Once again, Forbes has released its annual list of the Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Acts of 2014 and Dr Dre is more than ten times ahead of Jay-Z and Diddy who comes second on the list with a tie. With Dre’s whopping $620 million from June 2013 to June 2014 and Jay-Z or Diddy’s $60 million for the second position, there’s definitely no competition between Dre and the other two media and entertainment moguls.
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See below, a list of the top 20 acts.
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
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)