According to Forbes’ new Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Acts list, Kanye West is the highest paid hip hop act. This comes after it was reported that he took the crown with about $150 million. That amount is higher than the man behind him which is Jay-Z. Hov was reported to have earned $81 million while Drake and Diddy were listed closely behind at $75 mil and $70 million respectively. Rounding out the top five is Travis Scott, who earned $58 million.
Hip-Hop Cash King: Kanye West is the No. 1 earner for the 1st time in his career https://t.co/an0WDbG8Xw pic.twitter.com/0mgx3szbQX
— Forbes (@Forbes) September 19, 2019
Check out the full list below:
20. Pitbull ($18 million)
19. Wiz Khalifa ($18.5 million)
18. Nas ($19 million)
17. Future ($19.5 million)
16. Birdman ($20 million)
15. Meek Mill ($21 million)
14. Swizz Beatz ($23 million)
13. Cardi B ($28 million)
12. Nicki Minaj ($29 million)
11. J. Cole ($31 million)
10. Childish Gambino ($35 million)
9. Migos ($36 million)
8. Kendrick Lamar ($38.5 million)
7. DJ Khaled ($40 million)
6. Eminem ($50 million)
5. Travis Scott ($58 million)
4. Diddy ($70 million)
3. Drake ($75 million)
2. Jay-Z ($81 million)
1. Kanye West ($150 million)
