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# 20 Highest Paid Hip-Hop Stars 2019 [Forbes]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/20-highest-paid-hip-hop-stars-2019-forbes/
- Published: 2019-09-19T21:31:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-09-19T21:31:00.000Z
- Description: Kayne West finally beat Jay-Z to top this year's Forbes Top 20 Hip-Hop earnings chart despite the later's hit tour with Beyonce. Drake tounds out the top three.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Major Labels, Music Business, hip hop, music, musician, musicians, rap, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

[![image from cdn.pixabay.com](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a485e02d200c-200wi "image from cdn.pixabay.com")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a485e02d200c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Kayne West finally beat Jay-Z to top this year's Forbes Top 20 Hip-Hop earnings chart despite the later's hit tour with Beyonce. Drake tounds out the top three. **Top 20 Earning Hip-Hop Stars**20\. Pitbull ($18 million)19\. Wiz Khalifa ($18.5 million)18\. Nas ($19 million)17\. Future ($19.5 million)16\. Birdman ($20 million)15\. Meek Mill ($21 million)14\. Swizz Beatz ($23 million)13\. Cardi B ($28 million)12\. Nicki Minaj ($29 million)11\. J. Cole ($31 million)10\. Childish Gambino ($35 million)9\. Migos ($36 million)8\. Kendrick Lamar ($38.5 million)7\. DJ Khaled ($40 million)6\. Eminem ($50 million)5\. Travis Scott ($58 million)4\. Diddy ($70 million)3\. Drake ($75 million)2\. Jay-Z ($81 million)1\. Kanye West ($150 million)More at [Forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2019/09/19/highest-paid-hip-hop-acts-2019-kanye-tops-jay-z-to-claim-crown/?ref=hypebot.com#6883be89236b)