– GoodFellaz TV Staff
Congratulations to Dr. Dre for taking the #1 spot on the Forbes Magazine “Hip Hop Cash Kings” List for 2012. That’s right, the D-R-E surprisingly snatched the top spot this year earning a whopping $110 Million last year; mostly due to the sale of his popular “Beats by Dre” headphone line to HTC, which paid him $300 million for a 51% share of the company.
Longtime “Forbes List” member Diddy came in at #2, raking in over $45 million last year, mostly from his stake in the mega-popular Ciroc vodka line, while Jay-Z landed at the number three position netting over $38 million.
Even more shocking this year, new-comer Mac Miller debuted on the list at #19 netting over $6.5 Mil, while Rick Ross ‘out-hustled’ former nemesis 50 Cent, earning $9 million vs. 50’s $7.5 million. Rounding out the Top-5 List this year are Kanye West at #4 with $35 million, and Lil Wayne at the #5 spot with $27 million. Check out the full list below, courtesy of GoodFellaz TV.
Forbes “Hip Hop Cash Kings” List 2012
1. Dr. Dre: $110 million
2. Diddy: $45 million
3. Jay-Z: $38 million
4. Kanye West: $35 milliom
5. Lil Wayne: $27 million
6. Drake: $20.5 milliom
7. Birdman: $20 million
8. Nicki Mianj: $15.5 million
9. Eminem: $15 million
10. Ludacris: $12 million
11. Pitbull: $9.5 million
12. Rick Ross: $9 million (tie)
13. Wiz Khalifa: $9 million (tie)
14. Snoop Dogg: $8 million
15. 50 Cent: $7.5 million
16. Swizz Beatz: $7 million (tie)
17. Pharrell: $7 million (tie)
18. Young Jeezy: $7 million (tie)
19. Mac Miller: $6.5 million (tie)
20. Akon: $6 million
