Forbes has unveiled its annual list of hip-hop cash kings. The Top 20 includes 21 big shottas – who said math was a requirement to work at Forbes? – with whom we’d gladly trade bank accounts.
Pop the hood to see Rocks Off’s breakdown of the Top 10 earners and what they should buy with all that extra loot.
10. Ludacris: $12 million
What He Should Buy: Pay someone to finally move that bitch out the way.
9. Akon: $13 millionโจ
What He Should Buy: The Game’s backstory so he could actually justify his inclusion; a voice coach.
6. (tie) Snoop Dogg: $14 millionโจ
What He Should Buy: A remote-control blunt roller that responds to the word “tangerine.”
Dr. Dre
What He Should Buy: Pay someone to finish that damn Detox album.
Eminem
What He Should Buy: James Earl Jones’ voicebox.
4. (tie) Birdman: $15 millionโจ
What He Should Buy: Lil Wayne’s rhyme book; a hand-warmer to help cope with his hand-rubbing issue.
Lil Wayne
What He Should Buy: โจPolo mouthwash.
3. Kanye West: $16 millionโจ
What He Should Buy: A new Benz to keep his other Benz and his other other Benz company.
2. Diddy: $35 millionโจ
What He Should Buy: Pay someone to tell him how the hell he made $35 million last year.
1. Jay-Z: $37 millionโจ
What He Should Buy: Surgically implant the throne on his person.
Here’s the full list:
1. Jay-Z: $37 millionโจ
2. Diddy: $35 millionโจ
3. Kanye West: $16 millionโจ
4. Lil Wayne (tie): $15 million
4. Birdman (tie): $15 millionโจ
6. Eminem (tie): $14 millionโจ
6. Dr. Dre (tie): $14 millionโจ
6. Snoop Dogg (tie): $14 millionโจ
9. Akon: $13 millionโจ
10. Ludacris: $12 million
โจ11. Wiz Khalifa (tie): $11 millionโจ
11. Drake (tie): $11 millionโจ
13. Pharrell Williams: $10 millionโจ
14. Timbaland: $7 millionโจ
15. Swizz Beatz (tie): $6.5 millionโจ
15. Nicki Minaj (tie): $6.5 million
โจ17. Rick Ross (tie): $6 millionโจ
17. 50 Cent (tie): $6 millionโจ
17. Pitbull (tie): $6 millionโจ
20. T-Pain (tie): $5 million
20. B.o.B (tie): $5 million
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This article appears in Aug 4-10, 2011.
