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Forbes ain’t forgot about Dre! The Doctor earns the top spot on Forbes’ 2014 Hip-Hop Cash Kings list with $620 million earned.
Check out the full story and complete list after the jump.
Forbes has published their annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list and this year Dr. Dre has topped the list, earning a whopping $620 million. This is, of course, due largely in part to his (and Jimmy Iovine’s) sale of Beats to Apple earlier in the year. Everyone else on the list seems like a distant second in comparison, which includes heavyweights Jay Z and Diddy tied for the #2 spot, equally earning $60 million in 2014. Forbes’ criteria for the list is an artist’s earnings from touring, record sales, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements, and other ventures.
The entire list can be viewed below.
1. Dr. Dre – $620 million
2. Jay Z – $60 million
2. Diddy – $60 million
4. Drake – $33 million
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $32 million
6. Kanye West – $30 million
7. Birdman – $24 million
8. Lil Wayne – $23 million
9. Pharrell Williams – $22 million
10. Eminem – $18 million
11. Nicki Minaj – $14 million
12. Wiz Khalifa – $13 million
13. Pitbull – $12 million
14. Snoop Dogg – $10 million
15. Kendrick Lamar – $9 million
16. Ludacris – $8 million
16. Tech N9ne – $8 million
16. Swizz Beatz – $8 million
16. 50 Cent – $8 million
20. Rick Ross – $7 million
20. J. Cole – $7 million
20. DJ Khaled – $7 million
20. Lil Jon – $7 million
20. Mac Miller – $7 million
Source: Forbes
