PUBLISHED: Aug 22, 2010
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Here is the forbes richest rappers list top 10
Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2010
#1 Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter -- $63m
#2 Sean "Diddy" Combs -- $30M
#3 Aliuane "Akon" Thiam -- $21M
#4 Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter -- $20M
#5 Andre "Dr. Dre" Young -- $17M
#6 Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges -- $16M
#7 Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus -- $15M
#8 Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley -- $14M
#9 Pharrell Williams -- $13M
#10 Kanye West -- $12M
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In turbulent times stability often constitutes success--and that's the case in hip-hop this year.
The top 20 earners on this year's Cash Kings list racked up $300 million in earnings, the same as last year,
despite a troubled world economy and a music industry thrown into flux by new technology. Artists like Jay-Z, Diddy, Ludacris
and Snoop Dogg have thrived, adapting to the new world order by diversifying their revenue streams beyond recorded music
The top 20 earners on this year's Cash Kings list racked up about $300 million in earnings, an average of $15 million per
artist. Remarkably, the total is roughly the same as last year, despite a troubled economy and a music industry thrown into
flux by new technology.