Forbes has been a trusted financial news source for nearly a century (the publication turns 100 next year) but now it’s marking 10 years of tracking Hip Hop’s highest earners with its latest Cash Kings list.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Forbes looked back at all 10 lists and ranked the overall earners. The top spot goes to Dr. Dre, who earned a reported $923 million over the time, thanks in large part to his $3 billion deal for Apple to acquire Beats Audio.
For the 10th annual Cash Kings report, the usual rappers make the top of the list. Puff Daddy sits at #1 with $62 million in earnings for the year, mostly from his deal with Ciroc vodka. Jay Z and Dr. Dre follow at #2 and #3 with reported incomes of $53.5 million and $41 million respectively. Drake lands at #4 with $38.5 million and Wiz Khalifa closes out the Top 5 with $24 million.
Kendrick Lamar beats out Kanye West for a spot in the 2016 Cash Kings Top 10. The good kid snags the #9 spot with a reported income of $18.5 million. Birdman sits between the two with $18 million and a vault holding Tha Carter V. Yeezy lands at #11 with $17.5 million.
A$AP Rocky makes his debut on the list, sitting pretty at #14 with $14.5 million. He was featured on Forbes’ Cash Princes list and has now made his ascension thanks to the success of his music and work in the fashion world.
Check the full 2016 Cash Kings rollout at Forbes, or check the mini-doc they made to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the list below.
can we get a list of the brokest niggas in rap tho……..
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Tyga Top10 for sure
Nas is #1 on that list hands down.
Why you dickriding Nas so much tho?
Fatal attraction ass nigga…
So no 50? Or Russell ? Fuck this dumbass list.
1. Tyga
2. Tyga
3. Desiigner
4. Joe Budden
5. Solja Boy
6. Bow Wow
7. Young Thug
8. Bobby Smurda
9. Troy Ave
10. Meek Mill
Tyga and Meek Mill are gold diggers so they ain’t exactly poor.
take out joe budden and put in lil wayne and you have the top 10 wackest rappers in the game LOL
Believe it or not, Joe budden got money
wiz and asap really surprise me. that shit cray. its no wonder jigga and puffy hate drake so much he been in the game 1/3 the time and already on their tails.
Hey idiot! Drakes no where near their total wealth!! This is jus what each person brought in for the year please sit ur dumb ass down and learn how to read details smh
You WAY too upset, lmao
They wasn’t getting money like that when they were drakes age. They scared
Dre bought a real live Porpoise…..a porpoise….u know any brothers from the hood that got they own Porpoise? That’s G
King HOV still ballin while Nastrabumus is still asking for spare change in a cup and going to soup kitchens for dinner. It’s the Roc!
Yep, it’s nice that Beyonce gives him the couch cushion money to hire ghostwriters and help him while none of his business ventures make any money.
Mac Miller and Tech N9ne richer than Rick Ross lllllllllllmmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaooooooooooo!!!!!!
tech n9ne been making this money tho
Really net worths are new worthy now? Must have been one hell of a slow new days…WOWWWW im so impressed and shocked like holy shit i cannot believe dr dre made more than any RAPPER he is a CEO producer rapper label owner and has endorsement deals…that would be like writing a new article saying the wealthiest person in the world made more money than there laborer whos picking tomatoes or mining coal or fracking oil out of the ground can you believe it?!?! Comparing apples and oranges fucking retarded….but now we have artists who are following in artists like puff daddy 50 cent dr dre jay z and russell simmons footsteps who are working towards nest eggs for once the next big thing hits which it ALWAYS does and kills there record sales they have some nice rainy day funds to live on for the rest of there lives and enjoy there lavish lifestyles and not wind up like alot of other rappers and wind up broke and having your shit repossesed within 10 years entertainments a fickle industry…
Took all that time to respond to something you dont care about… lol
So do all these rappers who are millionairs something for the hood? Or do they only drive in 10 cars and have 7 houses and only want to brag with their money.
They actually do, but its not because its out of the kindness of their hearts. its mostly for tax purposes, but if it helps, then then it helps.
These lists can be so inaccurate its a waste of time to read them.