Forbes Hip Hop Cash Kings 2014 List: Dr. Dre, Jay Z, Puff Daddy

    Forbes has released this year’s Hip Hop Cash Kings list, which features Dr. Dre at the top.

    Dre, who earns the #1 spot with pretax earnings of $620 million, has reached two feats with this amount, according to Forbes’ Zack O’Malley Greenburg.

    “Not only is that the highest annual total of any entertainer ever evaluated by Forbes, it’s more than the combined earnings of all 24 of his companions on the 2014 Hip Hop Cash Kings list,” Greenburg writes.

    Jay Z and Puff Daddy are tied for #2 on the list with $60 million. This is the most Jay Z has made since 2010, Forbes reports.

    Last year, Puff Daddy earned the #1 spot on this list. He was followed by Jay Z at #2 and Dr. Dre at #3. 

    Drake lands in the #3 spot this year with $33 million in earnings. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis arrive at #4 with a combined $32 million. Kanye West rounds out the Top 4 with $30 million.

    The Cash Kings list is made after assessing of an artist’s income, but it doesn’t include some expenses.

    “To form this year’s Cash Kings list, we considered income from touring, record sales, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements and other ventures,” Forbes says of its list. “Management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted. Earnings are calculated from June 2013 to June 2014 and based on data from Pollstar, the RIAA and Nielsen SoundScan, and from interviews with managers, lawyers, executives and some of the artists themselves.”

    To view last year’s list, click here.

    RELATED: Diddy, Jay Z, Dr. Dre Top Forbes’ Cash Kings 2013 List

    289 thoughts on “Forbes Hip Hop Cash Kings 2014 List: Dr. Dre, Jay Z, Puff Daddy

    1. Dr. Dre $620 million
      Jay Z $60 million
      Diddy $60 million
      Drake $33 million
      Macklemore & Ryan Lewis $32 million
      Kanye West $30 million
      Birdman $24 million
      Lil Wayne $23 million
      Pharrell Williams $22 million
      Eminem $18 million
      Nicki Minaj $14 million
      Wiz Khalifa $13 million
      Pitbull $12 million
      Snoop Dogg $10 million
      Kendrick Lamar $9 million
      Ludacris $8 million
      Tech N9ne $8 million
      Swizz Beatz $8 million
      50 Cent $8 million
      Rick Ross $7 million
      J. Cole $7 million
      DJ Khaled $7 million
      Lil Jon $7 million
      Mac Miller $7 million

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    3. LMAO Ross in last again tied with Mac Miller and DJ fucking Khaled! Im not impressed.

      Not very boss but at least in his own mind hes at the top of the list.

      1. I wasn’t aware Cole had 7 albums, and was on every other album out there. Ross has more money than most. Forbes is just scared to list it cause then people would start catching feelings.

      2. Cole is a youngin making as much as a Vet like Ross who is on album 7 but its not surprising as Cole sold more in 1 week than Ross sold in 4 months.

      3. Cole is a fucking pop rap artist while ross is Hiphop. Of course he gonna sell more than most true hiphop artists. He still ain’t seeing drake sales anytime soon though.

    4. Methodology

      The Hip-Hop Cash Kings list tracks pretax earnings for living artists whose work is primarily classified as hip-hop or rap. To form the list, we considered income from touring, record sales, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements and other ventures. Management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted. Earnings are calculated from June 2013 to June 2014 and based on data from Pollstar, the RIAA and Nielsen SoundScan, and from interviews with numerous managers, lawyers, music executives and some of the artists themselves.

      Near Misses

      There were plenty of big names in the rap world that earned millions over the past year, but didnt quite make the $7 million cutoff for the Cash Kings list. Among them: Timbaland, Kid Cudi, Akon, A$AP Rocky, Common, Questlove, Nas and T.I.

    5. T.I. and Jeezy must be feeling some type of way. TIP made a single called About The Money then he earned less than Mac Miller.

    6. 1. Dr. Dre $620 million
      2. Jay Z $60 million
      2. Diddy $60 million
      4. Drake $33 million
      5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis $32 million
      6. Kanye West $30 million
      7. Birdman $24 million
      8. Lil Wayne $23 million
      9. Pharrell Williams $22 million
      10. Eminem $18 million
      11. Nicki Minaj $14 million
      12. Wiz Khalifa $13 million
      13. Pitbull $12 million
      14. Snoop Dogg $10 million
      15. Kendrick Lamar $9 million
      16. Ludacris $8 million
      16. Tech N9ne $8 million
      16. Swizz Beatz $8 million
      16. 50 Cent $8 million
      20. Rick Ross $7 million
      20. J. Cole $7 million
      20. DJ Khaled $7 million
      20. Lil Jon $7 million
      20. Mac Miller $7 million

    7. Sorry, just saw someone else posted the list.

      Anyway, Rozay still getting mac miller money, DJ Khaled tied Ross, and the biggest bawse is making less than a quarter of what macklemore and ryan lewis earned. Even Tech and 50 making more.

      1. he sold way better than kendrick and had some multi plat singles and they been touring like crazy but that still seems crazy high but it is combined so they split it two ways

    8. Nah, that list is fake. Macklemore can’t be making 32 million if they can only go weak platinum. They also don’t have many endorsements. Ross has wingstop, ciroc, artists on his labels, and no.1 albums (Macklemore does not have a no.1 album) and he only make 7 million? Nah, he had to be making at least 20 millon.

      1. It’s legit. Both Macklemore and Ryan Lewis made 32 million off of platinum albums and singles and touring around the world. Ross’ businesses aren’t that lucrative.

      2. What the fuck is weak platinum? At the end of the day, platinum is platinum. At he least Macklemore went platinum unlike Ross. Number ones don’t mean a thing when your record doesn’t sell that much. If I were an artist, I’d rather have a platinum album than a number one album because nowadays with low album sales, it’s easy to get a number one album with no competition.

      3. wtf is weak platinum

        they sold almost 1.5 million copies of an INDEPENDENT ALBUM!

        his singles went 7x and 4x plat and thats only in the usa

      4. Tourng to half full stadiums and theaters at best. Also, Ross’s business are indeed lucrative. Ross tours to sold out stadiums across the country. Thugs were so jealous they even sabotage concerts. Plus keep in mind macklemore buys the albums himself.

      5. You got it backwards. It’s Macklemore and Ryan Lewis touring sold-out stadiums around the world while Ross is doing half-full shows. His businesses aren’t lucrative, otherwise, he’d be high up on the list. Why do you accuse every artist of buying their own records? The fans do all of the buying.

      6. 1. For a pop artist, he really should be going multiplatinum.
        2. He is not an independent artist, Warner Music helps distribute them. He may keep a little more money but at the end of the day, he’s under warner.
        3. After days and days of payola and begging for radios and ads to play their songs.

      7. 1. He’s not a pop artist and his numbers are good enough for an independent artist.
        2. Macklemore is independent. He’s not signed to Warner at all.
        3. There is no payola and they didn’t beg any stations to play their records.

      1. Exactly, he has 0 no.1 albums and only went weak platinum, a disappointment considering they were being hyped at the next pop star duo.

      2. I’m sure Mack is crying about not having a number one album while looking at his platinum plaques for his album and singles. There is no disappointment.

    9. Drake $33 million
      Birdman $24 million
      Lil Wayne $23 million
      Eminem $18 million

      LOL, Drake almost made twice of eminem and even wayne and birdman are significantly higher than feminem. Guess being Jimmy’s bitch ain’t working out.

      1. 10, 15 years from now wayne, nicki and drake wont still be making that type of money like em has been doing consistently for over a decade

      2. Birdman’s been around longer than eminem and has a far more successful record label (YMCMB) than Eminem with shady records.

      3. As expected from a pop artist. He was actually dope when he was hiphop before encore. He then fell the fuck off around encore. Once his hiphop tracks came shit, eminem switched to pop (also shit) and never looked back.

      4. Eminem has always been a hip-hop artist, dummy, not a pop star at all. He didn’t fall off and he always made hip-hop songs, not pop.

    10. Where is TIP, how is it possible for him to earn less than Khaled and Mac Miller with his label, owning a piece of Iggy and his reality show that no one watches.

    11. Great! And what are these niggas doing for hiphop? Nothing!

      Why not invest in new talent? So we can get rid of those old 35/40 year old rappers who are done (no disrepsect)

      1. lol Your not too bright brother! Back in the day, those guys didn’t need the older guys to move over and let them shine. They took it from the older rappers and out-shinned everyone. Don’t be mad if the new school has no talent or better yet. Be mad at the old Jewish guys that are bring no talent watered down kids they can control because real urban talent is too scary for them to deal with.

    12. 1. He’s not a pop artist and his numbers are good enough for an independent artist.
      2. Macklemore is independent. He’s not signed to Warner at all.
      3. There is no payola and they didn’t beg any stations to play their records.

      Then why is macklemore successful than? Rich parents, rich friends?

      1. With all that hype the media shoves down our throats, you think they would be multiplatinum. Whatever the reason, they suck and even dickriders agree that they don’t deserve that grammy for best rap album.

    13. Both Cole and Ross are hip-hop artists, so that’s not a good excuse.

      Cole is pop all around. That miguel single was shit and let nas down was about his reaction when nas told him his music was shit.

      Ross is hiphop and works with many artists.

      1. Why is power trip dope for you?

        Also, are you saying that Cole lied about nas’s thoughts then? A lot of irony attacking an artist for lying when you’re saying that j cole is doing the same shit.

      2. Power Trip had good raps, good beat, and a good concept.

        Cole didn’t lie about anything. The song was made when Nas said he was disappointed in Work Out, which is not the same thing as saying someone’s music is shit.

      3. Nas is fucking right too (and he’s a terrible artist as well.) Work Out is disappointing onsidering all that hype from his stans. Power Trip is even worse. That Miguel feature is shit.

      4. Nas isn’t terrible and while Work Out is an average song at best, Power Trip is actually better. The Miguel feature isn’t shit.

    14. What’s with people hating on ross for? He’s dope, his fantasies are wild, and the beats are sick. He may not be what everyone expects him to be (feminem, nas, dr gay, gay z, Dumbo Lamar) but he still kills others on songs.

      1. Yes Ross i a great storyteller. Eminem does the same shit with shady (only shitter now) and yet you don’t complain. Also, why does ross suck?

      2. Ross is not a good storyteller, hell, he doesn’t even tell stories. Eminem never did the same shit Ross did. And he’s still fat.

    15. didnt take long for teethboys boyfriend to ruin this comment section acusing everyone but ross of being pop to try and justify his unbosslike earnings

    16. Eminem has always been a hip-hop artist, dummy, not a pop star at all. He didn’t fall off and he always made hip-hop songs, not pop.

      Monster is so hiphop right?

      1. 50 tied @ #16 with ludacriss, tech n9ne and swizz beatz

        ross tied @ #20 with mac miller, dj khaled, lil jon, j cole,

      1. They underrepported ross’s earnings. They only count ross’s album sales. They don’t count ciroc, wingstop, or other artists on MMG, only his own and he’s doing fine.

      2. Nah, they just have different standards. They only want to count ross’s album money yet have no problem accounting for dre and jay z’s other businesses. They just want ross to fail.

      3. If they wanted Ross to fail, they wouldn’t put him on the list at all. They have the same standards for everyone and take into account everything. Even with many businesses, Ross is still not making much.

    17. Khaled making as much as Ross, thats fucked up., He dont have 25 wingstops, gold albums, ciroc or belaire money etc…

      1. You’re the only one getting pissed by this article and people who call out your bullshit. That last sentence doesn’t make a lick of sense since it doesn’t mention Ross.

    18. Forbes Thought Of The Day:
      “The person who minds nobody’s business but his own is probably a millionaire.”

      ^ reposted for teeth-boy’s f*ckboi ways

    19. YMCMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
      LOOK HOW MANY ARTIST WE GOT ON THIS SHIT BIRDMAN NICKI WAYNE DRAKE . WE EVEN GOT A NIGGA THAT DONT EVEN RAP ON TIS SHIT SHOUT OUT TO KHALED.

    20. 1-10 are all 90’s rappers except drake and Mack.. Meaning this is why old rappers keep winning. Ya youngins can shmoney dance all u want but ya deal gunna be a 360..

      1. it’s pathetic b

        funny part is dudes last week said the list inspires them in life but it’s here and they discussing other people’s money and trolling

        I’ll leave the jewel like that

    21. Why do they even do this list because it seem like for the last 10 years it’s always going to be the same OVERALL

      Dr. Dre, P Diddy, Jay Z, 50 Cent, Birdman

      it’s crazy cause in last 5 years only Jay and 50 actually dropped an album but they always TOP 5 overall

      1. this list has very little to do with actual albums apart from the new guys who are just becoming known like kendrick, macklemore and tech n9ne

        also diddy had an album in 2010 and rich gang was basically a birdman album

    22. “it’s more than the combined earnings of all 24 of his companions on the 2014 Hip Hop Cash Kings list”

      lmao y’all ny niggas lost

      1. what did you win? you sound like a bottleneck lens geek who needs a “victory” to validate your earthly existence

        LA Kings won the Stanley Cup over the NY Rangers but you ain’t cupping their westside balls

        hop off NYC nuts & breathe your own oxygen loser

      1. You’re the only one getting pissed by this article and people who call out your bullshit. That last sentence doesn’t make a lick of sense since it doesn’t mention Ross.

        YOU WANNA FIGHT BITCH!! MY NUMBER FOR YOUR PUSSY ASS IS 320-468-2156 SO LETS SEE SOME FISTS!!

      2. lmao 320 is in Minnesota………..

        ……….

        yea ti fucked up I didn’t expect to see nas jeezy or game on there

    23. look at that list all established veterans with over 20 years in the rap game yet drake is in the top 5. This just proves that drake is miles ahead of the rest of these new generation of rappers. Kendrick isnt on drakes level none of these new rappers are. 20 years from now drake will be making the most and be the undisputed king of this rap shit. Stop denying the sucess and learn to admit the fact that drake runs this rap shit.

      To the loser that posts everything i say is lies. You do realize that you can never disprove my facts your just a loser that can’t face reallity.

      1. You keep saying the same shit over and over again. Don’t you ever get tired of trolling and dickriding and saying bullshit?

      2. why cant i say the same thing when its the truth. So trolling is now telling the truth. Is it my fault the truth hurts for many of you hipster virgins who hate the fact that drake is the king of the new generation and the face of rap. Is it hard for you virgins to accept the truth?

      3. You didn’t even say anything that’s even close to the truth. You’re just dickriding this guy nonstop while talking shit about other people. All I see is Drake this, Drake that. Why don’t you go propose to the guy if you love him so much?

      4. Pop (which eminem is) isn’t the same thing as hiphop idiot. Drake is hiphop/R&B.

        On a side note, J. Hudson is bombing on itunes LOL!

      5. Drake is nothing like Stevie Wonder and Pac. He is pop while Eminem is hip-hop. At least Eminem raps in all of his songs unlike Drake.

      6. agreed you can’t compare drake who has been in the rap game for 6 years to eminem who has been in the rap game over 30 years. Obviously eminem is richer because he has been rapping for a long time. Drake definately impresses me with his accomplishments being compared to vets. The real trolls on this site are drake haters from my perspective because they use rediculous arguements to put down drake.

      7. I wasn’t trying to get him to notice me. You on the other hand were hating on him in the secret hopes he would come over and you would beg for an autograph.

      8. You obviously were.

        That makes no sense at all. Nobody’s gonna ask a celebrity they don’t like for an autograph. It will go against their beliefs. I don’t want anyone’s autograph.

    24. 1. Dr. Dre $620 million
      2. Jay Z $60 million
      2. Diddy $60 million
      4. Drake $33 million
      5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis $32 million
      6. Kanye West $30 million
      7. Birdman $24 million
      8. Lil Wayne $23 million
      9. Pharrell Williams $22 million
      10. Eminem $18 million
      11. Nicki Minaj $14 million
      12. Wiz Khalifa $13 million
      13. Pitbull $12 million
      14. Snoop Dogg $10 million
      15. Kendrick Lamar $9 million
      16. Ludacris $8 million
      16. 50 Cent $8 million
      16. Swizz Beatz $8 million
      16. Tech N9ne $8 million
      20. Mac Miller $7 million
      20. J. Cole $7 million
      20. DJ Khaled $7 million
      20. Lil Jon $7 million
      20. Rick Ross $7 million

      1. damn Rozay tied with Khaled and Mac Miller, now we know what that Forbes talk was all about last week, LMFAO fat boy knew he was on the bottom and had to reassure everyone that hes number 1 (in his head)

      2. What ross is basically saying is that he doesn’t give a shit about forbes and reassures those that care that he feels no.1

      3. that’s cuz forbes doesn’t include all the money he made from the coke he moved from july 2013 to june 2014

        if they did he would’ve been above birdman n below kanye west…on the chart and physically no pause

      4. He pratically grew up all his life on the streets of carol city. He was cutting from carol city high school to sell some coke.

      5. He is indeed a regular in carol city. I read his interviews too. He grew up in carol city and was hustling money and selling coke.

      6. LMBAO corny pasty faced white boy wanna knock them black and Arab millionairs for making 7 million selling beats and rhymes to white boys and white bitches, we run this shit!!!! GET MONEY!!!!!!!!

      7. Damn homie, Fiddy gettin dat Khaled/Ross money when he used to be at the top with his platinum peers now he at the bottom with the niggas he tried to destroy but only made bigger.

      8. 1 million is a big difference, plus fiddy sittin on 100+ mill so you know that interest be somethin else, forbes aint counting dat shit

      9. This nigga 50 falling every year to the bottom with the niggas he was supposed to destroy while his peers and his former bosses keep on rising to the top, LMAO!!!

        Marquise can’t wait to take more pictures with Slo’ after reading this shit.

      10. “This nigga 50 falling every year to the bottom with the niggas he was supposed to destroy while his peers and his former bosses keep on rising to the top, LMAO!!! ”

        he actually moved up from last year and once again, made 8 milli with no album or tour or label releases

    25. That makes no sense at all. Nobody’s gonna ask a celebrity they don’t like for an autograph. It will go against their beliefs. I don’t want anyone’s autograph.

      Bullshit. You secretly love his work. Just admit it.

      1. You say you hate drake but you commenting on every one of his articles seems to indicate you actually love his work.

    26. He lied about all of that shit.

      And where’s your proof he lied? He said he grew up in carol city. Where’s your proof that he grew up somewhere else?

      1. hustling money lmaooooo

        rick ross aint hustled no money he just sold coke and bricks on bricks on bricks of it

        how u think he knows Pablo and Noriega (no not NORE the real Noriega; he actually owes rick ross a whole lotta favors)

        fucking idiots on this shit doe

      2. Rozay was ruiling the streets of carol city at the age of 16. He even got the name of rick ross when people started comparing him to rick james and when someone called him rawse instead of bawse.

      1. Ross come from a family of hustlers his mamma was buying mansions when he was just a teen, its in the blood Black peoples bheen getting money patna.

      2. ^: His mother copped a house in Rolling Oaks I guess so now that nerdy kid likes to tell everybody that his mother taught him how to hustle and value nice shit.

      3. lol @ hustling being buying a home, black people are funny, when most parents buy a home for their families it’s nothing but when meek mill buys a home for his lazy welfare momma its supposed to be some big deal

      4. Life is a hustle, Black people had to play catch up because they didn’t have equal human rights in this country untill 1965 so albino-colored people are too sick and devilish to understand why owning a home might be important to some people. Haha, the white-skinned people are even upset that Rozay and his mother had enough hustle to buy a nice home.

      1. Godfather 50 destroyed Ross and Khaled so bad that now they all make the same money as the Platinum rapper……damn homie.

      2. fiddy always makes 1 million more than ross no matter what, even when he got no album or tour his old shit keeps on banking

      3. Damn homie all the headphone sales and you only sold 1 million more than DJ Khaled and Ross, must be hard out there for a Platinum rapper who fell off musically.

    27. Forbes dont know Ish but 50Cent believe that! he got 23M payout from Interscope alone plus independent album and the show Power doing pretty well you do the math he easily made 28M this year if not more!

      1. That 23 million was taxed, plus that wasn’t generated by anything. His exec producer credit probably nets him another 5 mill. It’s money, but not insane, out of this world Dre money.

      1. ^: His mother copped a house in Rolling Oaks I guess so now that nerdy kid likes to tell everybody that his mother taught him how to hustle and value nice shit.

        His mother moved to rolling oakes. Ross stayed over at caroline city.

      2. actually they make a seperate list for networth and p wasnt top 5 its always dre, diddy, jay, 50, birdman in different orders

    28. “it’s pathetic b

      funny part is dudes last week said the list inspires them in life but it’s here and they discussing other people’s money and trolling”

      ——they talking about Carol City, such great inspiration this list has bestowed on the people LOLxSMDH

    29. It’s mad even when 50’s quiet musically he still makes $8mil, I know he dropped Animal Ambition but that only done 35k

    30. Check the scoreboard ROZAY even when you sell 200k+ on Mastermind and do a tour you’re still making less money than 50 who’s album sold 35k. 50 still winning

      1. Ross makes plenty on guest appearances on hundreds of songs. He tours. He invests. Forbes doesn’t know what he really does to make money. Plus it looks better when your down on the list. Makes people think you don’t have much. Ross can continue ballin outta control while niggaz think he’s about to disappear from music.

      2. Geek Unit groupies make 50 look bad and then you wonder why he looses so many fans with each album. LMAO at the Geek bragging about one of the biggest HipHop artists of all time making 1 million dollars more than DJ Khaled and Rick Ross who’s careers he was supposed to destroy,

      3. 40 year old MMG groupies make Ross look bad then you wonder why he never went plat on any album. LMAO at the middle aged racist bragging hating on 50 Cent again instead of taking cares of his kids.

    31. “Drake is nothing like Stevie Wonder and Pac”

      He’s better. The only reason that candy ass Stevie Wonder is considered a legend is cause he’s blind. Pac was a contradiction. A trash talking nigga who got taken out like a bitch. Drake is real about his content. His fanbase of millions realize this and are building him up to be the next MJ.

      1. Please. Drake is not better than any of them. Stevie Wonder had a lot of talent and was a great songwriter. What you said about Pac was disrespectful and untrue. Drake ain’t real about his content, he talks about catching bodies and starting from the bottom when he was an actor from a TV show. Drake is a phony and will never be the next MJ.

      2. Steve Wonder fell off after the early years. Drake sound just like him. Pac really was a bitch and talked shit and got his ass handed to him. At least biggie and ross have street cred. Trust me, had 2pac not died, you wouldn’t be praising him mindlessly Drake is also a far better poet than 2pac was.

        Also, started from the bottom did refer to the tough workload of degrassi. It wasn’t exactly a quality show. Drake was one of the best parts of that show.

      3. Stevie didn’t fall off. Drake sounds nothing like him as Drake can’t even sing. Pac wasn’t a bitch and didn’t get his ass handed to him. Ross has no street cred. Pac would still be praised if he was alive. Drake is not a better poet, he can’t even write poets.

        SFTB never talked about Degrassi at all. He just talked about being at the bottom when he wasn’t.

      4. Drake can indeed sing better than Stevie, his going home song made the top 5 and it was all singing. Pac only inspired dope rappers in what not to do. He inspired wack rappers like dumbo Lamar. Also, drake did feel at his low point one time before his rapping career. It talks about that coming out of that low point.

      5. Drake can’t sing at all, he’s not better than Stevie. Pac inspired all rappers to be rappers, not that bullshit you said. He inspired dope rappers like Kendrick to be good writers and the wack ones try to imitate him. SFTB is not about coming out of a low point, it’s Drake lying about being at the bottom.

      6. You mean your favorite rappers would beat me. Mine aint respecting pac.

        Also, drake can sing well as his going home song made the top 5. People love his singing. Also, not many are respecting pac. His musical bombed on broadway.

      7. Your favorite rappers do respect Pac. You deny it, but it’s true.

        Drake cannot sing and having a Top 5 single doesn’t prove anything. Dummies like you like his off-key singing. Contrary to your idiotic trolling, Pac is respected by many people. A failed Broadway show doesn’t stop his influence and impact.

    32. At least we know the list is fake since ross said he is in the top 5. Forbes on dre’s dick while ross gets ignored. He’s top 5 though so that’s all it matters.

      1. Saying something doesn’t make it true. I can say I’m the President of the United States and it wouldn’t be true.

      2. He said his mentality is that he is always top 5 and I promise you every hustler on that list has the same mentality or else they would have dropped in the rankings or fell out the rankings

      3. It doesn’t work like that, kid. Having the mentality of being Top 5 doesn’t make you Top 5. All of the other people on the list would have the same rankings even if they didn’t think of themselves as Top 5.

      4. As long as you have the drive to be Top 5 you will always be in the mix but the minute you get comfortable you will fall the fuck off just like the names you don’t see on there anymore

      5. 1. Dr. Dre $620 million
        2. Jay Z $60 million
        2. Diddy $60 million
        4. Drake $33 million
        5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis $32 million
        6. Kanye West $30 million
        7. Birdman $24 million
        8. Lil Wayne $23 million
        9. Pharrell Williams $22 million
        10. Eminem $18 million
        11. Nicki Minaj $14 million
        12. Wiz Khalifa $13 million
        13. Pitbull $12 million
        14. Snoop Dogg $10 million
        15. Kendrick Lamar $9 million
        16. Ludacris $8 million
        16. Tech N9ne $8 million
        16. Swizz Beatz $8 million
        16. 50 Cent $8 million
        20. Rick Ross $7 million
        20. J. Cole $7 million
        20. DJ Khaled $7 million
        20. Lil Jon $7 million
        20. Mac Miller $7 million

      6. “As long as you have the drive to be Top 5 you will always be in the mix but the minute you get comfortable you will fall the fuck off just like the names you don’t see on there anymore”

        Again, it doesn’t work like that. You can’t just think you’re Top 5 in your mind when you’re not Top 5 in real life. Enough of that fairy tale bullshit.

      7. The troll is trying waaaaay to hard to get some attention.

        Pitbull, Ross and Khaled holding Miami down, Luda and LiL Jon holdin down ATL but where is Jeezy?

      8. “As long as you have the drive to be Top 5 you will always be in the mix but the minute you get comfortable you will fall the fuck off just like the names you don’t see on there anymore”

        so wheres Jeezy, T.I. and Game at?

    33. Chilly tee like marky mark. The former rapper, chilly tee is set to release the boxtrolls this friday. Chilly tee aka is far better as a rapper than eminem.

    34. start working at home with Google! Its by-far the best job Ive had. Last Monday I got a new Alfa Romeo from bringing in $7778. I started this 9 months ago and practically straight away started making more than $83 per hour. I work through this.for work detail go tech tab…

      copy this link…… http://bit.do/hiphopjob
      ===>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

    35. ja rule is lightyears ahead of these rap nigguz, he is bigger than hiphop thats why they dont include him on this list.

      1. Forbes had to look long and hard to find what Jeff earned. Unfortunately they’re still looking so let’s assume the worst shall we?

    36. I just love the way you trolls are fighting over another person’s money…meanwhile, you can’t afford a damn trip to the beach.

    37. “Drake ain’t real about his content, he talks about catching bodies and starting from the bottom when he was an actor from a TV show. Drake is a phony and will never be the next MJ.”

      The catching body reference was one song, and that TV show didn’t even air in the states. Not saying he was suffering, but he wasn’t always rich. That gives him the right to talk about the bottom cause he probably felt like he was there before the fame.

    38. GAME BEASTIN ON FUCK BOYZ ONCE AGAIN NAME DROP OR NOT THE WAY HE DOES THAT SHIT IS SO LYRICALLY SICK!!!!! FUCK A FORBES LIST GAME CAN AFFORD EVER FEATURE HE NEEDS FOR AN ALBUM!!!! REAL NIGGAZ KNOW REAL NIGGAZ AINT REPORTIN ALL THEY ENDZ 30MILL IS RICH ENOUGH TO ME!!!!!!!! BLOOD MONEY ALBUM WILL BE SICK LIKE ALL GAMES SHIT!!!!!!!!!

      Kanye’s Not IMMMUNE EITHER THAT LAST ALBUM WAS FUCKIN TRASH CANT EVEN REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT AND IT SOLD LIKE TRASH… I USED TO LIKE KANYE ON HIS first 3 cds that dark fantasy shit wasent no fuckin classic either i whos eyes…. calssics are the chronic , the documentary, reasonable doubt, stillmatic, u muthafuckas kill me, Kanye put wack ass retarded chief keef on and album and gets his lowest sales to date fuck that new slave bull shit wack beats wack flows kanye fell way the fuck off and im from chicago all this new musuc besides Game and Jeezy and Drake and Eminem fuckin suck dick ass and stank skunk pussy!!!!!!50 you been a bitch to me since Game dropped 300 bars rap music fuckin sucks dick holy grail wasent no fuckin classic that You Jeezy SEEN IT ALL is closer to a classic than anything these even lyrical rappers put out these days… I feel terrible for yall generation and these wack ass dj mustard flooded repetitive ass beats yall call hiphop mustard is a bitch HO!!!!!!!!!

      1. Game? What does he have to do with this article? This is about the top 20 earners in hip-hop for the last year and Game isn’t one of them… he didn’t even get mentioned as one of the niccas who almost made it… LULZ

      2. “GAME CAN AFFORD EVER FEATURE HE NEEDS FOR AN ALBUM!!!! ”

        LMAO Game fans know that nigga would be nothing without his precious features. How many niggas was on that last song he put out like 5?

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