Dr Dre Tops Forbes Highest Hip-Hop Earners

In the recent hip-hop top earners just published by forbes, Dre has ousted Jay as the No. 1 cash king. Jay-Z topped the list with $37 million, but this year, Dre’s pretax earnings of $110 million dramatically eclipsed everyone else in hip-hop, securing him the No. 1 spot.

Sean Combs, a.k.a. Diddy, ranked No. 2 on Forbes‘ list with $45 million in earnings, thanks to his share of profits from Diageo’s Ciroc vodka

And last year’s top rapper, Jay-Z, raked in $38 million from his ownership stakes in cosmetics company Carol’s Daughter and the Brooklyn Nets coming in No. 3 on the list.

1. Dr. Dre: $110 million
2. Diddy: $45 million
3. Jay-Z: $38 million
4. Kanye West: $35 milliom
5. Lil Wayne: $27 million
6 Drake: $20.5 milliom
7. Birdman: $20 million
8. Nicki Mianj: $15.5 million
9. Eminem: $15 million
10. Ludacris: $12 million

See full list after the cut


11. Pitbull: $9.5 million
12. Rick Ross: $9 million (tie)
13. Wiz Khalifa: $9 million (tie)
14. Snoop Dogg: $8 million
15. 50 Cent: $7.5 million
16. Swizz Beatz: $7 million (tie)
17. Pharrell: $7 million (tie)
18. Young Jeezy: $7 million (tie)
19. Mac Miller: $6.5 million (tie)
20. Akon: $6 million