{"id":10955,"date":"2014-04-17T21:51:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T04:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/desihiphop.com\/?p=10955"},"modified":"2014-04-17T21:51:16","modified_gmt":"2014-04-18T04:51:16","slug":"forbes-releases-top-5-wealthiest-rappers-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/forbes-releases-top-5-wealthiest-rappers-of-2014\/162151","title":{"rendered":"Forbes releases Top 5 #Wealthiest Rappers of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forbes just dropped the list of top 5 wealthiest Hip Hop artists of the year. Now, most of these guys aren’t a surprise, come to think of it, NONE of them surprised me at all. It all makes sense because all of these Hip Hop kings have empires in the business world. From headphones to TV channels to massive clothing lines to premium vodka, they’ve got it all. Either way, I suppose these numbers serve as nothing more than just ‘vanity’ for Hip Hop fans. Because, to real Hip Hop fans, it doesn’t matter weather or not an artist is wealthy or rich. What matters more is their talent and the poetry they spit on a beat.<\/p>\n

Here’s the list of the Top 5 Wealthiest Hip Hop Artists of 2014<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Courtesy of\u00a0Forbes<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson ($140 million)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"50-cent-water1\"<\/p>\n

One of the most successful rappers of the past decade, 50 actually owes most of his fortune to his $100 million haul from the sale of VitaminWater in 2007.\u00a0Now he\u2019s trying to recapture that magic with companies like SMS Audio and SK Energy. In the meantime, he\u2019ll reboot his music career by taking his G-Unit Records independent and releasing new album\u00a0Animal Ambition.<\/em><\/p>\n

4. Bryan “Birdman” Williams ($160 million)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Birdman\u2019s number would be over $300 million if he didn\u2019t share his fortune with brother Ronald \u201cSlim\u201d Williams, with whom he cofounded Cash Money Records two decades ago.\u00a0Cash Money continues to grow with a roster that includes Drake, Nicki Minaj,\u00a0Lil Wayne and even Paris Hilton; diversification is on the way with Cash Money Content, a YMCMB clothing line and GT Vodka.<\/p>\n

3. Shawn “Jay Z” Carter ($520 million)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Megadeals like his $204 million Rocawear sale in 2007 and his $150 million pact with Live Nation in 2008 provide Jay Z\u2019s fortune with firm footing. But the bulk of its growth this year comes from new ventures.\u00a0Jay Z\u2019s Roc Nation is worth a healthy nine figures itself thanks to the addition of Roc Nation Sports, which gets a single-digit percentage cut of pacts like Robinson Cano\u2019s $240 million monster.<\/p>\n

2. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young ($550 million)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"BOSTON<\/p>\n

The California-bred superproducer leapfrogs Jay Z on this year\u2019s list, fueled by the runaway success of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, which he cofounded with record executive Jimmy Iovine in 2008.\u00a0With a whopping 65% market share of the premium headphone market and a recent $500 million infusion from Carlyle Group, Beats’\u00a0value is soaring toward $2 billion.<\/p>\n

1. Sean “Diddy” Combs ($700 million)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Diddy keeps his crown yet another year, pushing ever closer to the billion-dollar mark thanks mostly to non-musical ventures. His newly-launched Revolt TV provides him with a majority equity stake that could one day make him hip-hop\u2019s first billionaire.\u00a0The artist formerly known as P. Diddy\u00a0has plenty of other ventures, including a deal with Diageo\u2019s Ciroc that\u00a0entitles him to eight-figure annual payouts and a nine-figure windfall of the brand is ever sold.<\/p>\n

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