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Forbes just released their annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, and there is a bit of a surprise in the top-3, as Drake apparently brought in more money this year than Dr. Dre. The list ranks Drizzy behind Jay Z and Diddy and in front of Dre and Pharrell for the top-5. Thereport mentions Drake's constant tour schedule as the likely cause for his bump in the list, though it doesn't mention his deal with Apple and what that did for his year.
As for Dre, who topped last year's list because of his own Apple deal, Forbes says that his checks from Apple haven't slowed up, they're just much smaller than the one that netted him the top spot last year. The report also mentions that his profits from Straight Outta Compton and his new album won't really reflect on his ranking until next year.
Eminem, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, and Birdman round out the top-10, while Kendrick Lamar went from spot 15 last year to 13 this year. 50 Cent is one of the bigger names that dropped off the list completely from last year, and that's not much of a surprise based on his filing for bankruptcy and multiple lawsuits that he's dealing with.
Check out the full list below.
1. Diddy - $60 million
2. Jay Z - $56 million
3. Drake - $39.5 million
4. Dr. Dre - $33 million
5. Pharrell - $32 million
6. Eminem - $31 million
7. Kanye West - $22 million
8. Wiz Khalifa - $21.5 million
9. Nicki Minaj - 21 million
10. Birdman - $18 million
11. Pitbull - $17 million
12. Lil Wayne - $15 million
13. Kendrick Lamar - $12 million
14. J. Cole - $11 million
15. Snoop Dogg - $10 million
16. Rick Ross - $9 million
17. Tech N9ne - $8.5 million
18. Ludacris - $8 million
19. T.I. - $6 million
20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - $5.5 million
As for Dre, who topped last year's list because of his own Apple deal, Forbes says that his checks from Apple haven't slowed up, they're just much smaller than the one that netted him the top spot last year. The report also mentions that his profits from Straight Outta Compton and his new album won't really reflect on his ranking until next year.
Eminem, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, and Birdman round out the top-10, while Kendrick Lamar went from spot 15 last year to 13 this year. 50 Cent is one of the bigger names that dropped off the list completely from last year, and that's not much of a surprise based on his filing for bankruptcy and multiple lawsuits that he's dealing with.
Check out the full list below.
1. Diddy - $60 million
2. Jay Z - $56 million
3. Drake - $39.5 million
4. Dr. Dre - $33 million
5. Pharrell - $32 million
6. Eminem - $31 million
7. Kanye West - $22 million
8. Wiz Khalifa - $21.5 million
9. Nicki Minaj - 21 million
10. Birdman - $18 million
11. Pitbull - $17 million
12. Lil Wayne - $15 million
13. Kendrick Lamar - $12 million
14. J. Cole - $11 million
15. Snoop Dogg - $10 million
16. Rick Ross - $9 million
17. Tech N9ne - $8.5 million
18. Ludacris - $8 million
19. T.I. - $6 million
20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - $5.5 million
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We still on top
Take dat take dat -
Does forbes make a list every month? I feel that every month there is some new Forbes list, dont they do anything else? And birdman should at least have 60 mil added to his total, because niki, wayne, drake/q.miller seeing very little of their totals
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Glad to see J. Cole on that list
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SheerExcellence wrote: »Does forbes make a list every month? I feel that every month there is some new Forbes list, dont they do anything else? And birdman should at least have 60 mil added to his total, because niki, wayne, drake/q.miller seeing very little of their totals
This only reported earnings -
Lol this list is fake
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tech n9ne is the most impressive name on that list
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Lol at the L 50 took....guess that vitamin water money done all dried up
"Fell from top 10 to not mentioned at all"
-Jay Z- -
supergangster wrote: »Lol this list is fake
Cuz Nas not on it? -
SheerExcellence wrote: »Does forbes make a list every month? I feel that every month there is some new Forbes list, dont they do anything else? And birdman should at least have 60 mil added to his total, because niki, wayne, drake/q.miller seeing very little of their totals
Forbes know that hip hop love this ? . -
supergangster wrote: »Lol this list is fake
Cuz Nas not on it?
Nas been in the game since 1991. He is making big moves. He owns like 3 resturants, he is a music label CEO, he is a investor with Facebook owner etc, He own shops in Las Vegas. He is the founder of Rock The Bells. There is a lot of more
I am pretty sure he is top 5 -
We still on top
Take dat take dat
yeh..
iv been rollin wit Diddy since highschool..
and everytime he beats out Jay i make it a point to call my homie.. he's a Jigga warrior..
hey.. that reminds me. lol -
supergangster wrote: »supergangster wrote: »Lol this list is fake
Cuz Nas not on it?
Nas been in the game since 1991. He is making big moves. He owns like 3 resturants, he is a music label CEO, he is a investor with Facebook owner etc, He own shops in Las Vegas. He is the founder of Rock The Bells. There is a lot of more
I am pretty sure he is top 5
Stop it son nas been fckd up with the IRS and babymomma issues for awhile that ? hit everything he worked for...or did that slip ya mind -
Lol @ Drake making more than both Birdman and Lil Wayne put together.
Ether. -
Most of those ppl, didn't make close to as much as stated. That's how much they've generated for the year.
This is pre tax, label, pre lawyer fees, manager, assistant, stylist, concert promoters, agent, writers, band, hood tax....etc etc. -
tech n9ne is the most impressive name on that list
? madethat money on his own (relatively speaking)
Lets look.at how much money the rest of them ? GENERATED vs wat they earned
Tech gone be the only one without some ridiculously unequal balances
Aint knocking nobody, get it how u live
But the street ? need their just props cause ? is commedable and this nation tries their damnest to thrawrt that kinda ? -
Haters gonna be mad at number 6
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supergangster wrote: »supergangster wrote: »Lol this list is fake
Cuz Nas not on it?
Nas been in the game since 1991. He is making big moves. He owns like 3 resturants, he is a music label CEO, he is a investor with Facebook owner etc, He own shops in Las Vegas. He is the founder of Rock The Bells. There is a lot of more
I am pretty sure he is top 5
NaS has had documented financial problems (around 2006-2007) which is partly why he signed to Defjam to get out of his Sony deal thanks to Jay-Z. He has money tho and in terms of net worth his catalog is likely worth a lot more than all of those names. I think NaS is realizing now that he missed A LOT of golden opportunities back then, mostly because he wasn't the most business-savvy guy in the world. His new advisors got him looking good af tho.
@ the bolded. Its impossible to have a "financial advisor" and stay in the black. Financial advisors by their very nature get paid by managing your money. If it sits in an account (e.g. a mutual fund) then the financial advisor doesn't get paid. They only get paid when they maneuver your money around, buying and selling all the while charging you a fee.
I'd wager that half rappers on that list ended up with under $1 million after their financial advisors swindled them out of their money.
If you can't manage your own money and your paying somebody else to manage it you're in for a rude awakening.
That's why rappers stay on tour; for the per diem money. And the sad thing is a lot of them (probably almost all of them) don't know how to use Etrade or Scottrade. -
Dre would be on top if they count his new album and movie
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The Forbes List is the REAL BET awards.
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Lol at the L 50 took....guess that vitamin water money done all dried up
"Fell from top 10 to not mentioned at all"
-Jay Z-
Lol. Years later ? still tight 50 bullied they favorite rapper.
Did he not just claim bankruptcy to avoid some lawsuits? How exactly was he gonna make the list?
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soulfulcat wrote: »Forbes just released their annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, and there is a bit of a surprise in the top-3, as Drake apparently brought in more money this year than Dr. Dre. The list ranks Drizzy behind Jay Z and Diddy and in front of Dre and Pharrell for the top-5. Thereport mentions Drake's constant tour schedule as the likely cause for his bump in the list, though it doesn't mention his deal with Apple and what that did for his year.
As for Dre, who topped last year's list because of his own Apple deal, Forbes says that his checks from Apple haven't slowed up, they're just much smaller than the one that netted him the top spot last year. The report also mentions that his profits from Straight Outta Compton and his new album won't really reflect on his ranking until next year.
Eminem, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, and Birdman round out the top-10, while Kendrick Lamar went from spot 15 last year to 13 this year. 50 Cent is one of the bigger names that dropped off the list completely from last year, and that's not much of a surprise based on his filing for bankruptcy and multiple lawsuits that he's dealing with.
Check out the full list below.
1. Diddy - $60 million
2. Jay Z - $56 million
3. Drake - $39.5 million
4. Dr. Dre - $33 million
5. Pharrell - $32 million
6. Eminem - $31 million
7. Kanye West - $22 million
8. Wiz Khalifa - $21.5 million
9. Nicki Minaj - 21 million
10. Birdman - $18 million
11. Pitbull - $17 million
12. Lil Wayne - $15 million
13. Kendrick Lamar - $12 million
14. J. Cole - $11 million
15. Snoop Dogg - $10 million
16. Rick Ross - $9 million
17. Tech N9ne - $8.5 million
18. Ludacris - $8 million
19. T.I. - $6 million
20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - $5.5 million
ludacris made $6 mil from what? -
soulfulcat wrote: »Forbes just released their annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, and there is a bit of a surprise in the top-3, as Drake apparently brought in more money this year than Dr. Dre. The list ranks Drizzy behind Jay Z and Diddy and in front of Dre and Pharrell for the top-5. Thereport mentions Drake's constant tour schedule as the likely cause for his bump in the list, though it doesn't mention his deal with Apple and what that did for his year.
As for Dre, who topped last year's list because of his own Apple deal, Forbes says that his checks from Apple haven't slowed up, they're just much smaller than the one that netted him the top spot last year. The report also mentions that his profits from Straight Outta Compton and his new album won't really reflect on his ranking until next year.
Eminem, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, and Birdman round out the top-10, while Kendrick Lamar went from spot 15 last year to 13 this year. 50 Cent is one of the bigger names that dropped off the list completely from last year, and that's not much of a surprise based on his filing for bankruptcy and multiple lawsuits that he's dealing with.
Check out the full list below.
1. Diddy - $60 million
2. Jay Z - $56 million
3. Drake - $39.5 million
4. Dr. Dre - $33 million
5. Pharrell - $32 million
6. Eminem - $31 million
7. Kanye West - $22 million
8. Wiz Khalifa - $21.5 million
9. Nicki Minaj - 21 million
10. Birdman - $18 million
11. Pitbull - $17 million
12. Lil Wayne - $15 million
13. Kendrick Lamar - $12 million
14. J. Cole - $11 million
15. Snoop Dogg - $10 million
16. Rick Ross - $9 million
17. Tech N9ne - $8.5 million
18. Ludacris - $8 million
19. T.I. - $6 million
20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - $5.5 million
ludacris made $6 mil from what?
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KingFreeman wrote: »Lol at the L 50 took....guess that vitamin water money done all dried up
"Fell from top 10 to not mentioned at all"
-Jay Z-
Lol. Years later ? still tight 50 bullied they favorite rapper.
Did he not just claim bankruptcy to avoid some lawsuits? How exactly was he gonna make the list?
Yayo is that you??? -
You reaching with this. ..supergangster wrote: »supergangster wrote: »Lol this list is fake
Cuz Nas not on it?
Nas been in the game since 1991. He is making big moves. He owns like 3 resturants, he is a music label CEO, he is a investor with Facebook owner etc, He own shops in Las Vegas. He is the founder of Rock The Bells. There is a lot of more
I am pretty sure he is top 5
NaS has had documented financial problems (around 2006-2007) which is partly why he signed to Defjam to get out of his Sony deal thanks to Jay-Z. He has money tho and in terms of net worth his catalog is likely worth a lot more than all of those names. I think NaS is realizing now that he missed A LOT of golden opportunities back then, mostly because he wasn't the most business-savvy guy in the world. His new advisors got him looking good af tho.
@ the bolded. Its impossible to have a "financial advisor" and stay in the black. Financial advisors by their very nature get paid by managing your money. If it sits in an account (e.g. a mutual fund) then the financial advisor doesn't get paid. They only get paid when they maneuver your money around, buying and selling all the while charging you a fee.
I'd wager that half rappers on that list ended up with under $1 million after their financial advisors swindled them out of their money.
If you can't manage your own money and your paying somebody else to manage it you're in for a rude awakening.
That's why rappers stay on tour; for the per diem money. And the sad thing is a lot of them (probably almost all of them) don't know how to use Etrade or Scottrade.
I'd guess that 97% of the people on that list (except for Tech N9ne cuz him & his business partner is super educated), Dr. Dre and Jay-Z have never read a financial statement or wouldn't know what they were looking at if you presented it to them.
Dre been running with iovine for years and I bet he learned all that of how to go over his financials .....and probably go about like how he is about his music .....every track is sonically near perfection ...... every dollar and coin counted down to the last penny
Jay don't trust nobody and is a student of every thing he's involved in. ...so I'm sure he makes it his business to know the where, when, what, why, and how of his financials. I also believe he still has cash stashed in Nike shoe boxes from '88 ....... lolz
