Check out the Forbes 2012 list of the Top 20 Hip Hop Earners. Dr. Dre ranked the highest thanks to his uber popular "Beats By Dre" headphones, followed by Diddy and Jay-Z for the second and third spots on the list. Peep the rest of the top 20 earners below, and watch the clip to see why the top five made the highest amount of money in 2012.
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 Mianj- $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
