When it comes to hip hop and rap, there are a few big names out there. Jay-Z, Diddy, Akon and Lil Wayne all immediately come to mind as big names in the genre.
However, according to Forbes new list of the highest paid in hip hop, only one can come out on top. That one man is Jay-Z, also known as Shawn Carter. He comes out on top of the new Forbes list with sixty-three million in earnings in the last year. He beat his closest competition, Sean Combs, aka Diddy, by twenty-eight million.
Marshall Mathers also made the list, but he was nowhere near the top five. He came in at number fourteen. You would think with the success of Recovery, he would be just a bit higher on the list, but that is not the case. We will have to see next year!
