Kanye West At Number Four On Forbes Top 20 Hip Hop Earners List

Published: September 6, 2012 | Category: Latest News | Member: Team Kanye | Share Article

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Forbes released their annual Top Hip-Hop Earners list today and Kanye West snagged the number 4 spot bringing in a cool $35 million for this year. Also worth noting is he landed  right behind Watch The Throne mate Jay-Z who brought in 38 mil for the year.

1. Dr. Dre: $110 million
2. Diddy: $45 million
3. Jay-Z: $38 million
4. Kanye West: $35 milliom
5. Lil Wayne: $27 million
6 Drake: $20.5 milliom
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: $9 million (tie)
13. Wiz Khalifa: $9 million (tie)
14. Snoop Dogg: $8 million
15. 50 Cent: $7.5 million
16. Swizz Beatz: $7 million (tie)
17. Pharrell: $7 million (tie)
18. Young Jeezy: $7 million (tie)
19. Mac Miller: $6.5 million (tie)
20. Akon: $6 million