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Dr. Dre Tops Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings List

Posted on September 23rd, 2014
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With an easy $620 million, Dr. Dre stands upon Forbes‘ Hip-Hop Cash Kings list beating out Diddy – the former No. 1 spot holder – by a land slide. Since Apple bought Beats Electronics, there is no real surprise at the numbers.

This list features a ranking with an estimate of the highest-paid hip-hop artists earnings. “The $620 million sum is also more than the remaining 24 names on the Hip-Hop Cash Kings list – combined,” Forbes said. Following behind Dre is Jay Z and Diddy tying for second place with $60 million.

Check out the list below and head to Forbes for a more descriptive breakdown of the numbers.

1. Dr. Dre – $620 million
2. Jay Z – $60 million
2/3. Diddy – $60 million
4. Drake – $33 million
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $32 million
6. Kanye West – $30 million
7. Birdman – $24 million
8. Lil Wayne – $23 million
9. Pharrell Williams – $22 million
10. Eminem – $18 million
11. Nicki Minaj – $14 million
12. Wiz Khalifa – $13 million
13. Pitbull – $12 million
14. Snoop Dogg – $10 million
15. Kendrick Lamar – $9 million
16. Ludacris – $8 million
16. Tech N9ne – $8 million
16. Swizz Beatz – $8 million
16. 50 Cent – $8 million
20. Rick Ross – $7 million
20. J. Cole – $7 million
20. DJ Khaled – $7 million
20. Lil Jon – $7 million
20. Mac Miller – $7 million

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