Forbes just dropped their annual Hip Hop’s Cash Kings list and Hov knocks Curtis (2008’s biggest money maker) off to take the No.1 spot. Comparing this with last year’s list is crazy seeing what the Recession has done. Jay went from 82M in 2008 to 35M this year while Curtis dropped from 150M to 20M (dropping him to the fourth spot). Hit the jump for the top 20…
1. Jay-Z – 35 Million
2. Diddy – 30 Million
3. Kanye West – 25 Million
4. 50 Cent – 20 Million (Tie)
4. Akon – 20 Million (Tie)
6. Lil Wayne – 18 Million
7. Timbaland – 17 Million
8. Pharrell – 16 Million
9. T-Pain – 15 Million
10. Eminem – 14 Million
11. Dr.Dre – 13 Million
12. Snoop Dogg – 11 Million
13. Ludacris – 10 Million
14. Common – 8 Million (Tie)
14. Will.I.Am – 8 Million (Tie)
14. T.I. – 8 Million (Tie)
14. Swizz Beatz – 8 Million (Tie)
18. Andre 3000 – 7 Million (Tie)
18. Big Boi- 7 Million (Tie)
20. Flo-Rida – 6 Million (Tie)
20. Rick Ross – 6 Million (Tie)
20. Young Jeezy – 6 Million (Tie)
20. The Game – 6 Million (Tie)
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve gotta plot on how I’m gonna land on the list in 2011. Spotted at eskay’s crib.
Florida? Now i know this is fake as shake’s misses tits
how the hell is Flo-Rida on the list damn that ringtone money
I’m wondering where a lot of that money came from – and why Eminem didn’t make more.
Damn. The recession is fucking everybody up, but they are still making millions of dollars so they can’t complain too much.
If you want to get on the list Shake, you should look at all the similarities that these guys have. First thing I noticed is that I know what all these people look like. Showing your face would be a good start Shake.
if flo-rida made that list i’d like to know where soulja boy is
Rick Ross – 6mill???????????
http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/08/jay-z-akon-50-cent-hip-hop-business-entertainment-cash-kings_slide_5.html?thisSpeed=15000
It’s hard to ever know how much Kanye makes for me. The only thing I could go on is how many samples he does. You HAVE to have money to do that many samples and pay for them all.
so dre just makes straight royalties? damnnnn
@ all the flo-rida talk: well dude was featured on every song this year… and checks probably STILL comin in from “low” and his other song this year lol
im surprised at Jay-Z and Ye… for some odd reason i thought HOV was making triple digits this year. and Kanye was makin so many moves this year i thought he’d make more. i guess thats the recession for ya
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Dr. Dre had that Dr. Pepper commercial? lol idk how he made that much…
I’m sure 50 will be on caerma soon trying to explain to people that he’s getting way more money than the list says and that the other people on the list (like Hov & Diddy) somehow did some slick moves to create the illusion that they are getting more money than they are actually getting.
You watch I garuantee it. I’m 1,000% sure of it!
For the record the Forbes list gets their records from entertainers accountants. Very rarely from actually government documents. Not to mention their are a lot of entertainers and celebrities who don’t release their information so Forbes won’t tally up their yearly income etc. Normally when an artisits knows their making money they allow all comers to know their financial status because it’s good press.
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Forbes Liste: Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2009 | HipHopHolic said this on July 9th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
How in the world does Diddy keep making so goddamn much money? Crazy.
dre got them headphones
Yeah, WHERE THE FUCK IS SOULJA BOY!?!?!?! I swear I wanna shoot that motherfucker in the fucking hands and mouth cuz dude runs his mouth WAYYYY TOO MUCH talking about Youtube pays him money for views/comments then ringtones??? Dude needs to shut the fuck up and he still has some nerve saying Nas killed hiphop Smh…..
Everybody should have known Dr. Dre would have been on this considering Em and 50 getting beats from him. Esspecially Em having majority of Relapse produced by Dre and the same will be for Relapse 2.
And speaking of Jay Z, does anyone know what day this month Off That feat. Drake comes out from BP3???
i realize these are all artists but…russel simmons?
why does Busta Ryhmes not have any money?
considering how long he’s bin in the game…
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Forbes 2009 Top 20 Hip-Hop Earners :: D.Omen’s D.Omain said this on July 9th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Busta really ain’t do shit within the year to make money like these guys have. His album flopped and the album before that was in 06 so dude needs to step it up.
“dre got them headphones”
LOL. i almost choked on my drink
50 made more money in one year, than Jay-Z made in 2 years.
why is outkast on there? what have they done recently?
how much do u guys rekn chamillionaire made? …hes always bragging about his money…and hes got all these mixtapes n everything.
OD-The Love Below/Speakerboxx is the best selling hip-hop album of all time if i remember correctly. he got alot more then me but Ross broke as hell he rap like he make 10 digits!!!!
Damn 6mill then I need to be broke too
look at common making bread
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Jay and Puff top Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings List « Team Prince said this on July 10th, 2009 at 6:24 am
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how the hell is Flo-Rida on the list damn that ringtone money
klutch said this on July 9th, 2009 at 11:06 am
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LOL.
mind you this is what theyve made this year… just cuz some rappers aint on this dnt mean they not sittin on some dough.
It’s from R – I – N – G – T – O – N – E – S bought by your hoochie girlfriends.
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Hahahahaa Well said!
…you all forget that the smart ones are investing money into other things, like stock, retail, homes, donations, etc….It’s not just about the music…If you want to obtain more money, you have to go the entrepreneur way