Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has maintained his status as the richest hip hop star.
His famous words ‘ten years from now I will still be relevant’ resurfaced on Tuesday when Forbes.com named Diddy the richest man in the hip hop music industry.
Diddy is so close to making a billion dollars its exciting. His current net worth is reported to being around $735million.
He managed to surpass Dr Dre, who claimed he was going to be the first billionaire in hip hop when he signed a $3billion deal with Apple for his famous headsets.
It seems Dre spoke too soon as taxes dealt him a heavy blow which saw him pocketing only $500million.
Dre sits closely behind Diddy on the hip hop rich list with an estimated net worth of $700million, about $35million short of Diddy.
Beyonce’s hubby, Jay-Z comes in third with a net worth of about $550million.
Here is a list of the top five richest hip hop stars:
1. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs - $735million
From deals with Ciroc vodka, clothing lines Sean John and Enyce, water brand Aquahydrate, tequila DeLeon and multimedia network Revolt.
2. Dr Dre - $700million
From deals with Apple for his headphone range Beats.
3. Jay-Z - $550million
From purchasing music streaming service Tidal and other deals such as Armand de Brignac champagne.
4. Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson - $155million
He is said to still be enjoying the fruits from his mineral water deal Vitaminwater in 2007. He also has a vodka deal with Effen and Frigo underwear.
5. Bryan 'Birdman' Williams - $150million
He is reported to have dropped down the list as there seems to be a lot of uncertainty around Cash Money Records following Lil Wayne’s departure.
Diddy still the richest man in hip hop
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has maintained his status as the richest hip hop star.
His famous words ‘ten years from now I will still be relevant’ resurfaced on Tuesday when Forbes.com named Diddy the richest man in the hip hop music industry.
Diddy is so close to making a billion dollars its exciting. His current net worth is reported to being around $735million.
He managed to surpass Dr Dre, who claimed he was going to be the first billionaire in hip hop when he signed a $3billion deal with Apple for his famous headsets.
It seems Dre spoke too soon as taxes dealt him a heavy blow which saw him pocketing only $500million.
Dre sits closely behind Diddy on the hip hop rich list with an estimated net worth of $700million, about $35million short of Diddy.
Beyonce’s hubby, Jay-Z comes in third with a net worth of about $550million.
Here is a list of the top five richest hip hop stars:
1. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs - $735million
From deals with Ciroc vodka, clothing lines Sean John and Enyce, water brand Aquahydrate, tequila DeLeon and multimedia network Revolt.
2. Dr Dre - $700million
From deals with Apple for his headphone range Beats.
3. Jay-Z - $550million
From purchasing music streaming service Tidal and other deals such as Armand de Brignac champagne.
4. Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson - $155million
He is said to still be enjoying the fruits from his mineral water deal Vitaminwater in 2007. He also has a vodka deal with Effen and Frigo underwear.
5. Bryan 'Birdman' Williams - $150million
He is reported to have dropped down the list as there seems to be a lot of uncertainty around Cash Money Records following Lil Wayne’s departure.
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