Forbes have released their annual list of Hip Hop highest-paid acts for 2019. Guess who tops the list? You guessed right, Kanye West!
The G.O.O.D Music boss and fashion entrepreneur earned the highest to top Forbes list in 2019. Kanye West for the first time topped his mentor Jay Z with a $69 million gap after the latter came in second place with earnings of $81 million.
The youngest female to appear on the list is 26-year-old Cardi B after she earned $28 million in the year in review. Other names on the list are Drake, Diddy, Eninem etc.
Full List: The World’s 20 Top-Earning Hip-Hop Stars
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)
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