It’s that time again. Forbes Magazine is breaking down the highest paid Hip-Hop acts of 2018. Factoring in music and outside investments Forbes comes with a list of what some of the big boys in Hip-Hop brought in this year.
Months-long tours and endorsement deals with companies such as Sprite and Hennessy enabled the highest-earning hip-hop artists on our annual list to bring in an average $44 million over the past year. Some of them also have acquired lucrative equity stakes, including Nas, 44, who makes the list for the first time a quarter-century after releasing his debut album. A few years back, Nas kindled a friendship with venture capitalist Ben Horowitz at a dinner party and has since snagged stakes in Silicon Valley darlings (Lyft, Coinbase) and online media (Genius, Mass Appeal). Nas pulled in a career best $35 million in all in 2018.
Here’s the list:
20) Swizz Beatz/Russ ($15 Million)
19) Logic ($17 Million)
18) Lil Wayne ($19 Million)
17 ) Lil Uzi Vert ($19.5 Million)
16) Birdman ($20 Million)
15) Travis Scott ($21 Million)
14) Chance The Rapper ($21.5 Million)
13) Eminem ($23 Million)
12) Migos ($24.5 Million)
11) DJ Khaled ($27 Million)
10) Kanye West ($27.5 Million)
09) Future ($30 Million)
08) Pitbull ($32 Million)
06) Nas tie ($35 Million)
06) Dr. Dre tie ($35 Million)
05) J.Cole ($35.5 Million)
04) Drake ($47 Million)
03) Kendrick Lamar ($58 Million)
02) Diddy ($64 Million)
01 Jay Z ($76.5 Million)
Diddy was the world's highest-paid hip-hop star for 3 years in a row—but not this year:https://t.co/uSVqrwUlx3 pic.twitter.com/Byb3glMp8B
— Forbes (@Forbes) September 12, 2018
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Introducing the world's highest-paid hip-hop acts of 2018:https://t.co/RG3mtmopJp pic.twitter.com/Y46cJ4COcg
— Forbes (@Forbes) September 12, 2018
