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Hip-Hop highest paid artists 2021 reveal one mogul making his way to become rap’s first multi-billionaire within the next decade. Normally presented by FORBES in years past, Zack O’Malley Greenburg has presented the world with Hip-Hop’s Highest Paid Artists of 2021.
On the initial glance, Doja Cat is the only female artist on the entire list, as she used her brand to link with Pepsi and Candy Crush for the Planet Her album. Tech N9ne also racked in a fortune, largely in part to his direct-to-consumer digital releases and independent touring in recent years.
J. Cole, Eminem and Birdman are also featured, which their previous catalogs of classics under each respective umbrellas helped them gain profits through streaming. At the top of the list, Jay-Z, Diddy, Kanye West, Khalifa, DJ Khaled and Wiz Khalifa were the highest earners.
Take a look at the complete list below.
1. Jay-Z | $470 million
2. Kanye West | $250 million
3. Diddy | $75 million
4. Drake | $50 million
5. Wiz Khalifa | $45 million
6. Travis Scott | $38 million
7. DJ Khaled | $35 million
8. Eminem | $28 million
9. J. Cole | $27 million
10. Birdman | $25 million
10. Doja Cat | $25 million
10. Tech N9ne | $25 million
Fresh of the presses: my list of hip-hop's highest-paid artists of 2021. The top ten acts earned more than $1 billion pretax combined, nearly double their prepandemic annual haul.
1. Jay-Z $470m
2. Kanye West $250
3. Diddy $75mFull list: https://t.co/Ls8Re6D509 pic.twitter.com/ZhWGR3SjvO
— Zack O’Malley Greenburg (@zogblog) February 28, 2022