jay-z tops forbes hiphop 2011 list

[El Heisenberg]

Coming off the release of his collaborative album with Kanye West, Jay-Z tops of the Forbes‘ Hip-Hop Cash King list bringing in an estimated $37 million over the past 12 months.

Following right behind Jay is Diddy who fell just shy of Hov’s $37 million with $35 million of his own, and Jay’s partner in rhyme Kanye West raked in $16 million over the past year landing at #3 on the Cash Kings list.

Forbes reports:

on Jay-Z:
Hip-hop’s reigning Cash King continues to reap the benefits of a 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal, as well as stakes in the New Jersey Nets, the 40/40 Club chain, ad firm Translation and others. This year marked the first time he out-earned wife Beyonce since their marriage in 2008. For more on the business of hip-hop, check out Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office.

on Diddy:
Music now accounts for less than 20% of earnings for the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy, thanks to big stakes in clothing lines Sean John and Enyce, record label Bad Boy and marketing firm Blue Flame. But it’s his Ciroc vodka deal that led FORBES to estimate his net worth at $475 million this winter.

on Kanye:
The self-proclaimed Louis Vuitton Don returns to the top three for the first time since 2009. His new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, hit stores in November, earned critical raves and quickly went platinum. His follow-up, Jay-Z collaboration Watch the Throne, debuted on August 8th.

The rest of the top 10 Hip Hop Cash Kings include Lil Wayne and Birdman tied at #4 with $15 million earned, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg tied in the #6 spot with $14 million earned, Akon at #9 with $13 million earned, and Ludacris rounds out the top 10 with $12 Million earned over the past year.

The rest of the top 20 Hip Hop Cash Kings are as follows:

11. Wiz Khalifa/Drake with $11 million

13. Pharrell $10 million

14. Timbaland $7 million

15. Swizz Beatz/ Nicki Minaj $6.5 million

17. Rick Ross/50 Cent/Pitbull $6 Million

20. T-Pain/B.o.B $5 million

SOURCE:
http://www.defsounds.com/hip-hop-new...2-and-3-spots/

[Tebo]

snoop dogg always makes 12-14 mill a year, always

but what the fuck does he do to make that much? I've always wondered

[DJ Breeze]

snoop dogg always makes 12-14 mill a year, always

but what the fuck does he do to make that much? I've always wondered

Royalties and being hella famous.

[Ryan]

Wow.. some of those people make a lot less than I would have imagined.

[#PrimeTime]

yes jay-z is #1. how is pharrell in the top 20?

[Soule]

Funny how I don't see weezy on that list. Cas, I thought Wayne made more money than kanye? Or at least, that's what you told rb.

[Tebo]

Funny how I don't see weezy on that list. Cas, I thought Wayne made more money than kanye? Or at least, that's what you told rb.

lol Wayne AND Birdman were 1 spot below Kanye.

But word... I told CAS that Kanye is richer or makes more than Wayne 1 time & he ain't believe me..

[Caesar Augustus]

lol Wayne AND Birdman were 1 spot below Kanye.

But word... I told CAS that Kanye is richer or makes more than Wayne 1 time & he ain't believe me..

I like how I just read in the "Watch The Throne" thread that you were saying Diddy was ahead of Jay and doing your usual thing you do when you go about not liking something.

[El Chapo]

Told ya about Jay


That nigga is a problem


Greatest of all time

[RXL]

HTC just bought a 51% stake in beats by dre headphones for 300 million dollars

ummm..DAMN!

[Memphis Pro]

wtf@ 13. Pharrell $10 million?

[Tebo]

I like how I just read in the "Watch The Throne" thread that you were saying Diddy was ahead of Jay and doing your usual thing you do when you go about not liking something.

What? Diddy is 25-35 mill richer than Jay, says the same site that posted this years hip hop incomes, why would their yearly incomes change that? I'm talkin their networths not what they made this year

[Tebo]

I like how I just read in the "Watch The Throne" thread that you were saying Diddy was ahead of Jay and doing your usual thing you do when you go about not liking something.

http://www.forbes.com/special-report...orbesfive.html

3.15.11

There you go, your precious Jay Z is second to Diddy overall. You can stop saying I made it up now

[Caesar Augustus]

http://www.forbes.com/special-report...orbesfive.html

3.15.11

There you go, your precious Jay Z is second to Diddy overall. You can stop saying I made it up now

well than the way you phrased it was horrible. You said it was the first time ever Diddy topped him, if that was the case the only thing that could have changed it was for diddy to do it by grossing more this year.

Forbes 2011 has Diddy being about 25-35 mill above Jay Z, first time in several years.

Maybe Jay is (I don't wanna say it).... slipping?

So, please explain how Diddy is SUDDENLY worth more with out actually making more money.

Accordng to this he was already worth more so you implying a decline was either wrong or Forbes pulling this numbers out their ass, I don't think Forbes is lying though.

[Tebo]

well than the way you phrased it was horrible. You said it was the first time ever Diddy topped him, if that was the case the only thing that could have changed it was for diddy to do it by grossing more this year.



So, please explain how Diddy is SUDDENLY worth more with out actually making more money.

Accordng to this he was already worth more so you implying a decline was either wrong or Forbes pulling this numbers out their ass, I don't think Forbes is lying though.

I said first time in several years he has topped him. Not just ''first time'' Get your shit straight b4 you blindly start making accusations.

1. Jay Z was richer than Diddy at 1 point in the last several years when it came to net worth, obviously Diddy was richer than him several years b4 that

2. Just cus you got confused with what I said, doesn't mean I worded anything horribly.. ain't my fault you don't know difference between networth & yearly income..