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Published on May 10th, 2017 | by Dr. Jerry Doby

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Diddy, Jay-Z and Dre top Forbes 2017 ‘Top-Five Wealthiest’ Hop-Hop artist list

Forbes released today Wednesday May 10, its 2017 list of Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists – these five artists have a combined net worth of approximately $2.57 billion.

Diddy (No. 1) retains his top spot as the richest artist in Hip-Hop, closing in on billionaire-status on account of his lucrative deal with Diageo’s Ciroc, as well as huge stakes in TV network Revolt. Closely behind, Jay Z’s (No. 2) fortune has jumped 30% in the past year after a $200 million investment from Sprint reportedly put the valuation of his music-streaming service, Tidal, at $600 million, more than 10 times what he paid for the company two years ago.

Dre (No. 3) hasn’t quite achieved the billionaire status he initially claimed, but his cut in the Beats sale gave him the largest single-year payday ever recorded by a living musician; his fortune has since swelled to $740 million thanks to savvy investments.

With the new Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young School of Design and Innovation at USC in Los Angeles, Dre is on track hit #1 someday as an international brand.

Check out the full  “Forbes Five: Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists in 2017  list by Zack O’Malley Greenburg.

On the political tip, these cats combined have enough to start and finance a brand new EFFECTIVE political party…IJS


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