DIDDY TOPS FORBES’ HIGHEST PAID HIP-HOP ARTISTS LIST,JAY Z FOLLOWS{via@234VIBES}

Forbes recently let go their list of the Highest-Earning Celebrity Couples, which Jay Z and Beyonce topped. Now they've released their annual list of Highest Paid Hip-Hop Artists, and while Hov doesn't top this list too, he comes pretty close at #2. It's Bad Boy Records' Diddy who earns the #1 spot on the Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, with an estimated total earning of $50 million in the past year. Hov raked in $43 million on his solo tip, while Aftermath founder Dr. Dre comes just under him at the #3 spot with $40 million in earnings. The YMCMB label is also represented on the Forbes list, with four rappers, Drake ($10.5 million), Lil Wayne ($16 million), Birdman ($21 million) and Nicki Minaj– the only woman on the list at the #4 spot ($29 million). See the rankings below. 1. Diddy ($50 million) 2. Jay Z ($43 million) 3. Dr. Dre ($40 million) 4. Nicki Minaj ($29 million) 5. Birdman ($21 million) 6. Kanye West ($20 million) 7. Lil Wayne ($16 million) 8. Wiz Khalifa ($14 million) 9. Ludacris ($12 million) 10. Pitbull ($11 million) 11. Drake ($10.5 million) 12. Snoop Lion ($10 million- tie) 12. Eminem ($10 million- tie) 13. Kendrick Lamar ($9 million -tie) 14. Pharrell Williams ($9 million -tie) 15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($9 million -tie) 16. Swizz Beatz ($8.5 million) 17. Tech N9ne ($7.5 million) 18. 50 Cent ($7 million) 19. Lil Jon ($6 million -tie) 20. Rick Ross ($6 million -tie) 21. Mac Miller ($6 million -tie) 22. Young Jeezy ($6 million -tie) 23. Questlove ($6 million -tie)