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Dre tops hip hop rich list

By | Published on Thursday 6 September 2012

Dr Dre

Dr Dre is the biggest earner in hip hop according to the latest themed rich list from US magazine Forbes. It’s the headphones that did it, Dre’s stake in the Beats business helping him boost his 2011 earnings to $110 million, over double that of the next biggest hip hop earner, Diddy. Though obviously royalties from Dre’s own works and all the others he has a stake in will have helped too.

The full list of the 20 highest hip hop earners in 2011 is as follows…

1. Dr Dre ($110 million)
2. Diddy ($45 million)
3. Jay-Z ($38 million)
4. Kanye West ($35 million)
5. Lil Wayne ($27million)
6. Drake ($20.5 million)
7. Bryan ‘Birdman’ Williams ($20 million)
8. Nicki Minaj ($15.5 million)
9. Eminem ($15 million)
10. Ludacris ($12 million)
11. Pitbull ($9.5 million)
12. Rick Ross ($9 million)
12. Wiz Khalifa ($9 million)
14. Snoop Lion ($8.5 million)
15. 50 Cent ($7.5 million)
16. Swizz Beatz ($7 million)
16. Pharrell Williams ($7 million)
16. Young Jeezy ($7 million)
19. Mac Miller ($6.5 million)
20. Akon ($6 million)
20. Timbaland ($6 million)
20. Tech N9ne ($6 million)



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