Hip-Hop’s 20 Biggest Earners 2008 Forbes Magazine
By Jamie on Aug 18, 2008 in 50 Cent | | ||
Forbes Magazine Hip-Hop’s 20 Biggest Earners of 2008 - Forbes Magazine has published its annual list of Hip-Hop’s Biggest Earners for 2008.And 50 is sitting on top of the list with $150 million of earnings in the past 12 months alone.Here is the complete list:
1. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson: $150 million
2. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter: $82 million
3. Sean “Diddy” Combs: $35 million
4. Kanye West: $30 million
5. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley: $22 million
6. Pharrell Williams: $20 million
7. Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean: $17 million
8. Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus: $16 million
9. André “Dr. Dre” Young: $15 million
10. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges: $14 million
11. Clifford “T.I.” Harris: $13 million (tie)
12. Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter: $13 million (tie)
13. Marshall “Eminem” Mathers: $12 million (tie)
14. Lonnie “Common” Lynn Jr.: $12 million (tie)
15. Aliaune “Akon” Thiam: $12 million (tie)
16. Jermaine Dupri: $11 million (tie)
17. Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith: $11 million (tie)
18. OutKast: $10 million (tie)
19. Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki: $10 million (tie)
20. Jayceon “The Game” Taylor: $10 million (tie)
Young Buck will do more crying and begging to get back with G- Unit.
