Last year it was Jay-Z who led the way on Forbes new list for Hip-Hop Cash Kings, but he was dethroned despite landing a huge deal with Live Nation, worth an estimated $150 million.
Hov did land at no. 2 on the 2008 list, but it was 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) who is crowned the 2008 Hip-Hop Cash King by the magazine, who reportedly earned a whopped $150 million over the past 12 months.
According to Forbes, Fiddy banked $100 million (after taxes) thanks to his stake in VitaminWater's parent, Glacéau, which was bought by Coca-Cola as part of a $4.1 billion deal.
Additionally, the rapper's portfolio also includes a successful clothing line, record label, film roles, video games, and of course record sales from several albums, including his most recent platinum selling Curtis album.
Forbes reports that he's also working on a mining partnership with South African billionaire Partrice Motsepe.
The rest of the list is as follows, see the entire list with photos at Forbes.com: 2: Jay-Z -$82 million; 3:-Diddy $35 million ; 4: Kanye West $30 million; 5:-Timbaland $22 mill; No. 6: Pharrell Williams - $20 mill; No. 7: Swizz Beats - $17 mill; No. 8: Snoop Dogg - $16 mill; No. 9: Dr. Dre - $15 mill; No. 10: Ludacris - $14 mill; No. 11: T.I. - $13 mill; No. 11: Lil Wayne - $13 mill; No. 12: Eminem - $12 mill; No. 12: Common - $10 mill; No. 12: Akon - $12 mill; No. 13: Jermaine Dupri - $11 mill; No. 13: Lil Jon - $11 mill; No. 14: Outkast - $10 mill; No. 14: Chamillionaire - $10 mill; No. 14: The Game - $10 mill
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