Dr Dre, Jay Z, Drake top the World's Highest Paid Hip-Hop Acts of 2014


Forbes released their annual list of Highest Paid Hip Hop Acts today and of course, Dr Dre led the pack with a whooping $620 million from June 2013 to June 2014. Apple bought his Beats by Dre for $3billion so... See the top ten highest paid below...




1. Dr. Dre - $620 million

2.  Jay Z (tie) - $60 million

2. Diddy (tie) - $60 million 

4. Drake - $33million

5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - $32 million

6. Kanye West: $30 million

7. Birdman: $24 million

8. Lil Wayne: $23 million

9. Pharrell Williams: $22 million

10. Eminem: $18 million

See the top 20 after the cut...



11. Nicki Minaj: $14 million

12. Wiz Khalifa: $13 million

13. Pitbull: $12 million

14. Snoop Dogg: $10 million

15. Kendrick Lamar: $9 million

16. Ludacris: $8 million (tie)

16. Tech N9ne: $8 million (tie)

16. Swizz Beatz: $8 million (tie)

16. 50 Cent: $8 million (tie)

20. Rick Ross: $7 million (tie)

20. J. Cole: $7 million (tie)

20. DJ Khaled: $7 million (tie)

20. Lil Jon: $7 million (tie)

20. Mac Miller: $7 million (tie)

Dr Dre, Jay Z, Drake top the World's Highest Paid Hip-Hop Acts of 2014