Forbes Releases Hip Hop’s 20 Biggest Earners

They all love to brag about how much they make, but which rappers have the bank account to back up their claims?  Here is a list of the 20 most successful rappers over the past year, and how much they made:

1 - Jay-Z
($37 million)

2 - Diddy
($35 million)

3 - Kanye
West( $16 million)

4 - Lil
Wayne and Birdman ($15 million) (TIE) 

6 - Eminem,
Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre ($14 million) (TIE)

9 - Akon
($13 million)

10 - Ludacris
($12 million)

11 - Wiz
Khalifa and Drake ($11 million) (TIE)

13 - Pharrell
($10 million)

14 - Timbaland
($7 million)

15 - Swizz
Beatz and Nicki Minaj ($6.5 million) (TIE)

17 - Rick
Ross, 50 Cent, and Pitbull ($6 million) (TIE)

20 - T-Pain
and B.o.B, ($5 million) (TIE)