Yeezus rises.
For the first time, Kanye West, has earned the top spot of Forbes’ “Highest Paid Hip Hop Acts” list! At 42 years old, Kanye has earned a pre-tax income of nearly $150 MILLION in just the past year alone. The majority of his earnings is reportedly from his Yeezy empire – the Adidas partnership that is expected to top $1.5 BILLION in sales by end of year.
This is the first time that West outranks his industry “big brother,” Jay Z, as well – who ranks second with $81 Million.
FORBES’ HIGHEST-PAID HIP-HOP ACTS OF 2019
1. Kanye West – $150 million
2. Jay-Z – $81 million
3. Drake – $75 million
4. Diddy – $70 million
5. Travis Scott – $58 million
6. Eminem – $50 million
7. DJ Khaled – $40 million
8. Kendrick Lamar – $38.5 million
9. Migos – $36 million
10. Childish Gambino – $35 million
11. J. Cole – $31 million
12. Nicki Minaj – $29 million
13. Cardi B – $28 million
14. Swizz Beatz – $23 million
15. Meek Mill – $21 million
16. Birdman – $20 million
17. Future – $19.5 million
18. Nas – $19 million
19. Wiz Khalifa – $18.5 million
20. Pitbull – $18 million
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