Forbes released their Cash Kings list for this year, profiling the top earners in Hip-Hop, and Dr. Dre took the top spot. There was quite a gap in Dre's $620 million, which he earned after Apple bought Beats by Dre, to the second spot, where Diddy and Jay Z tied for $60 million.
Also in the top five were Drake, who came in fourth place with $33 million for the year, and Macklemore, who beat out Kanye West for the fifth spot. The "Thrift Store" rapper sold an incredible amount of records this year, and his tour has been selling out over the globe, netting him a cool $32 million to Kanye's $30 million.
Here's a breakdown of the top 20
1) Dr. Dre $620 million
2) Diddy $60 million
3) Jay Z $60 million
4) Drake $33 million
5) Macklemore $32 million
6) Kanye West $30 million
7) Birdman $24 million
8) Lil Wayne $23 million
9) Pharrell $22 million
10) Eminem $18 million
11) Nicki Minaj $14 million
12) Wiz Khalifa $13 million
13) Pitbull $12 million
14) Snoop Dogg $10 million
15) Kendrick Lamar $9 million
16) Ludacris $8 million
17) Tech N9ne $8 million
18) Swizz Beatz $8 million
19) 50 Cent $8 million
20) J. Cole $7 million
Source: Forbes
