Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings (Video & List)

Yesterday Forbes released their 2012 Hip-Hop Cash Kings list which documents the top earners in urban culture on a year to year basis. The Top 5 were some familiar faces and the top 8 was dominated by YMCMB and the Roc/GOOD Music connection. Below is the full list as well as a video breaking down the top 5. Cha-Ching!

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

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