Hip-hop is massive enterprise, and a few of the largest rappers in the sport are raking in huge quantities of paper. On Friday (Oct. 28), former Forbes editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg launched his listing of the wealthiest rappers of 2022.
As anticipated, lots of the common suspects are on the listing together with Jay-Z, who continues to construct his empire on the shoulders of his Armand de Brignac champagne, Roc Nation leisure firm and different main investments.
Dr. Dre makes the listing once more, although his web value has reportedly been minimize almost in half because the peak of his financial momentum in 2014 when the sale of his Beats model to Apple Music for $3 billion virtually made him a billionaire. Since then, Dre has cashed out on plenty of multimillion greenback purchases and reportedly paid his ex-wife $100 million in their divorce settlement.
Diddy will get a lift this 12 months, formally coming into the billionaire’s membership. His strikes exterior of music make up the majority of his revenue together with partnerships with Cîroc vodka, DeLeón tequila and Revolt.
An entry that may come as a shock to many is Berner. The California rapper and hashish czar has constructed a formidable quantity of wealth by means of his wildly widespread Cookies marijuana model.
Kanye West additionally makes the listing, although the rapper is coming in at a far-cry lower than his final March claims of being value over $6 billion—claims that have been disputed by Forbes. Ye’s cashflow has reportedly dipped very considerably. His billionaire standing has been erased, largely as a result of his extremely worthwhile, just lately terminated Adidas deal.
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