Forbes has released the names of artistes that are the real cash king in the game, you might hear a lot of hip-hop artistes talk about how they enjoy life and travel around in private jet, but the list have shown who are the creme de la creme of hip-hop, call them the hip-hop Cash king.
In the new list, Bad Boy records CEO, Sean "Diddy" Combs dethrones Dr. Dre for No 1 with a whooping $60 million. Diddy source of cash is from his Ciroc vodka, his TV network Revolt, his clothing line Sean John, and his alkaline water brand Aquahydrate.
Jay-z remains in the second position with $56 million, a money he earned through Roc Nation and Armand de Brignac champagne.
Drake comes up to the third number, away from the fourth he was last year. Drake has signed a deal with Sprite and Nike to up his number,and also has been busy with tours.
Dr. Dre moved down to number 4 from the number 1 figure, while Pharell Williams at number 5.
See the complete list of rich Hip-Hop artiste for 2015.
1. Diddy: $60 million
2. Jay Z: $56 million
3. Drake: $39.5 million
4. Dr. Dre: $33 million
5. Pharrell: $32 million
6. Eminem: $31 million
7. Kanye West: $22 million
8. Wiz Khalifa: $21.5 million
9. Nicki Minaj: $21 million
10. Birdman: $18 million
11. Pitbull: $17 million
12. Lil Wayne: $15 million
13. Kendrick Lamar: $12 million
13. J. Cole: $11 million
14. Snoop Dogg: $10 million
16. Rick Ross: $9 million
17. Tech N9ne: $8.5 million
18. Ludacris: $8 million
19. T.I.: $6 million
20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: $5.5 million