JAY-Z will earn more many than any other Hip Hop artist in 2018, ending Diddy's three-year reign atop Forbes Hip Hop Cash Kings list.
JAY-Z pulled in $76.5 million, mostly from touring and investments. Diddy was second with $64 million.
Rap vet Nas made his debut on the top 20 list at number 6. But it had nothing to do with the 44-year-old rapping. Almost all the $35 million Nas pulled in was for his venture capital activities.
The complete list is below. Remember, this is just based on earnings over Forbes’s 20168 scoring period, not net worth.
1. JAY-Z 76.5 million
2. Diddy 64 million
3. Kendrick Lamar 58 million
4. Drake 47 million
5. J. Cole 35.5 million
6. Dre 35 million
6. Nas 35 million
8. Pitbull 32 million
9. Future 30 million
10. Kanye West 27.5 million
11. DJ Khaled 27 million
12. Migos 24.5 million
13. Eminem 23 million
14. Chance The Rapper 21.5 million
15. Travis Scott 21 million
16. Birdman 20 million
17. Lil Uzi Vert 19.5 million
18. Lil Wayne 19 million
19. Logic 17 million
20. Swizz Beatz 15 million
20. Meek Mill 15 million
20. Russ 15 million