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# Who Are Hip Hop’s Richest Artists 2013?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/hip-hops-richest-artists-2013/
- Published: 2013-03-27T15:12:40.000Z
- Updated: 2013-03-27T15:12:40.000Z
- Description: Forbes has just released it's Forbes 5 list of Hip Hop's Richest Artists based on net worth. Many of those on the list are not new to the hip hop. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/03/hip-hops-richest-artists-2013.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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Forbes has just released it's Forbes 5 list of [Hip Hop's Richest Artists](%20https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/03/hip-hops-richest-artists-2013.html ) based on net worth. Many of those on the list are not new to the hip hop game and used their fame and earnings to extend their brand or invest in other industries. Top ranked Sean “Diddy” Combs scored with his deal Diageo’s Ciroc that pays the Combs eight-figures annually.

1\. Sean “Diddy” Combs $580 Million

2\. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter $475 Million

3\. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young $350 Million

4\. Bryan “Birdman” Williams $150 Million

5\. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson $125 Million

**Also: [Who Are The World’s 20 Richest Hip-Hop Stars?](https://www.hypebot.com/who-are-the-worlds-20-richest-hip-hop-stars/)**

*[via Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/03/27/the-forbes-five-hip-hops-wealthiest-artists-2013/?ref=hypebot.com)*