The 20 Highest Paid Hip Hop Artists

This year's Forbes Top 20 Best Paid Hip Hop Stars list is here. Although there are few surprises on the list, the one thing that did stick out was how far the earnings at the bottom of the list were. As you probably surmised, Diddy, Jay Z, Dr. Dre and Nicki Manaj dominated again. Take a look.

1. Diddy ($50 million)
2. Jay Z ($43 million)
3. Dr. Dre ($40 million)
4. Nicki Manaj ($29 million)
5. Birdman ($21 million)
6. Kanye West ($20 million)
7. Lil Wayne ($16 million)
8. Wiz Khalifa ($14 million)
9. Ludacris ($12 million)
10. Pitbull ($11 million)
11. Drake ($10.5 million)
12. Snoop Lion ($10 million, tie)
12. Eminem ($10 million, tie)
14. Kendrick Lamar ($9 million, tie)
14. Pharrell Williams ($9 million, tie)
14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($9 million, tie)
17. Swizz Beatz ($8.5 million)
18. Tech N9ne ($7.5 million)
19. 50 Cent ($7 million)
20. Lil Jon ($6 million, tie)

Read the article on Forbes for more details.

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