Forbes' Cash Kings: The Hip-Hop Cash Kings Earners

1. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, $37 million

2. Sean "Diddy" Combs, $35 million

3. Kanye West, $16 million

4. Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter, $15 million (tie)

Bryan "Birdman" William, $15 million (tie)

6. Marshall "Eminem" Mathers, $14 million (tie)

Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, $14 million (tie)

Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus, $14 million (tie)

9. Aliuane "Akon" Thiam, $13 million

10. Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, $12 million

11. Cameron "Wiz Khalifa" Thomaz, $11 million (tie)

Aubrey "Drake" Graham, $11 million (tie)

13. Pharrell Williams, $10 million

14. Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, $7 million

15. Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, $6.5 million (tie)

Onika "Nicki Minaj" Maraj, $6.5 million (tie)

17. William "Rick Ross" Roberts, $6 million (tie)

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, $6 million (tie)

Armando "Pitbull" Perez, $6 million (tie)

20. Faheem "T-Pain" Najm, $5 million (tie)

Bobby "B.o.B" Simmons, Jr., $5 million (tie)