Forbes has released their list of the Highest-Paid Hip Hop Artists of 2017, and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs topped the list with $130 million.
Drake came in at 2nd place with $94 million thanks to his Boy Meets World Tour, music releases and partnerships with Apple and Sprint and shoewear brand Nike. Jay Z scored the 3rd spot with $42 million earned.
Other artists that made the list include DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Yachty, Chance The Rapper, and Nicki Minaj, whom is the only female artist to make the list.
Male hip-hop artists dominated the Forbes list, but we wouldn’t be surprised if we saw more females on next year’s list, Cardi B, could make it on there.
Check out the list, below.
1. Diddy – $130 million
2. Drake – $94 million
3. JAY Z – $42 million
4. Dr. Dre – $34.5 million
5. Chance the Rapper – $33 million
6. Kendrick Lamar – $30 million
7. Wiz Khalifa – $28 million
8. Pitbull – $27 million
9. DJ Khaled – $24 million
10. Future – $23 million
11. Kanye West – $22 million
12. Birdman – $20 million
13. J. Cole – $19 million
14. Swizz Beatz – $17 million
15. Snoop Dogg – $16.5 million
16. Nicki Minaj – $16 million
17. Lil Wayne – $15.5 million
18. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $11.5 million (tie)
19. Rick Ross – $11.5 million (tie)
20. Lil Yachty – $11 million
