{"id":77718,"date":"2014-04-16T17:57:46","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T15:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=77718"},"modified":"2014-04-16T17:57:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T15:57:46","slug":"forbes-wealthiest-hip-hop-earners-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/forbes-wealthiest-hip-hop-earners-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"FORBES: Wealthiest Hip Hop Earners 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rUtrxmy12sQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs ($700 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diddy keeps his crown yet another year, pushing ever closer to the billion-dollar mark thanks mostly to non-musical ventures. His newly-launched Revolt TV provides him with a majority equity stake that could one day make him hip-hop\u2019s first billionaire. The artist formerly known as P. Diddy has plenty of other ventures, including a deal with Diageo\u2019s Ciroc that entitles him to eight-figure annual payouts and a nine-figure windfall of the brand is ever sold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Andre \u201cDr. Dre\u201d Young ($550 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The California-bred superproducer leapfrogs Jay Z on this year\u2019s list, fueled by the runaway success of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, which he cofounded with record executive Jimmy Iovine in 2008. With a whopping 65% market share of the premium headphone market and a recent $500 million infusion from Carlyle Group, Beats\u2019 value is soaring toward $2 billion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Shawn \u201cJay Z\u201d Carter ($520 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Megadeals like his $204 million Rocawear sale in 2007 and his $150 million pact with Live Nation in 2008 provide Jay Z\u2019s fortune with firm footing. But the bulk of its growth this year comes from new ventures. Jay Z\u2019s Roc Nation is worth a healthy nine figures itself thanks to the addition of Roc Nation Sports, which gets a single-digit percentage cut of pacts like Robinson Cano\u2019s $240 million monster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Bryan \u201cBirdman\u201d Williams ($160 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Birdman\u2019s number would be over $300 million if he didn\u2019t share his fortune with brother Ronald \u201cSlim\u201d Williams, with whom he co-founded Cash Money Records two decades ago. Cash Money continues to grow with a roster that includes Drake, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and even Paris Hilton; diversification is on the way with Cash Money Content, a YMCMB clothing line and GT Vodka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson ($140 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the most successful rappers of the past decade, 50 actually owes most of his fortune to his $100 million haul from the sale of VitaminWater in 2007. Now he\u2019s trying to recapture that magic with companies like SMS Audio and SK Energy. In the meantime, he\u2019ll reboot his music career by taking his G-Unit Records independent and releasing new album Animal Ambition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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