P. Diddy Is Once Again Hip Hop Cash King! Tops Forbes List Second Year In A Row…50 Cents & Kanye Don’t Make The List, hmm

 

While the rapper had to file for bankruptcy, Diddy was once again sitting pretty at the top of the Forbes list of highest hip hop earning acts…for the second year in a row!

Last year Puff Daddy took home $62 million in earnings thanks to his Ciroc Vodka, Bad Boy Reunion Tour and other ventures. His earnings are a cool $2MN more than he took home last year.

No wonder Cassie can’t leave him. Even without a ring that lifestyle is too sweet.

Jay Z comes in second with $53.5 million and just like Diddy, majority of his earning came from business outside the music industry like Roc Nation entertainment company, Armand de Brignac champagne, D’Ussé cognac and Tidal streaming services.

Dr Dre comes in 3rd with an overall earning of $41 million thanks to Beats by Dre and the box office smash – Straight Outta Compton.

With $38.5 million in earnings Drake takes the fourth spot, this was fueled by fueled by sales of his album Views, his converts and endorsement deals.

Wiz Khalifa rounds up the top 5 with $24 million. Money he made from his shows and sales of his legalized weed brand,

See the top 10 after the jump

Diddy ($62 million)

Jay-Z ($53.5 million)

Dr. Dre ($41 million)

Drake ($38.5 million)

Wiz Khalifa ($24 million)

Nicki Minaj ($20.5 million)

Pitbull ($20 million)

Pharrell Williams ($19.5 million)

Kendrick Lamar ($18.5 million)

Birdman ($18 million)

With all the noise Kanye makes he’s not even on the list