Though he doesn’t have nearly as many business ventures as the bulk of his fellow Cash Kings, Eminem claims a spot in the Top 10 thanks to healthy back catalogue sales and a handful of lucrative tour dates during our scoring period. Look for an even bigger payday next year when his Monster Tour with Rihanna gets added to the books.
10. Eminem – $18 million
9. Pharrell Williams – $22 million
8. Lil Wayne – $23 million
7. Birdman – $24 million
6. Kanye West – $30 million
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $32 million
4. Drake – $33 million
2. Jay Z – $60 million (tie)
2. Diddy – $60 million (tie)
1. Dr. Dre: $620 million
Thanks to Apple’s Beats buyout, Dre had the highest yearly earnings total of any musician ever evaluated by FORBES. The $620 million sum is also more than the remaining 24 names on the Hip-Hop Cash Kings list—combined. Perhaps now the superproducer will have time to finally finish long-awaited album Detox.
Full top Hip-Hop Cash Kings
