Forbes has released their top five richest hip hop stars and the pack is lead by P Diddy who is worth of $700 million with an increase of $120 million over his net worth last year and Dr. Dre moves ahead of Jay Z to second place. See the list after the break
Sean “Diddy” Combs -$700 Million – Majority of his fortune comes from Revolt TV/Diageo’s Ciroc
Andre “Dr. Dre” Young – $550 Million – The large chunk of his income comes from Beats By Dr. Dre with annual sales reportedly in excess of $1 billion and growing
Shawn “Jay Z” Carter -$ 520 Million – Jayz’s recent growth comes from Roc Nation, his record label and management firm that recently added a sports agency.
Bryan “Birdman” Williams – $300 Million – Birdman’s net worth would be over $300 million if he didn’t share his fortune with brother Ronald “Slim”.They founded Cash Money Records two decades ago signing artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil WayneWilliams
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson -$140 Million – He owes most of his fortune to his $100 million haul from the sale of Vitamin water in 2007