t “his shit”. He doesn’t own that brand he’s just getting pimped by the white man to promote his brand and make him richer while giving Ross crumbs.

        There is a reason you will never hear about Diddy, Dr. Dre or Jay-Z opening up restaurant franchises. They create their own brands like true bosses.

        I bet Ricky doesn’t even own MMG.

      3. He is trying to get Winng Stop inside Sun Life stadium, Dan Marinos son is a DJ and he kicks it with everybody at KOD so a good word from the Don cant hurt.

    45. Its impossible for me to hate on somebody who worked so hard to get to the top, thats why I can never get mad when Kanye goes on his rants, the sacrifice to succeeded is fa real.

      1. it’s easier dissing frontin suckas like ross, because without fan money…this dude is nothing. to turn around and say something you are clearly not, speaks volumes…I could never support fraudulence that is done on purpose and silly minded ness like ross.

      2. not surprised to see a nigga that defends this fraud also admit to not getting mad at kanyes egomaniac rants

        P.S. Ross has never been to the top… he cant even go platinum

      3. Them Kanye rants be funny as shit specially the paparazzi, nothin but love for Ross, as long as your peers show you love you dont need acceptance from whites and outsiders, thats why they cant stop his movement.

      4. bruthadee and kanye actually have a lot in common, not surprised to see a racist ranting lunatic bigging up one of their own

    46. I’ll be here all night defending my idol if anyone wants to chat about blacks being oppressed by white devils with pale faces.

    47. Any rapper who ties with Mac Miller and Questlove for earnings in one of their biggest years clearly isn’t as big of a boss as they would like everyone to think they are.

      1. Everybody is on Wiz nuts because he milked the shit out of one monster single, he wifed up and seeded a jumpoff too so his money is done, of you want to slurp somebody then look no further than Tech N9ne who has been making mills for the last ten years

      2. “Everybody is on Wiz nuts because he milked the shit out of one monster single, he wifed up and seeded a jumpoff too so his money is done”

        Wiz money is done because he got married and started a family? I guarantee he earns millions more than everyone on MMG put together this year, again!

    48. everything Ross says is an unbelievable lie, this is no different. The most delusional nigga in rap also has some of the most delusional fan boys, especially that 40 year old tweeting ass bitch they call brutha.

    49. “When he was performing at the Mayweather Pre-fight concert he had the WingStop cup all in the camera, nigga I was dyin.”

      I want to invest in a Subway, those are the easiest chains to maintain and they are low maintenance with high return and small inventory. You need 400,000 liquid to open a WS and a whole bunch of other requirements, damn that, give me a SB loan and a sandwich shop.

      1. Keep dreaming graftedgenes

        but your mentally deranged racist ass is never gonna own your own restaurant LMFAO

        broke nigga cant even afford some fingernail clippers for those freakishly long girly nails in all his selfies

      2. Why invest in a corporation? Simple: Most small businesses fail after a year which is why you dont see Justins or 40/40 anymore, investing in an established brand like Subway you already have everything covered from the consumers to the advertising, all you have to do is find a prime location and do the minimal groundwork. Another good franchise besides Subway is 7-11.

      3. DJ Khaled’s arab family owns a bunch of gas stations and conveniences stores. They bought his way into the industry and continue to pay for his features.

    50. Heard he got a line of signature Rick Ross man bra’s coming to stores soon for all the big titty niccas out here looking for some support.

      God Forgives, Your Back Won’t

    51. Maybach Music Group:

      Artists:

      Wale
      Meek Mill
      Gunplay Morales
      French Montana
      Stalley
      Rockie Fresh
      Omarion
      Magazeen
      Fat Trel
      Tracy T
      Torch
      Young Breed
      Capo
      Whole Slab (Duce Poppi)
      Quise

      *Official Affiliated Artists

      Perle (Duce Pound)
      Masspike Miles
      Teedra Moses
      Maybach Dice
      Money Murch
      Young Dudus
      Scotty Boi
      Kano

      DJs:

      DJ Scream
      DJ Sam Sneaker

      Producers:

      BeatBillionaire
      Aone Beats
      Young Shun

      Video Directors:

      DreFilms Alverez
      SpiffTV Suarez
      Jon J

      Engineer:

      Eddie “E Mix” Hernadez

      Staff:

      Shari Bryant
      Kendall “Young Sav” Freeman
      Alex “Pucci” Bethune
      Lex Pierre Louis
      Dallas Martin

      A boss is one who guaranteed we gawn eat.

      1. If MMG isn’t paying this nigga to stan them he should probably put that energy into getting money or raising his kids…

      2. signed to DJ Scream? LOL career over before it even started. That’s even worse than signing to Gunplay or Meek Mill.

      3. i wonder if that groupie had to look up that info or if he really is on MMG’s dick that hard, i bet he follows all those bums on twitter

    52. “Belaire is Dieago and Ciroc is Soverign Brands if you watch stocks, you know they invest heavy in the brands they endorse.”

      Bret Berish… As soon as Hov endorsed Sovereign Brands you knew the stocks would triple eventually, thats why HipHoppers make such valuable pitchmen, this is what Steve Stout was talking about.

    53. I can’t wait to hear his excuse next week for why he’s so low on the list. That is if he even makes the top 20…

    54. Remember when William disputed that he ever worked as a correctional officer at a prison in Florida, locking up and strip searching drug dealers just like the one he pretends to be in his raps.

      1. most rappers could care less but the insecure ones like Ross will have to reassure the fans that hes way more of a boss than Mac Miller and Questlove despite earning the same.

        Humble guys like Diddy will tell you that Forbes overestimates everyone’s worth on these lists.

      2. i can see a clown like French Montana claiming he should have been on the list despite never making a forbes list and selling less than 200k on interscope, bad boy and MMG.

      3. French could have sold 20 copies and still made a profit, go look at his booking price and how many shows he did last year. French is the hottest NY rapper to drop recently so his feature rate is high too and that nigga is on everything.

      4. Nigga, nobody believes that bullshit. French ain’t making no profits off a flop. His booking price and shows he did aren’t big. If he’s “the hottest NY rapper,” then why did his album flop and why did ASAP Rocky outsold him? Contrary to popular belief, he is NOT on everything, so his feature rate isn’t high.

    55. Dre ahits diamonds and wipes his ass with hunnids, look at that video of him giving Ross a hunnid thousand dollar Hublot like it was a crab cake.

    56. If Rick Ross can generate up to 300 comments on this sorry excuse of a site, then he must be doing something right.

    57. Ross hedged his bets properly, by being on Def Jam and his artists being on Atlantic you can oil the machine more efficiently, watch my words, J Cole is going to become the new Kanye West/Good Music.

      1. Duh, the Majors had to downsize due to the digital boom so now all you have is Sony, UMG, and Universal. Ross has distribution from two of those so he is straight and both buildiings Atlantic and Def Jam can divide up the resources without everybody bumping heads. I still dont agree with releasing two LPs in one year with Stalley and Wale dropping on Atlantic but it is what it is.

    58. You don’t have to be a math teacher to see that Rick Ross is spending WAY more money than he’s earning. Likely in debt up to his eyeballs and living off credit just to keep up the image.

    59. Let me give you some game; MMG is a mini Def Jam but more rooted, we have our own studios our own A and Rs our own promo mastermind, managers, publicists, and directors, we for E teams and Steet teams and DJs to break our records. The only thing DefJam or Atlantic can do for us is buss open budgets and distribute through Universal/ and WMG.

      1. it’s funny how the delusional groupie says “we” like he’s apart of the team. these niggas wouldnt even give you a 6 pc of lemon pepper

      2. This bitch used the “N word” like he’s a part of the family these crackkkers need some sunscreen and a penis pump

    60. most rappers could care less but the insecure ones like Ross will have to reassure the fans that hes way more of a boss than Mac Miller and Questlove despite earning the same.

      They underrepported the earnings on purpose. Ross actually made 20 million last year.

      1. Magazeen is with Wale’s imprint now and Movado is still with WTB, Sizzla was a possible signee but it never materialized

    61. How is ross falling when he has hits like hustling, the boss, you the boss, aston martin music, we taking over, im so hood, im one one, no new friend, ueono, and more?

      1. Hustlin didn’t even chart high, The Boss had T-Pain on it back when T-Pain was the go-to guy for hits, You The Boss flopped, Aston Martin had Drake on it, and those other songs aren’t his. Ross hasn’t had a solo hit in a long ass time.

      2. Ross stays relevant because everybody wants him on their singles or their albums. This guy was the sole rapper on Nas and JayZ’s last album and then he pops up on Chris Brown and T.I.’s new albums…..as long as you are on the biggest albums and the hot singles you will stay relevant to the fans.

      3. Hustlin went platinum, t pain was struggling a bit when ross was on the scene, you the boss went gold, aston martin is great, and the other songs benefitted from ross. UOENO had ross’s verse being talked about the most. John, another rick ross song, went multiplatinum. His recent songs aren’t as big but that’s because his fans cop the albums for the song.

      4. Hustlin is his only hit, T-Pain can’t be struggling at that time when he was making nonstop hits, You The Boss did not go gold, Aston Martin sucked, and the other songs didn’t benefit from Ross, he benefited from them. John is a Lil Wayne song, not Rick Ross’. Just face the fact that Ross is struggling.

      5. “Ross stays relevant because everybody wants him on their singles or their albums. This guy was the sole rapper on Nas and JayZ’s last album and then he pops up on Chris Brown and T.I.’s new albums…..as long as you are on the biggest albums and the hot singles you will stay relevant to the fans.”

        No, he remains relevant because he piggybacks off other people’s shit. He wasn’t the sole rapper on Nas and Jay Z’s last albums.

      6. You the boss is not Gold, Aston Martin Music is Gold, T Pain was in his prime, UOENO was misunderstood because every rapper knows that Molly is MDMA/Extasy and not Roofie but oh well
        Yeah John went 2X Plat.

        Nobodys recent songs are as big, the music has shifted again and we are now in the “Iggy Era” the best sellers are no longer American Negros, nowadays the big sellers are Canadians, Trinidadians and Australians, the music is fluffy and sugary, dark skin rappers have been replaced with beige colored ginger bread negros like Cudi, Cole, and Drake….Kendrick is our only salvation.

      7. Hustlin is his trademark song, t pain crawled to others for hits, You the boss went gold yesterday,

        “You the Boss” is a song by American rapper Rick Ross. It was originally released as the first single from his fifth studio album, God Forgives, I Don’t on October 7, 2011, along with “I Love My Bitches” but was later taken off the final track list.[1] It was released to U.S. rhythmic radio on October 18.[2] and Urban radio on November 1, 2011.[3] Even though the song charted well, it was later confirmed that “Touch’N You” was the new first single from the album. It features Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj and was produced by K.E. on the Track. The song was certified Gold September 18, 2014, almost three years after its release.

        UOENO benefitted from the controversit around ross’s lyric and aston martin music was dope. Ross is bigger than ever. People crawl to him for hits.

      8. Hustlin is his only hit, others crawled to T-Pain for hits, and You The Boss is not a hit. Aston Martin sucks and nobody crawls to Ross for hits, he crawls to people for hits.

      9. Wrong it was Nas and Ross on MCHG and it was Large Pro’ and Ross on LIG, those brothers love each other and always make music together because they are legends.

      10. It still went gold, long time or not. Eminem only reached diamond for eminem show last year and you never complained.

      11. It’s still not a hit. Whop gives a shit about the Eminem Show going diamond when it was already hugely successful.

    62. Richie Rozay is one of the greats of our era, he has 5 number one album sand 4 of them went Gold and he has a Silver group compilation of his artists. Richie went to war with 50 Cent and when the dust settled Richie dropped two more Gold albums and got major distribution for his MMG label while his foe was dropped from Interscope and fell out of relevancy.

      1. OP, I’d have to agree with you 100%, dog. Ross is in fact one of the underrated greats. Him, along with Drake and Lil Wayne, are the last of a dying breed of great MC’s.

      2. You’re the suspect one for making something that isn’t gay gay.

        “Ross is in fact one of the underrated greats. Him, along with Drake and Lil Wayne, are the last of a dying breed of great MC’s.”

        This has to be one of the dumbest, cancer-inducing posts ever. The amount of stupidity is sickening.

    63. Even with that song going gold, that shit had Nicki Minaj on it.

      It’s a hit for her too but keep in mind that it’s ross’s song.

      1. Which proves that

        A. Ross crawled to Nicki for a hit.

        B. Ross can’t make a hit by himself anymore. His last solo hit was from years ago.

    64. Rozay is Self Made, he had shitty deals with Suave House, Poe Boy, and Slip N Slide, all those labels fell apart but Rozay kept Hustlin….when Def Jam called in 2006 Ross had a two album contract with Poe Boy and a publishing contract with Slip N Slide, and recorded material with Suave House so he should have perished but he persevered and formed MMG.

      1. Lies? Do you support the culture fag boy? Do you support indie labels fag boy? Do you every read interviews in XXL fag boy? So how are they lies fag boy?

      1. Our Gofather exposed that the fat black fucktard had a job when he was a teen! ….and not just any job but a job inside of a jail! Why would a fat black fucktard want a job in a jail when he could just sell crack to pregnant black lesbian crackwhores? G G G G G Unit!!!!!!

    65. Port Of Miami – 1.5 million
      Trilla 1.29 million
      Deeper Than Rap – 868k
      Teflon Don -1.448 million
      God Forgives, I Don’t – 1.13 million
      Mastermind – 724k

      If these accurately truthful sales figures don’t scream Forbes Cash King material, then I don’t know what does.

    66. Wahhahahahahaha!!!! Ross set this up just so he could clown Woodface once again.Tell Curtis I got an ex bitch he can take shopping just as long as his business partners switch sides and pledge their allegience to Belaire Ros!!

      1. how can ross ever clown “woodface” if he never earns more money than him? if you ever heard ross talk its all about the money and hustle and woodguy hustling way harder making moves with intel, disney and star wars.

      2. Okay white boy, part of the reason G Unit fell off is because palefaces like you support them and make niggas want to fuck with something else just so they won’t have to associate with you.

        Ross didn’t steal his life dumb bitch, the people in the community and the industry knew exactly who he was but suburban wiggers like you believe everything you hear in rap records so you probably believe that your God Eminem fucked Dr Dre because he said it in a rhyme.

        If a respected rapper like Scarface would have gone after Ross he could have possibly destroyed him but a Cooon rapper like 50 can only make Ross bigger than he was before.

        Black folks don’t give a fuck if a brother worked a job for a year or went to college for a year because we know workers and students that hustle on the side while you white Devils assume we can’t.

        Go listen to Insane Clown Possee you sick fuckin freak, go join a Hate group ya white bitch.

      3. Woodface aint shit without Em and Dre holding his hand, white America loves him because he was Eminems pet monkey and guard dog. Woodface went out and made buddies with Pruane2Forever and Keenan Cahill so he could manipulate the most gullible demographic.

      4. lol bruthadee been spewing the same venom for like 8 years

        Officer Bitch Tits aint shit without Jay-Z and Diddy holding his hand and keeping him alive, white America loves him because he used to lock up ni99er drug dealers and and beat them up. Officer Tricky Ricky went out and made buddies with Floyd and Diddy after they were playin with his kids and baby momma despite claiming in his album title that he doesn’t forgive like god.

    67. Lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely
      I have nobody for my own
      I am so lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely
      Wish I had someone to call on the phone

      Now I’m a soldier, a lonely soldier
      Away from home through no wish of my own
      That’s why I’m lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely
      I wish that I could go back home

      Letters, never a letter
      I get no letters in the mail
      I’ve been forgotten, yes, forgotten
      Oh how I wonder, how is it I failed

      Now I’m a soldier, a lonely soldier
      Away from home through no wish of my own
      That’s why I’m lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely
      I wish that I could go back home

    68. Facts 50 cent has sold way more records than officer ricky
      Facts 50 cent has more main stream influence than officer ricky e.g he can get pacino , de niro etc for his movies, the got start network to pick up his series POWER,he has had vitamin water, still has SK energy drink, he has had video games and other major projects a rapper like ross can ever dream of, GUNIT RECORDS ARTISTS HAVE SOLD MORE THEN MMG ARTIST, lloyd banks has a platinum alnum, so does buck, beg for mercy went 3x platinum, 50 cents money is in the hundred millions, ross is not in 50’s lane, its funny ross tried to sign wiz khalifa to mmg, but if you look now, khalifas money is longer then ross, ever since wiz came out he has shat on ross on forbes by faaar even. yes i do salute ross, he is doing well compared to rapper more in his lane like jeezy although jeezy atleast has platinum albums

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