Forbes 2010 Top 20 Richest Hip-Hop Artists
Forbes has released it’s 2010 top 20 highest earning hip-hop artists, with Jay-Z topping the list for the second year in a row. Check out who else made the list.
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(Click here to see the 2011 Richest Hip-Hop Artists list.)
1. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter $63 million
2. Sean “Diddy” Combs $30 million
3. Alluane “Akon” Thaim $21 million
4. Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter $20 million
5. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young $17 million
6. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges $16 million
7. Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus $15 million
8. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley $14 million
9. Pharrell Williams $13 million
10. Kanye West $12 million
11. Aubrey “Drake” Graham $10 million
12. Clifford “T.I.” Harris $9 million (tie)
12. Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean $9 million (tie)
14. Marshall “Eminem” Mathers $8 million (tie)
14. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson $8 million (tie)
14. Jay “Young Jeezy” Jenkins $8 million (tie)
17. Lonnie “Common” Lynn Jr. $7 million
18. DeAndre “Soulja Boy” Way $6 million (tie)
18. Faheem “T-Pain” Najm $6 million
20. Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith $5 million (tie)
20. Radric “Gucci Mane” Davis $5 million (tie)
20. William “Rick Ross” Roberts $5 million (tie)
Forbes recently came out with the list of Hip-Hop’s Top 5 Wealthiest Hip-Hop Artists, which totals net worth, not just current earnings. For those of you that are wondering where Birdman is, check out this list: fabulousbuzz.com/2011/03/14/forbes-2011-wealthiest-hip-hop-artists.
To read more about Forbes’ Hip-Hop Top 20 Earners list visit forbes.com
*Earnings estimates, which include income from record sales, digital downloads, touring, films, TV shows, endorsements, books and other entertainment ventures, are calculated between June 2009 and June 2010.
77 Comments
Wait a minute, hold up. forbes made a wrong list guys, wayne suppose 2 b number 2. And i get it y they didnt rank my main man birdman, lol…it is because he is rankless, he gets money 2 infinity. U dig me.
just because jay-z earn the does not mean he is the most talent artist
50 cent is the richest hip hop artist.,that the world knows that is all
FUUUUUk Jay-z is on top of the game porra
so birdman aint der woaaattt!!!!!!….upon all his show offs!./….
I luv JAY-Z
Man don’t miss de point, Birdman is stil super rich, but dis is just about earnings 4 dis particular year, its not wat they worth.
Isn’t Mariah Carey a hiphop artist? She’s like worth more than the this list’s top10 combined. But anyway I’m not starting any beef or arguement. I just thought MC is also hiphop artist and should have been here. I guess they recocnize her more as Pop and R&B artist.
birdman is upcomin , as in they are cash money killers !
Birdman is upcomin artist , as in they are cash money killerz !!
birdman is upcomin , as in they are cash money killers !!
And what happened to Birdman? This got to be a very old list before birdman joined the industry….lol
The net worth list still puts birdman at #4 with 100 million jay at #2 with 450. His net worth is still more. Stop “riding” cash money. And Ha! at jay not having talent. i guess no one ever heard of “reasonable doubt” I was a wayne before he sucked.
What abt Nasty Nas, I dig birdman but he aint that rich I mean we startin to know the dude recently, and big ups to Dre He deserves that spot
Shouldn’t weezy be on top pple.
Jay-z richest
i thought Rick Ross is da richest singer.
Its fake,what the erf is dogg doing up there..will smith shld be there.big ups to ma man_common
This is misleading, this is just 2010 income, not net worth. This years Forbes Top 5 has Diddy at $550 million and Jay at $460 million, net worth speaking.
birdman spends a $100.000 day in day out.and jay-z is a married man who only saves.that makes the difference
Birdman. Wer u at bra
Why always jay is on top
Jay-z is allways on top because he not just a rapper he’s a business man… so when y’all talk bout cashmoney understand they deepier and still got a long way to go… dam it take that many for one man
Lol tout rick ross ws on top..lmao shame on him,,,thats y he wont stop dissin 50 haha hes jst a pussy,,
jayz znt da richest