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Friday, October 17, 2014

The Forbes Five :Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists 2014

1. Sean "Diddy" Combs ($700 million)

1. Sean "Diddy" Combs ($700 million)

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’s first billionaire.

 2. Andre "Dr. Dre" Young ($550 million)

2. Andre "Dr. Dre" Young ($550 million), cont'd

With a whopping 65% market share of the premium headphone market and a recent $500 million infusion from Carlyle Group, Beats' value is soaring toward $2 billion.

 3. Shawn "Jay Z" Carter ($520 million)

3. Shawn "Jay Z" Carter ($520 million)

Megadeals like his $204 million Rocawear sale in 2007 and his $150 million pact with Live Nation in 2008 provide Jay Z’s fortune with firm footing. But the bulk of its growth this year comes from new ventures.

 4. Bryan "Birdman" Williams ($160 million)

4. Bryan "Birdman" Williams ($160 million)

Birdman’s number would be over $300 million if he didn’t share his fortune with brother Ronald “Slim” Williams, with whom he cofounded Cash Money Records two decades ago.

 5. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson ($140 million)

5. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson ($140 million)

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.

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