Jay-Z Tops 2011 Forbes Hip-Hop List
August 9, 2011 @ 6:45 PM EDT
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Jay-Z returns to the top of the Forbes‘ Hip-Hop Cash King list ranking in an estimated $37 million over the past year. Rounding out the top three are Diddy ($35 million) and Kanye West ($16 million).
Hip-hop’s reigning Cash King continues to reap the benefits of a 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal, as well as stakes in the New Jersey Nets, the 40/40 Club chain, ad firm Translation and others. This year marked the first time he out-earned wife Beyonce since their marriage in 2008. For more on the business of hip-hop, check out Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office.
Hard work and hustle really pays off. #salute
CURTISSSSSSSSS
50 cent diss record coming soon
Diddy and Birdman the dirtiest players in the game. But them dudes get it DONE. Shout out to B.O.B. keep up the good work homie.
And in other news, water is blue. And fire is hot.
Shout out to Ross man!!!! he made the same money as 50……hahahaha man he must be pissed!!!!
hard works pays off, good stuff ross….signed an excellent distribution deal, lets his artists do their thing….fuck all you haters!!!!!!!!!
MMG!!!
motivation..this nigga is plankin on the forbes
DRUG DEALER TO FORBES MAG!!!! ONLY IN AMERICA!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
fuck this old camel ass lookin nigger…
Im waiting on the jay z dickriders to comment. I say this post will get about 200 comments at the least.
@Kareem Um…water is clear. Not blue. LMAO.
JayZ got baby money *Warren Buffet voice*
@ciggaweed…… old camel ass looking nigger will piss on your whole family !!!! i aint never seen you say dmx was old or dre was old?? why the fuck do you hate on people who make more money than your entire family and friends and relatives ??? thats something i will never understand
@Kareem. Haha what type of water u be drinking? Your going to turn into a smurf pretty soon.
Damn 50 even fell off on Forbes LOL all his talks about this deal and that deal and that other deal haha
50 u still my nigga!
FUCK IT!! IM JUST HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE MOST HATED ARE GETTING THE MOST MONEY!!!! ROSS NICKY DRAKE!!!
FUCK ALL YOU HATERS!!!
Im coming for hump camel *Diddy voice*
My money longer than JayZ face belee dat play boi *Birdman voice*
I respect JayZ nigga just 2 cocky and think his shit dont stank *clap 4 him*
The richest people in the world are not documented on paper. This is true.
@mac
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C.O TURN RAPPER ONLY IN AMERICA *Rick Ross voice*
TV ACTOR TURN RAPPER ONLY IN AMERICA *Drake voice*
Fuck Gayz where is bizzy bone fine ass at!
@ converse….. so in your opinion in order to qualify as a rapper you need to be from the hood and broke??
how fuckin stupid is that? we are in 2011 my friend…hip hop has evolved since the 80’s
@No name
Co-Sign 100%….
It’s all bout Information in this New Era
An other reason for haterz to hate. Jay-Z told them on H.A.M.
#TakeCare Bitches
i can only imagine what eminem would be like if he whored himself out and sold his soul.
wow…Wiz Khalifa made 11 milli last year??? and niggas claim Curren$y eatin independent? haha
lol yall hating on curtis but yall bloggers didnt even see 20,000 this year smh
Hip hop has become more concerned about an artists finances…no wonder these Forbes’ list are done every 6 months with the same artists listed with a sprinkle or two with some new “hot for the moment” artists added. The so-called hip hop fans don’t even care about the quality of music…as long as they are able to brag about
their favorite artist’ cash flow.
why are some guys here talking about drake???
ok if you wanna talk about drake…
yo drake i got ONE word for ya: HITLER!!!
i hope you just screamed your jewish ass off
I can’t believe people still buy into these forbes list.
Jay-Z-37 Million.
Kanye-16 million.
Drake + Birdshit + Wayne= 41 Million
Watch the Throne.
Haaaaaaa. Chicago clownin jay and kanye. Im listenin to the radio and woman said how wtt was expected to sale 400k the first week. Then she asked the dj or somebody what he thought about it. This nigga said, not from me, they talkin about who smokin cigars with Castro and stuff. Then they both said No sirrrrr not me in *Rick Ross voice *. And whoever used my name to say that bizzy bone thing is gay.
@gadfly drake birdman and wayne still ade 41 mill more than your hating ass!!!!
i want to see this white imperialistic racist crackers families how are they rich it’s must be some astronomical large numbers. this numbers ain’t shit to them. don’t let them fool you!
Niggas can’t understand WTT. Those putting in work in the universities and white collar jobs on the up and up understand and respect it because we have futures.
watch the throne suck balls officer ricky made the same as 50 and 50 did nothing this year ross all over the place with his music
A. Learn to spell
B. I work at a NYC IB. I’m on my way.
EMINEM FACEBOOK FRIENDS: 45.064.553 (and counting)
JAY-Z FACEBOOK FRIENDS: 9.676.189
“MEN LIE, WOMEN LIE, NUMBERS DONT” right jay-z? LOL
@yeskeen
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Umm? did I say that? can you read dumbie? Anyway signup 4 your membership http://Www.ConverseStans.com
This is fake Marshall aka Eminem has more money then Gayz!! fuck this shit!
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@ Jake, get outta here you fuckin CRACKER. Dumb white boy.
@Gadfly Youre a idiot! If Jay didnt dab in other business he wouldnt be at the top.Music wise wise he would be #15 or lower hahaha
NIKKI MADE 6 MILLI.. HATERS MAD
These numbers all seem fucked up as hell….. 50 and Nicki had to have made way more then 6…. thats for damn sure
I knew this just from listening to Watch The Throne!
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45elkd/17-curtis-%E2%80%9C50-cent%E2%80%9D-jackson-6-million-tie
Say no more, no albums, no tours, Peace
swaggin on em
@Aj Why you mad nigger i will hang you dirty no dad prick! Eminem killing you nigger at your own game hahahaha!
eminem is overrated because he’s white even he myself it admitted in some of his songs.
yo Aj we all know youre a little white girl
stop hidin stop lyin
@ Converse
HA!!!! LEAVE RICKY AND HIS TITTIES ALONE!!!!
….LOL!!!! CATCH ME ON TWITTER @mac DIESEL76
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
its all good but remember being the richest doesnt make you the nicest.
Damn we running the rap game! Wayne,Birdman,Drake and Nick! DAMN catch up weak sucker! CIV and Take Care same year?!! DAMN! We the business 100 million!
50 Cent and Rick Ross tied at 6 million
Was Soulja Boy on the list?
Where my penis?
Where the gay mens at?
This is based of contracts.
All these artists made money off concerts.
Eminem is the goat i will suck his toes if ask. Im gay and a stupid nigger.
WHERE IS NY NIGGA GAME?
LMAO
YMCMB: DAMN YOU GUYS REALLY HAS SOME MONEY. YOU GUYS CAN USE IT ON WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT HERE IS MY ADVISE.
MAYBE START WITH PAYING ALL THOSE PRODUCERS WHO STILL HASN’T GOT MONEY FOR BEATS LITTLE WAYNE USED?
THAT FAGGOT NIGGA SAYS PRODUCERS DON’T SEND HIM GOOD BEAT. LMAO!
NIGGA THEY DON’T SEND CUZ YOU DON’T PAY THEM!
AND WHERE IS LIL B AT?
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Your name only make him more famous! Good publicity and bad! Why pay when you can get it for free batty boi ha! We the business 100 million dollar$$$
This forbes list is the reason why I do Free Download…They doing just fine..Then they gonna charge a grip for concert tickets…Recession is Real.
fuck i’m fresh outta jail and my nigga gooch still on T O P wearing a camel mask yea that’s wassup!!! BURRR
@ Jake, eminem is a white trash punk you fuckin CRACKER. He is not killin shit. When get a flow better than Cassidy let me know. Fuck cracker. Ewww, we got birdshit on the line. Bitch. I’ll lynch yo pale skin ass. And that other nigga can eat a dick you pussy. Most White people are so fuckin stupid.
lol, HOV!
this is from may 2010 – may 2011
DUMB ASS NIGGAS
…. niggas on here talking like they made a million smh
Jay-Z $37 mil
Diddy $35 mil
Kanye $16 mil
Lil Wayne $15 mil
Birdman $15mil
Eminem $14 mil
Snoop $14 mil
Dr. Dre $14 mil
AKon $13 mil
Ludacris $12 mil
Wiz Khalifa $11 mil
Drake $11 mil
Pharrell $10 mil
Timbaland $7 mil
Swizz Beats $6.5 mil
Nicki Minaj $6.5 mil
Rick Ross $6 mil
50 Cent $6 mil
Pitbull $6 mil
T Pain $5 mil
BOB $5 mil
@Jake is a stupid cracker just like the rest of his people. Every female in yo family is good for gettin fucked because thats all white girls are good for. Being sluts. Dont come on here with bullshit boy. Tell your sister Becky I said whats good with that pussy. And tell yo birdshit mammy Susie I said how is that head game. 🙂
Cash Kings: Methodology
The Hip-Hop Cash Kings charts pretax earnings for all living artists whose work is primarily classified as hip-hop or rap. The estimates include income from record sales, touring, digital downloads, films, merchandise sales, endorsements, books and other entertainment ventures; management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted. Earnings are calculated for the period from May 2010 to May 2011 and based on data from Pollstar, Nielsen SoundScan, the Recording Industry Association of America, and individual record labels, as well as interviews with numerous lawyers, media buyers, managers and many of the artists themselves.For more on the business of hip-hop, check out Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office.
🙂 Just educated guesses…. 🙁 they didn’t count the dirty money
Baby Money
fuck steve jobs… he isn’t on my level yo
fuck you faggot! that’s why my products are shitting on that crappy bullshit you have
Niggas watching the throne, very happy to be
Power to the people, when you see me, see you
It’s a celebration of black excellence
Black tie, black Maybachs
Black excellence, opulence, decadence
Tuxes next to the president, I’m present
FUCK WARREN BUFFETT
FUCK BILL GATES
FUCK STEVE JOBS
🙂 HEY OPRAH
Yea Jay-Z rich and all that but the nigga ain’t wealthy he still has to get distubution fron Sony if he was a real buisness man he would of at least by now cut the middle man out and got his own distubution like Russell simmons did with Def Jam when he owned it. When getting paper like Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and Mark Zuckerburg then we can talk. He not even in their inner circle they wouldn’t even invite his ass to brunch with that chump change. Let’s see him own his own pro team not just a piece of the it. Michael Jordan laughing at his money..
niggas hating on me
really nigga?
why niggas hatin on me
$55 Million Swag
It’s a fact that the Forbes list is not 100% accurate. Typical idiots believe everything they read!
Love it!
success breeds envy
black on black hate
the forbes magazine is run by zionists! zionists support killing children, spreading lies, stealing money and lands! Better watch out who you trust!
OMG OMG OMG OMG
I HATE SEEING PEOPLE WITH MY SKIN COLOR BE SUCCESSFUL
FUCK THEM
fuck jay-z he broke
bill gates is rich
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All black rappers talk about they got money and how they in the hood? smh… thats the dumist shit I ever heard if you got money WHY U IN THE HOOD? Yall don’t even have 40 acers and a mule!
I sound dumb.
didnt 50 get $200 mil for some movie project?
First picture was a line up now I’m on the forbes
@Hip Hop Fiend
Actually, Jay Z and Michael Jordan are both worth around 500 million. But between Jay and Beyonce, there’s over a billion in that household, while Jordan is still at half. So no, Jordan is not laughing at all.
Em gets paid for doing nothing while Gay-z still hustling. gay got his shit in 100 different things, em puts out a solo album and sells 6 mil in a down economy. em > gay-z
Wow comparing Facebook fan page #`s. Dudes find any reason 2 hate Jigga my nigga.
Hard in da Paint shits on every song on Watch the thong.
Stop comparing this white trash to GOD HOV!
@Empire what u mean household nigga this ain’t couples forbes and they don’t even live in the same house but fuck that Michael Jordan is well over 500 million he is a brand an will continue to grow. Every thing Jay-Z is part of is run through distributed and manufactered through bigger ventures, Roc Nation (Sony), New Jersey Net (mostley owned by some Russsian nigga), S. Carters (Reebok) etc… Michael Jordan is true owner Jordan was run through Nike now he owns it, he owned part of Charlotte Bobcats now he has full ownership. Beyonce even make more than Hov
@Negrito, jigga got much money but eminem more fans (in fact, his fan site is #1 on facebook) so whats more important?
lmao fool, every source you check will tell you the exact same things that I did. See I, personally, don’t just talk out of my ass, I deal with facts. Check yours, bitch.
Oh and by the way, the reason why I referenced Beyonce (and I would have thought it was obvious) is because a lifestyle is influenced by the family’s wealth, not an individual’s. Similar to the way your mommy’s money boosts your McDonalds lifetyle.
fuck a gay z
i see my homie ricky rozay charting annually now, i can see him making much more next year with the big moves hes making, i love it, hes an inspiration to me
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COP? FUCK GAYZ!
@ s i x – I actually just laughed out loud.
Eminem doesn’t tour as much as many rappers and his outside business interests are limited, but music alone was enough to blast him back into the upper reaches of the list this year. His album Recovery sold 5.7 million copies worldwide and earned 10 Gramm nominations. Normally non-commercial,
“Last year I made 100 million dollars flat” Lil Wayne. Huh? BBM confused face
Love to see Black people making progress
What you eat don’t make me shit. “I was taught back on my block, that you don’t ride on nobody’s jock, for anything they do, fuck him and his crew. Unless, you were getting paid too.
I ain’t saying this to diss each and every fan. Women you can ride, but man be a man. “
Ya’ll comparing Em and Jay are fools. They’re the biggest faces in the game, and while your broke asses are sitting on the internet talking shit about this white or black race shit, they’re making millions.
Yeh, Em would’ve made more if he would have toured for Recovery/made other business deals. And Hov does get alot of that paper from other business deals.
But those saying Jay wouldn’t make as much without his other connects, gotta check your facts. Jigga sells out arenas just like Shady, and BP3 sold 615k the first week.
The point is, Jay, Em, and Ye are the 3 artists that are ALWAYS guaranteed to sell. Hate Em cuz he’s white, or hate Jigga cuz he’s richer then you’ll ever be, they’re both talented and been making moves for years.
Yeah, that’s last year’s issue on the picture…
Jay Z did that, you gotta respect the hustle.
lol he only out selled bey cuz she was breaking. 2011-2012 bey has an movie called “star is born”, new album, perfume, clothing line, parkwood ent, and etc.
jay-z watz good,im from brooklyn,U dont know me but i really need to get in contact with you its really important,its about your music and me no gas..if you get into a ps3 system den add me as a friend ..thiz is my screen name bed-stuy718..i would give you a phone number but i dont want any other nigga to call me..thanks ..I OWE IT ALL TO THE CRIB
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Fuck Gayz! Wayne>