Jay-Z Tops Forbes Top Rap Earners

Top Money Making Rappers

1. Jay-Z – $63 Million (Beyonce makes even more with 87 million)
2. Diddy – $30 Million
3. Akon – $21 Million (Lady Gaga money)
4. Lil Wayne – $20 Million
5. Dr. Dre – $17 Million (Beats By Dre money)
6. Ludacris – $16 Million (Theater of the Mind and Battles of the Sexes)
7. Snoop Dogg – $15 Million
8. Timbaland – $14 Million
9. Pharrell – $13 Million
10. Kanye West – $12 Million
11. Drake – $9 Million
11. T.I. – $ 9 Million
12. Swizz Beatz – $9 Million
14. Eminem – $8 Million (Recovery money will be counted next year)
14.50 Cent – $8 Million
14. Young Jeezy – $8 Million
17. Common – $7 Million
18. Soulja Boy – $7 Million
18. T-Pain – $7 Million
20. Lil Jon – $5 Million
20. Gucci Mane – $5 Million