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), 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)
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)
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)
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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