The total population has not changed, but there has been a noticeable change in the landscape. While some names have risen in ...

Dr. Dre’s highly-anticipated album, “Detox,” has yet to hit store shelves, but the rap mogul has already claimed the top spot among hip-hop earners, according to Forbes magazine’s annual ...

What Should We Buy Now? Even though both Soulja Boy and D-Trump were both snubbed, the list of the richest rappers featured some of rap music’s biggest names. Here’s the list: ...

DJ Akademiks took to his X page @AkademiksTV on July 9, 2025, to praise Nicki Minaj for calling out Jay-Z and Roc Nation.

Naturally, Jay-Z tops this year’s ranking of hip-hop’s richest stars. Who will be the next billionaire from the rap world? The answer is almost certainly one of the names below.

The five richest rappers of 2019 have a combined wealth of more than $2.9 billion. Nearly half that belongs to Jay-Z. All five rappers on Forbes’ latest list are men, ranging in age from 32 to 54.

The world of rap is a wealthy one, with the top ten rappers in the world ranging from net worths of $170 million up to $2.5 billion. Topping the leaderboard is Jay-Z, who rakes it in thanks to his ...

The world's richest rapper worth £2bn - more than Kanye West and Drake combined Those at the top of the rap game are some of the richest people in the music industry.

Dr. Dre hasn’t released an album of original hip-hop in more than a decade and yet he is the genre’s richest man — why? It’s the headphones, stupid. Forbes recently ranked the richest ...

Whenever the conversation about the richest rapper in the world arises, Jay-Z is often the first name that comes to mind. The Empire State of Mind rapper has built his billion-dollar empire beyond the ...