Jay-Z Named The Richest Rapper In The World!

12 July 2009

Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z has been named as the richest rapper in the world, with an estimated income of US$35 million a year!

Forbes magazine has compiled a list of the richest people in hip-hop called Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2009 which has printed the top earners in the business for all the world to see!

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Others rounding out the list saw Sean 'Diddy Combs' at number two with US$30 million, and Kanye West with US$25 million.

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Here's the top 10:

1. Jay-Z - $35 million
2. Sean 'Diddy' Combs - $30 million
3. Kanye West - $25 million
=4 50 Cent - $20 million
=4 Akon - $20million
6. Lil Wayne - $18 million
7. Timbaland - $17 million
8. Pharrell Williams - $16 million
9. T-Pain - $15 million
10. Eminem - $14 million