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# The 5 Richest Artists In Hip Hop 2015
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-5-richest-artists-in-hip-hop-2015-1/
- Published: 2015-05-06T12:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-05-06T12:30:00.000Z
- Description: Despite netting $500 million from the sale of his stake in Beats Electronics and Best Music to Apple, Dr. Dre does not have the biggest net worth in the world. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/05/the-5-richest-artists-in-hip-hop-2015-1.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, 50 Cent, Apple Inc., Birdman (rapper), Dr Dre, Forbes, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Net worth, Sean Combs, Sean John, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![image from soulfulabode.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d10f49f4970c-150wi "image from soulfulabode.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d10f49f4970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Despite netting $500 million from the sale of his stake in Beats Electronics and Best Music to Apple, Dr. Dre does not have the biggest net worth in the world of Hip Hop. Here is Forbes latest list of the 5 wealthiest men (yes, only men) in Hip Hop.[![Diddy](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c785c640970b-250wi "Diddy")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c785c640970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)#1 **Diddy** $735 Million#2 **Dr. Dre** $700 Million\# 3 **Jay Z** $550 Million#4 **50 Cent** $155 Million#5 **Birdman** $150 MillionMore @ [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/05/05/the-forbes-five-hip-hops-wealthiest-artists-2015/?ref=hypebot.com)

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