Forbes Top 5 Wealthiest Hip Hop Artist 2015

Forbes has released their annual list for the top 5 wealthiest hip hop artist of 2015. Taking the number one spot of the list this year is Sean Combs (Diddy) with his wealth coming in over $735 million. Diddy reaches this position with the assistance of products like Ciroc, Aquahydrate water, the Sean John Clothing brand and his Revolt music network.  Diddy founded the Revolt music network with the idea of it being a next generation MTV but with more focus on music.

Placing behind Diddy in the number 2 spot is Dr. Dre at $700 million with help from his Beats By Dre and Apple ventures. Dr.Dre’s 2014 Beats sales earned him the largest single year payday for any musician in history!  Jay-Z takes number 3 with over $550 million; we’ll see how Jigga’s new Tidal streaming service contributes into his spot next time around. 50 cent comes in 4^th with $155 million with his SMS headphone line, Effen vodka and Frigo underwear brands support.  Topping out the list is Birdman the CEO of Cash Money, he falls back a spot from the previous year and ranks number 5 with $150 million despite turbulence within the company.