JAYFORCE

Dr. Dre tops Forbes magazine’s list of top hip hop earners for 2012. These top earners lists are all based on gross assessments so it can be a little misleading to some people because if an artist’s “outgo” is more than their “income” then they aren’t really keeping much of the prize. One great point made in the video is the distinction between consistent earners & people who make the list occasionally. Check out the complete list according to Forbes’s ‘estimates’ below….

READ: CASH KINGS: HIP HOP’S TOP EARNERS ACCORDING TO FORBES MAGAZINE

1. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young ($110 million)
2. Sean “Diddy” Combs ($45 million)
3. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter ($38 million)
4. Kanye West ($35 million)
5. Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter ($27 million)
6. Aubrey Drake Graham ($20.5 million)
7. Bryan “Birdman” Williams ($20 million)
8. Nicki Minaj ($15.5 million)
9. Marshall “Eminem” Mathers ($15 million)
10. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges ($12 million)
11. Pitbull ($9.5 million0
12. Rick Ross ($9 million, tie)
13. Wiz Khalifa ($9 million, tie)
14. Snoop Lion ($8.5 million)
15. 50 Cent ($7.5 million)
16. Swizz Beatz ($7 million, tie)
17. Pharrell Williams ($7 million, tie)
18. Young Jeezy ($7 million, tie)
19. Mac Miller ($6.5 million)
20. Akon, Timbaland, Aaron “Tech N9ne” Yates

Honorable Mentions: Wale, J.Cole ($5 million) KiD CuDi, Tyga, Lupe Fiasco.