Jay Z Knocks 50 Cent Out...

I guess 50 Cent can hand over his rights to his song, I Get Money to Jay Z. For when it comes to the paper, Hov ranks in at number 1!

Jay-Z, Diddy, Kanye West and 50 Cent have landed atop Forbes' annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings List this year leading the pack ahead of rappers including Lil Wayne, Eminem and T.I.

Hova raked in a reported $35 million starting in June 2008, from touring and other business ventures. Although his earnings were down substantially from last year's $85 million, he still managed to edge out fellow mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who came in at No. 2, with $30 million. Third place went to Kanye West with a respectable $25 million, earned through profits from his '808's and Heartbreaks' album and 'Glow In The Dark' tour. 50 Cent landed at No. 4 with approximately $20 million, a steep drop from $100 million in 2007.

Here is a break-down of the rest of the list:

No. 5 Akon ($20 million), No. 6 Lil Wayne ($18 million), No. 7 Timbaland ($17 million), No. 8 Pharrell ($16 million), No. 9 T-Pain ($15 million), No. 10 Eminem ($14 million) No.11 Dr. Dre ($13 million) No. 12. Snoop Dogg ($11 million), No. 13 Ludacris ($10 million), No. 14 Common ($8 million), No. 15 Will.i.am ($8 million), No. 16. T.I. ($8 million), No. 17 Swizz Beatz ($8 million), No. 18 Andre 3000 ($7 million), No. 19 Big Boi ($7 million), No. 20 Flo Rida ($6 million), No. 21 Rick Ross ($6 million), No. 22 The Game ($6 million) and No. 23 Young Jeezy ($6 million).

Must be nice to be bringing in all that paper in a recession. Or as Rick Ross says, "Recession over where"? I guess the best way to make money in rap, is not to rap. Clearly, Hov paper comes from being just a BOSS!