Diddy Tops Forbes ‘Number One Spot’ For The 2015 Hip Hop Cash Kings List – Tha Wire

For the last couple of years topping Forbes Hip Hop Cash Kings list have been Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay Z.  The three Hip Hop moguls have made a names for themselves in the world of business and always manage to be each other competition. This years 2015 Hip Hop Cash King is Diddy.  The Bad Boy founder brought in $60 last year and credits his fat bank account to Ciroc Vodca, his water brand Aquahydrate, Revolt TV and of course his famous clothing line Sean John.

Falling three spots and coming in at number four is, N.W.A. legend Dr. Dre.  Last year he topped Forbes list with $620 million, due to the Beats Electronics and Apple deal. However, I have no doubt his status will change next year as this year income doesn't reflect gross earnings from his album Compton, nor the highest grossing musical biopic ever, Straight Outta Compton.  

Back to this years list though, Jay Z came in second place with $56 million over the past year thanks to his very lucrative Roc Nation company, 40/40 Club, touring with his wifey Bey and his deal with Armand de Brignac champagne.

The biggest suprise is the fact that Drake made the highest debut of his career on the list. According to AllHipHop and Drizzy made close to $1 million a night just from his tours last year.  So touring gave the Young Money MC a massive financial boost.  Then sales from his surprise album, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, not to mention the "coins" he's picking up from his Sprite and Nike endorsements.

Rounding off the top ten ballers in Hip Hip are: 5. Pharrell – $32 million, 6. Eminem – $31 million, 7. Kanye West – $22 million, 8. Wiz Khalifa – $21.5 million, 9. Nicki Minaj – 21 million and 10. Birdman – $18 million.

The remaining Hip Hop Cash King (and queens) are:

11. Pitbull – $17 million
12. Lil Wayne – $15 million
13. Kendrick Lamar – $12 million
14. J. Cole – $11 million
15. Snoop Dogg – $10 million
16. Rick Ross – $9 million
17. Tech N9ne – $8.5 million
18. Ludacris – $8 million
19. T.I. – $6 million
20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $5.5 million