Diddy, Jay Z, Dr Dre & Drake top Forbes Highest Earning Hip Hop stars of 2016

Diddy, Jay Z, Dr Dre & Drake top Forbes Highest Earning Hip Hop stars of 2016

Diddy is the highest earning Hip Hop star in the US for the second year in a row. Other than 2014 when Dr Dre beat him to the top spot, he has been the highest earning in at least 5 years. Forbes today released it's annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings List, and Diddy, Jay Z, Dr Dre, Drake and Wiz Khalifa made the top 5. See the top 20 after the cut...

1.    Diddy ($62 million)

2.     Jay-Z ($53.5 million)

3.    Dr. Dre ($41 million)

4.    Drake ($38.5 million)

5.    Wiz Khalifa ($24 million)

6.    Nicki Minaj ($20.5 million)

7.    Pitbull ($20 million)

8.    Pharrell Williams ($19.5 million)

9.    Kendrick Lamar ($18.5 million)

10.   Birdman ($18 million)

11.    Kanye West (17.5 million)

12. DJ Khaled ($15million)

13.   Asap Rocky ($13 million)

14.   J Cole($14 million)

15.      Lil Wayne ($14 million)

16.     Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ($14 million)

17.    Snoop Dogg ($12.5million)

18.    Eminem ($11million)

19.     Swizz Beatz ($10.5 million)

20.     Ludacris and Rick Ross (Tie) ($10million)