Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is the highest earning Hip Hop star in the US for the second year in a row. Other than 2014 when Dr Dre beat him to the top spot, he has been the highest earning in at least 5 years. Forbes released it’s annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings List, and Diddy, Jay Z, Dr Dre, Drake and Wiz Khalifa made the top 5. See the top 20 after the break
- Diddy ($62 million)
- Jay-Z ($53.5 million)
- Dr. Dre ($41 million)
- Drake ($38.5 million)
- Wiz Khalifa ($24 million)
- Nicki Minaj ($20.5 million)
- Pitbull ($20 million)
- Pharrell Williams ($19.5 million)
- Kendrick Lamar ($18.5 million)
- Birdman ($18 million)
- Kanye West (17.5 million)
- DJ Khaled ($15million)
- Asap Rocky ($13 million)
- J Cole($14 million)
- Lil Wayne ($14 million)
- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ($14 million)
- Snoop Dogg ($12.5million)
- Eminem ($11million)
- Swizz Beatz ($10.5 million)
- Ludacris and Rick Ross (Tie) ($10million)