Hip-hop is large enterprise, and a number of the greatest rappers within the recreation are raking in huge quantities of paper. On Friday (Oct. 28), former Forbes editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg launched his checklist of the wealthiest rappers of 2022.
As anticipated, most of the traditional suspects are on the checklist 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 checklist once more, although his internet value has reportedly been lower 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 nearly made him a billionaire. Since then, Dre has cashed out on quite a lot of multimillion greenback purchases and reportedly paid his ex-wife $100 million of their divorce settlement.
Diddy will get a lift this 12 months, formally getting into the billionaire’s membership. His strikes outdoors 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 standard Cookies marijuana model.
Kanye West additionally makes the checklist, although the rapper is coming in at a far-cry lower than his final March claims of being value over $6 billion—claims that had been disputed by Forbes. Ye’s cashflow has reportedly dipped very considerably. His billionaire standing has been erased, largely attributable to his extremely worthwhile, just lately terminated Adidas deal.
