“Jay-Z pulled in $63 million over the past 12 months, earning him his second straight hip-hop cash crown. His income level places him in the 35% tax bracket, which means he’ll pay Uncle Sam about $22 million this year–a sum greater than the total earnings of any other rap star besides second-ranked Diddy.”
You know Forbes Magazine loves hip hop…the magazine has just released their annual cash kings of hip hop list which should make for some good punchlines for all parties involved. Here’s who made what last year while the rest of us were suffering in a recession:
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter – $63m
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs – $30m
Aliuane “Akon” Thiam – $21m
Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter – $20m
Andre “Dr. Dre” Young – $17m
Christoper “Ludacris” Bridges – $16m
Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus – $15m
Timothy “Timbaland” Mosely – $14m
Pharrell Williams -$13m
Kanye West – $12m
Shout to Lady Gaga!! But where the hell is 50 Cent!? Find out after the jump.
Drake – $10M
T.I. – $9M
Swizz Beatz – $9M
Eminem – $8M
50 Cent – $8M
Young Jeezy – $8M
Common – $7M
Soulja Boy – $6M
T-Pain – $6M
Lil Jon – $5M
Gucci Mane – $5M
Rick Ross- $5M
Source: the.LifeFiles
