Tuesday, August 9, 2011

1 Forbes Names 2011 Hip-Hop Cash Kings. Jay-Z Remains On Top With $37 Million Earned

Ahhh it's that time of the year again and Forbes has released it's Hip-Hop Cash Kings for 2011 and Jay-Z leads the list with an estimated 37 million earned this past year. I'm surprised Rick Ross and 50 Cent made the same amount of this year. Don't forget to check out our review of the book "Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office" which is authored by the creator of the hip-hop Cash kings list. Peep the list below.
Forbes 2011 Hip-Hop Cash Kings

1. Jay-Z, $37 Million

2. Diddy, $35 million
3.Kanye West, $16 million
4. Lil Wayne & Birdman, $15 million (Tie)

5.Eminem, Dr. Dre, & Snoop Dogg $14 million (Tie)
6. Akon, $13 million
7. Ludacris, $12 million

8. Wiz Khalifa & Drake $11 million (Tie)
9. Pharrell Williams, $10 million

10.Timbaland, $7 million

11.Swizz Beatz & Nicki Minaj $6.5 million (tie)

12.Rick Ross, 50 Cent & Pitbull $6 million (tie)

13.T-Pain & B.o.B, $5 million (Tie)



1 comments:

Ty said...

Wow, Wiz Khalifa made 11 Mill Though?