earners pulled in $415 million in total last year. Leading the pack?
Dr. Dre, Diddy, Jay-Z and Kanye West.
Dre brought in $110 million in pretax earnings, due in large part to
his successful Beats by Dr. Dre headphones. Diddy, famous for helming
an empire, pulled in $45 million, mostly thanks to a share in profits
from Ciroc vodka.
Jay-Z and hip-hop's littlest princess Blue Ivy hit up NYC Jay-Z
brought in $38 million, most of which came from his investments in
cosmetics company Carol's Daughter, advertising firm Translation and
the Brooklyn Nets.
It was Kanye's Watch the Throne album and tour that helped him rake
in $35 million last year. And while Drake, Cash Money cofounder Bryan
"Birdman" Williams, Eminem and Ludacris also made the top 10, it
wasn't a total boys' club. Nicki Minaj (No. 8) earned $15.5 million
last year thanks to her album sales, touring and endorsements