Video: Who are the richest hip-hop artists of 2012?

By Josh Morrissey on September 6, 2012@joshmorrissey

The number one earning hip-hop artist on Forbes list may surprise you, it’s Dr. Dre who brought in 110 million thanks to his Beats headphone line. Number two is also thanks to corporate earnings with Puff Daddy bringing in 45 million mostly from from Ciroc vodka. See the top 20 earners and a video about the list below:

1. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young ($110 million)
2. Sean “Diddy” Combs ($45 million)
3. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter ($38 million)
4. Kanye West ($35 million)
5. Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter ($27 million)
6. Aubrey Drake Graham ($20.5 million)
7. Bryan “Birdman” Williams ($20 million)
8. Nicki Minaj ($15.5 million)
9. Marshall “Eminem” Mathers ($15 million)
10. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges ($12 million)
11. Pitbull ($9.5 million)
12. Rick Ross ($9 million, tie)
12. Wiz Khalifa ($9 million, tie)
14. Snoop Dogg ($8.5 million)
15. 50 Cent ($7.5 million)
16. Swizz Beatz ($7 million, tie)
16. Pharrell Williams ($7 million, tie)
16. Young Jeezy ($7 million, tie)
19. Mac Miller ($6.5 million)
20. Akon ($6 million, tie)
20. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley ($6 million, tie)
20. Aaron “Tech N9ne” Yates ($6 million, tie)