Dr. Dre Handily Tops Forbes‘ Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Acts 2014 List

performs during the Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, Miguel and SchoolBoyQ concert during the 2013 BET Experience at Staples Center on June 29, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Dre Handily Tops Forbes‘ Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Acts 2014 List

performs during the Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, Miguel and SchoolBoyQ concert during the 2013 BET Experience at Staples Center on June 29, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Dre was out here declaring himself hip-hop’s first billionaire before Apple’s $3 billion purchase of Beats was even confirmed, so it should come as no surprise that he easily coasted to the top of Forbes’ latest hip-hop money list. According to Forbes, Dre netted $620 million in the past year, more than 10 times as much as the runners-up, Jay Z and Diddy, who each earned about $60 million. (Who’d have ever thought $60 million could seem so paltry?)

Other notable finishers include Drake (#4 with $33 million), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (#5 with $32 million), and Kanye West (#6 with $30 million). I guess relatively flaccid sales for Yeezus didn’t exactly ruin the guy, huh? Also of note: The only woman in the top 25 is Nicki Minaj, whose $14 million payday ranks her at #11.

Read the full report at Forbes, and check out the hard numbers below.

01 Dr. Dre – $620 million
02 Jay Z – $60 million
02 Diddy – $60 million
04 Drake – $33 million
05 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $32 million
06 Kanye West – $30 million
07 Birdman – $24 million
08 Lil Wayne – $23 million
09 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
16 Tech N9ne – $8 million
16 Swizz Beatz – $8 million
16 50 Cent – $8 million
20 Rick Ross – $7 million
20 J. Cole – $7 million
20 DJ Khaled – $7 million
20 Lil Jon – $7 million
20 Mac Miller – $7 million

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