It’s always interesting to see who’s at the top of the FORBES list, regardless of the topic and you already know artists look at it for bragging rights every year.
It’s no shock that this year Diddy is back on top, with the Top 5 rounding out to be a little surprising. Behind Puff comes Drake, followed by JAY Z and Dr. Dre (nothing new here besides the order, usually) but folks should be happy to know Chance the Rapper is out here on the come up, topping Kendrick Lamar for that fifth spot.
Check out the Top 20 below and find out who’s really rapping what they live.
1. Diddy – $130 million
2. Drake – $94 million
3. JAY Z – $42 million
4. Dr. Dre – $34.5 million
5. Chance the Rapper – $33 million
6. Kendrick Lamar – $30 million
7. Wiz Khalifa – $28 million
8. Pitbull – $27 million
9. DJ Khaled – $24 million
10. Future – $23 million
11. Kanye West – $22 million
12. Birdman – $20 million
13. J. Cole – $19 million
14. Swizz Beatz – $17 million
15. Snoop Dogg – $16.5 million
16. Nicki Minaj – $16 million
17. Lil Wayne – $15.5 million
18. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $11.5 million (tie)
19. Rick Ross – $11.5 million (tie)
20. Lil Yachty – $11 million
It should be noted that Diddy has not released any music this year (yet made all that money from his other endeavors), Chano released a free mixtape and still made the list and Drizzy was the hardest working music man, making his share of revenue from his Boy Meets World Tour, two albums and brand endorsements. Nicki Minaj is also the only female on the list.
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