Sean “Diddy” Combs is continuing to cash in on his various business endeavors and his knack for wise investments has earned the Hip Hop businessman the top spot on Forbes’ newly-released “Hip Hop’s Wealthiest Artists” list, according to Billboard.com.
Diddy’s net worth is reportedly worth close to $600 million thanks primarily to his involvement with the Diageo-owned Ciroc. The Bad Boy Records founder also topped “Hip Hop’s Wealthiest Artists” list last year, again due to his deal with Ciroc.
Forbes’ list is comprised of five Hip Hop acts whose total net-worth far exceeds $1.5 billion. They include Diddy ($580 million), Jay-Z ($475 million), Dr. Dre ($350 million), Birdman ($150 million), and 50 Cent ($125 million).
With their ranking on Forbes’ “Hip Hop’s Wealthiest Artists” list it should come as no surprise that several of the artists mentioned have been featured on other lists from the publication. Just last year, Forbes’ named Dr. Dre the “Highest-Paid Musician” in the world.
Forbes’ full “Hip Hop’s Wealthiest Artists” story will appear in their April 15th issue.
RELATED: Forbes Names Sean “Diddy” Combs As The Wealthiest Hip Hop Artist Of 2012
take that take that
jay z keep stunting on birdman……….”baby money”
he aint got his ladies money
“keep it real niggas don’t have my Lady’s money”
Jay loving his lady money..sounds like gold digging … A real nigga don’t gold-dig
I heard this Diddy fella was raped.
haha no ross no wayne
Are you serious? It’s beyond obvious they’re not on this list…
Wayne is worth $100 mill, and Ross what, $20 mill? Don’t feel sorry for either one.
Wayne is actually worth $90 million.
No of them even come close to a billion, chicken feed money the top 5 hip hop richest can’t even fuel Zuckerburg’s jet plane.
600 million dollars is probably more money than you’ll ever see. So idk why you even give a fuck
dont know why you gave a fuck replying either
i like how you said probably
600 million is OBVIOUSLY more money than anyone commenting on hhdx will ever see
50 still making money, where the fuck is rick ross i thought he was a boss hahaha
Dam Fif! No new album out, no concerts and he still making the list! Thats called being a Baawwssseeeee!!! Where is yall Fva rappers at?!
It said net worth and not what he made this year dumbass
I don’t believe these lists….They’re just guesses and not facts. If we’re going to guess, I think 50 cent has a lot less then people think he has. I would say about 10-15 mill or less. And Jay-Z doesn’t have no damn 400 million. He was just hacked and they exposed his credit card limit as well as unpaid mortgages and bills in collections…People with that kind of money don’t have those problems. They create these lists based on popularity and visibility…Artists like a Master P or a Nas or even Magoo (timbalands former partner) are caked up, but you’ll never see them on these lists because they’re not on TV bragging about it. The only person i believe on here is Puffy.
haha well since you are disputing the legitimacy of the factual backing of these numbers, where do you get that 50 Cent has only 10% of what the most credible financial record keeping business ever says he has? hahaha fuckin moron
^^ How are they credible, because they’re popular? You don’t know shit about shit and you believe everything you read on the internet. So called “credible” sources said 50 Cent made 400 million from vitamin water too, then it was proven that he made a lot less then that. 50 Cent is a great liar, he gets people to believe all kinds of shit.
Yeah you’re right bro, I reckon you know more than Forbes.
nas had serious tax problems
So does Bow Wow.
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Can anyone even try to build up to Jay-Z’s $475mm net worth? What assets or equity positions does this guy have that amount to $475mm? 1% of the Nets, 2% of AEG, a few 40/40 clubs, whatever stake he has in Carol’s Daughter cosmetics and Roc Nation aren’t worth close to $475mm. It should be obvious to everyone that Jay-Z has MUCH less money than Birdman. Also, most Jay-Z fans are poorer and less educated than most YMCMB fans.
Word. Jay-Z isnt worth anything close to that. But I doubt Birdman has that much money as well.
i want to feed the troll
@2nd Anon…how do you get to $475mm for Jay-Z. I’m posing a serious question. The numbers just don’t add up!
“Also, most Jay-Z fans are poorer and less educated than most YMCMB fans”
i would say young money fans are actually some of the dumbest people alive. definitely not scholars
I can see your point right thurr.
According to Forbes Jay-Z sold Rocawear for around 200M, then signed a long term deal for 150M. For the past 5 years he’s been making between 35M and 80M per year, plus he owns part of the Barclays center. Adds up pretty comfortably if you ask me.
Jesus!! Did that just get typed? I can’t believe how someone could type that and think they sound convincing… is ‘dentaldamboy’ a real person or just a web bot making up words and making no sense whatsoever?
I dont know why all of these country ass niggas think Jay is really broke or less rich than Pigeonman. This nigga been going platinum and making major moves in and out of hip hop since 1996 and stayed away from all of that monkey shit and stuntin that niggas equate with talent nowadays. This cat is having breakfast with billionaires. What is YOUR hip hop hero doing???
you guys forget Jay gets money from Live nation!! dumb asses thats were the bulk of his money comes from doing tours. look at any artis thats signed to Live nation. Modona, U2, Rihanna.
“plus he owns part of the Barclays center. ”
what does he own like 0.002 percent?
He’s still making a lot of money from that.
The No. 2 spot goes to Shawn Jay-Z Carter, with a net worth of $475 million. Hes still rolling in cash from megadeals like his $204 million Rocawear sale in 2007 and his $150 million pact with Live Nation the following year. He continues to hold stakes in Roc Nation, Carols Daughter, the Brooklyn Netsand, more significantly, the Barclays Center itselfwhile adding new partnerships with the likes of Duracell, Budweiser and Bacardis Duss Cognac.
all these guys have been in the game 20+ year except for 50 who did it in half the time
these are all estimates they have no real way of knowing their net worths
Why do people doubt Jay’s numbers? Dude sold Rocawear, has RocNation, deals with LiveNation, puts out number one singles or features on them multiple times per year, not to mention every single one of his solo albums have gone platinum. He’s also about to get 100% full control and publishing rights to his music, so he will make ALL the money from that soon. I bet it costs a pretty penny to get a guest verse from him. He’s got stake in the New Jersey Nets, Arsenal Football Club, Def Jam, 40/40 clubs. He probably has a decent stock portfolio beyond that. If I had that kind of money floating around, I’d be making that shit work for me, too. He’s a brand, and his wife is a brand. Together, they are the most powerful celebrity couple since Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
all his personal info was exposed a few weeks back. tax shit bank records all of that. he was paying like $1400 a month on his credit card bill
JayZ M.O. is to put his finger in many pies to give an impression of running an empire. Ultimately these investments bring relatively meager returns and suit the purpose of putting a front. Many of his deluded fanbase swear by his business accumen.
A problem with putting a finger in too many pies is mismanaging investments. His rocnation label is simply a list of underdeveloped and disappointing artists unlike other labels which focus and develop artists.
is supposed ownership of the nets and the barclays centre is deceptive as he ‘owns’ very little of either but profits by being the popular attachement of the team and allowing advertisements and his 40/40 chain to be in the vicinity. This investment is more about the perks then turnover.
If you look at da nigga, hes still touring and leeching off whatevers got a buzz. It happens to be Justin Timberlake now. Touring is the primary source of income of this dude. Last year him and Ye did the WTT tour. Kanye in that year earned 35 mill and Jayz earned 37 million. You mean to tell me that all this portfolio and supposed massive empire he has only brought up a few million from his contemporary?
Everything you say is bullshit. Go to Forbes’ website and shut up.
forbes has no way of really knowing though. they just estimating
Hip Hop’s biggest Snake, never held B.I.G down and stole publishing from his artists
So Diddy made 30 million more then last year, Jay Z 15 million, Dr. Dre 80 Million, Birdman 25 Million and 15 MillionThe way it seems going Dr. Dre will catch up to Diddy soon, He Might Be Hip Hops first Billionaire with that rate of progress
beats by dre is making dre sooooo much fucking money…with Kendrick’s album out ems new shit n if detox every drops hes passing diddy in 2 yrs n then some
Didnt 50 do tha Vitmain water deal a few years back for $400m??
he never actually got that much, it was probably closer to 80-100 m
Seriously?? Thats what everyone was reporting at the time. It was even mentioned on the Oprah special and they are notorious fact checkers.
no one really has any way of knowing for sure. 50 definitely isnt gonna come out and say how much he got he will just smile and let you think he got 400 million
its called taxes dummy, his protion was 400milli but after the gov’t taxed the sale he walked away with slightly over 100mill
He didnt get 400 off that deal. that doesnt make any sense.
Vitamin was probably sold for 400 mill and he got 200 mill before taxes and 100 mill after taxes.
No way would the govt take more than 50% of your profits. They aint that bad.
“Vitamin was probably sold for 400 mill and he got 200 mill before taxes and 100 mill after taxes.”
On May 25, 2007, the company was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company for $4.1 billion in cash.
For the people who keep doubting JayZ’s net worth….all it takes is going to Forbes to read the article.
“Still rolling in cash from megadeals like his $204 million Rocawear sale in 2007 and his $150 million pact with Live Nation the following year, Jay-Zs net worth has continued to grow in tandem with his Roc Nation label and management outfit (according to one insider, the rapper owns the company outright and merely shares profits with Live Nation).
He also boasts smaller stakes in Carols Daughter, the Brooklyn Netsand, more significantly, the Barclays Center itselfas well as new partnerships with the likes of Duracell and Bacardis Duss Cognac. (For more on Mr. Carters rise as a businessman, check out Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office).”
jay-z fucked dame over
diddy raped every bad boy artist and profited off biggies death
birdman raped every cash money artist and producer
SAD BUT TRUE………….WHAT IS WEALTH REALLY?
dre and jimmy also fucked over the guys at monster who designed and created the beats headphones but they were overcharing people for cheap ass cables anway
50 the only one who never fucked over anyone to get what he got and he did it in half the time
jay-z fucked dame over
diddy raped every bad boy artist and profited off biggies death
birdman raped every cash money artist and producer, dre and jimmy also fucked over the guys at monster who designed and created the beats headphones but they were overcharing people for cheap ass cables anway
50 the only one who never fucked over anyone to get what he got and he did it in half the time.
cosign this nigga. you spot on
Some of the ppl are dumb as hell..theyre just htinking about whats OUTSIDE of the bank right now, so what if jay doesnt make as much from the Nets or Barclays or Rocawear or whatever? Put that shit in a bank and see how much he makes off interest.
we could actually check that if we wanted. all his banking info was leaked a couple weeks back with a bunch of other celebrites. its not as much as you would think. he definitely dont have hundreds of mills sittin in the bank collecting interest
All his info was NOT leaked it was ONE credit report.
And this how I KNOW y’all are some ignorant, non paying attention scrubs. You CANNOT hold that much money in one bank. FDIC only INSURES 250k IDIOTS.
Damn. Puffy shitting on all competition. Always has been
10 years from now we’ll still be on top
Yo, I thought I told you that we won’t stop
but i thought birdman had half a billion?
WHICH YET AGIAN PROVES THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND MOST POWERFUL ARTIST IN THE GAME ARE STILL FROM NEW YORK……….DONT BE MAD THEY AINT PLAYERS NO MO THEY JUST OWNERS………. AND PS I GOT TOTTAL LOVE FOR THE SOUTH ,MIDWEST,WEST COAST , EVEN CANDA….JUST FACTS
3 of them are from New York. One’s from LA and the other one is from New Orleans.
VITAMIN WATER , SMS AUDIO , FILMS , ALBUMS , ADVERTS , CLOTHING LINE ,Video game , BOXING PROMOTER …. IMAGINE THE OTHERS DOING ALL THIS , THEY BE RICHER THAN 50 BY MILES !!!!
they have all been in the game 20+ years and 50 did it in 10
“Wayne is actually worth $90 million”
I’m sure he’ll make at least 10 million this year.
birdman and slim taking half, then his 3 or 4 baby mommas taking a good chunk. his drug addiction and subsequent medical bills are gonna eat up another good bit.
lol if birdman has 150 mill wayne must have 40 or 50 mill
Be paid weekly and earn like a boss. I just bought a great Chrysler, from earning $9844 this last 4 weeks and $10k last month. Its by far the easiest and without any doubt the most financially rewarding job I’ve ever had. I actually started ten months ago, and practically, straight away got at least $81p/h! This is what I do – Epic2.com_
so you make 10k a month and you bought a fuckin chrysler? LOL GTFOH
“Artist” explain….
p diddy with 500 million dollars yet still sold his soul and didnt help rap out whatsoever. Only the guys that big and powerful could keep rap what it was during the transition around the mid 2000s. Diddy did nothing. You would think that with B.I.G. and all he would have felt some obligation. F’in loser.
these scavangers gettin paid millions of dollars & yet we everyone in america all over the world are living in debt & the dollar currency is bond to collapse soon. irony
do something about it!
americans should learn to live with in there means smh
French Montana net worth is 18 million
more like 5 million
LOL thats a complete fucking joke, 18 million with zero records sold
niggas is playing shows in 1000 seat venues
He’s NOT even worth 2 million
I would be proud of myself, if I was worth of one or two million.
me for 100 or 200k
theres no way wayne is worth 90 mill if birdman is worth 150 n he takes half of what wayne gets n atleast 25percent of what young money gets
Wayne is Birdman’s bread and butter so I doubt he’s screwing him over money wise. It’s hilarious for people to be arguing about what these fools might be worth.
why isnt master p on the list
the hell has he done this year???
the hell has 50 or puffy done this year? the list has nothing to do with what anyone done this year, its about overall bet worthy and clearly master p aint ballin like that anymore or maybe forbes is just hating and he got that shit stashed away
According to Wikipedia, he’s worth 350 Million
wikipedia? lol must be true then. its not like anyone can put anything on that site
Master P has 350 million but maybe it’s because he hasn’t released anything in a while so he’s not considered an artist.
DIDDY IS A LEGEND, HE MADE BIGGIE FAMOUS!!
biggie made diddy famous
when justin bieber reaches these niggas ages he will shit on all these niggas
white boy is already starting to lose it. you can only been a teen idol for so long so he better save his paper. what do yo think hes gonna do when he grows up? no one is gonna care anymore and hes gonna turn to drugs.
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Watch 50cent hate on Puffy AGAIN… He hates on him yearly after Forbes list comes out lol
not really. i seen diddy in that video at mayweathers house when 50 had rick ross baby momma and child there
50 a jealous snitch bitch
jealous of what?
hes stanky rich, hes gonna die tryna spend this shit
50 cent still worth $125mil…still? that is his Vitamiin water money.That nigga dough stagnant.Ever since that deal home boy aint made more money.So where is all the GUNIT record money…the SK soda or whatever money?…P.diddy,Dr (Uncle) Dre, S. Carter done doubled their worth within the last 5yrs…Even birdman worth more than Curtis Jackson.
Yet you are probably worth $2000 max and you are sitting here hating.
you are what i like to call an idiot. You are actually talking trash about a dude who made more than $125 mill and is choosing to sit on that cash, enjoy his life and NOT work. did i read that right? because that is exactly what i would do. or open up a car wash and liquor store and have some family run it.
these numbers arent acurate. i guarantee 50 got more than birdman
Them niggas are leaving the American Dream man.
They’re not going to leave unless they do something stupid. But they are LIVING the American dream.
*living
they are racing who is first worth 1bill, I hope its dre. and 50 only 125, he is real spender or made some bad moves… in 2004 he made 50mill, 07 100m+ and god nows on other years, so where is all the money curtis? cant be on jewerly, you aint gucci mane
first of all i’m pretty sure dre is worth more than 350m, secondly diddy is a fucking clown he is a disgrace to hip hop- he made millions off biggie even after his death. just like method man said about that biggie duets (diddy had many features on that album who biggie never would of worked with)
fuck off diddy your a snake bastard
50 raised 200 million alone last year to start his boxing promotional company, how is he worth 125 million , SK energy shots and SMS audio headsets needed at least 100 mill , after all that SK & SMS AUDIO’s money go to feeding america and UN world hunger program ——————– SO NUMBERS ARE WRONG
Tell us why you mad…
This is after taxes
Take that take that!
I wanna work for you Diddy. Hire me please. I can be your personal slave.
Okay but first you gotta go to Manhattan to Brooklyn to get me some cheesecake
Harlem We did it!
$600 millions that’s that straight real cash
I wanna get paid!
I’m so proud of my brotha Diddy. Diddy is a very successful Black man (God). Bless
but where is Nas?
Nas aint a businessman
NAS Doesnt sell anymore
nas owes the irs millions
He’s worth $15 million.
might be worth it but he dont have it
Just like how all of these guys are worth however money they are and don’t have it.
but all these guys can afford to pay their taxes and nas cant
Actually, I just paid them off.
Rick Ross got 30 million
no he doesnt
Nit even close to 30 million
Ross has $28 million
Where is cracka Eminem? Oh, I know he gettin’ pimped by Rosenberg.
I still find the whole “Puff robbed Biggie” thing rather comical. I know they have said that he tied up all of his artists but lets be clear. All of these artists signed contracts. He cannot enforce anything that is not in a contract and if it is in the contract that and the artist signs it without reading the fine print or getting proper legal representation I have a hard time with any sympathy for the artist because you agreed to allow this man to rape you for your royalties and copyrights. Contracts are all about what you negotiate and if you don’t negotiate it you are not going to get what you want. Not to mention as a new artist with no indie sales you are at a huge disadvantage when it does come to negotiating because the actual label is taking the most risk by investing money into you as an artist with no guarantee they will see that money back. The problem for artists is that they get all excited about the concept of “getting on” that they forget that this is the music “business”.
Hmmm, let me think here, what do all these niggas have in common? O yes, they are all tied into Jimmy Iovine and the illuminati!! Keep selling your souls you satanic clowns! Your money wont go with yo to the devils playground!!!
KILLUMINATI – 2PAC
“What good is it for a man to gain the entire world, and loose his soul in the process” -JC
birdman is not connected to jimmy iovine
neither is jay-z
I hope you groupies aren’t here counting another man’s money. Oops too late!
forbes counted it for us
Forbes counted it and sold magazines and ad space to tell it, what was your cut? why care?
“It’s hilarious for people to be arguing about what these fools might be worth.”
“I hope you groupies aren’t here counting another man’s money. Oops too late!”
Cosigned and QFT! Only THE ARTISTS/MOGULS themselves now how much they are worth. Forbes merely releases estimates of the assets and incomes, not the EXACT financial readings.
These people don’t give two fucks about me, you fuckboys, or anyone else. Furthermore, why are you flip-flopping, cock-leaping whores worrying about how much dough they have stacked altogether?
Diddy is def going to get to that billion first.
Lol@ jay dock riders. They are pissed today
I HOPE LIL WAYNE WILL HAVE MORE MONEY THAN 50 NEXT YEAR SO FAKE ASS SNITCH FIFTY CENT WILL GO OUT OF TOP 5. AND BIRDMAN IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE WITH ONE BILLION, BELIEVE DAT. I RESPECT JAY’S AND DIDDY’S BUSINESS TOO.
AND FOR Y’ALL MENTIONING 50’S MOVIES, VIDEOGAMES OR CLOTHING LINE – REMEMBER THAT MOST OF HIS MOVIES FLOPPED (THE ONLY ONE I CAN REMEMBER IS GRODT), HE AIN’T NO ICE CUBE, AND HIS VIDEOGAMES FLOPPED TOO AND NOBODY WEARS G-UNIT IN 2013.
Damn, you’re stupid. Wayne ain’t gonna make more money than 50. Birdman is not going to be a billionaire; either Jay-Z, Diddy, or Dr. Dre will be billionaires. Everything you say about 50 is BULLSHIT. 50 ain’t no snitch. And if everything else you say is true, then why is he still worth $125 million.
Wayne is at $110 million so it’s possible.
why are you sucking his dick as if you’re getting any of that money… get a life
thought they were worth more
listen here, Puff Diddy, Poppa Diddy Pop, or whatever he chooses to call himself might be the richest rapper on earth, but he’s not Justin Timberlake. Justin just put out an album and next week I’ll skyrocket to a million copies. Justin has the number one album in the country. Justin was once a member of one of the greatest boy bands in the mid 90s. This article is a fraud. What Forbes didn’t mention to you all was that MC Justin Timberlake is ACTUALLY the wealthiest rapper/poet/gas station attendent of all time, with a net worth of 999.999 mil.
Damn ..Dre made like 320 of these 350mil in a year.
and that illuminati sht is retarded, all these are employees. Jimmy or David Geffen are bosses.
So where is Suge, 2pac and the rest of the DPG Or Ice Cube niggaz,the niggaz that screw of the HIP HOP world, look who on top Diddy, that nigga still eating off biggie Money son, LOOK like the EAST did win after all.
Money ain’t shit. Most people have to get a serious disease to realize that.
shut your broke ass up
BULLSHIT !!!
Ja Rule is worth $1.5 Billion alone, all stuffed in his mattress !!!