Jay-Z’s past year earnings of $35 million have placed him at the top of a new Forbes magazine fortune list. The Forbes magazine Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2009.
The rapper raked in the cash from his various music, fashion and lifestyle ventures.
He beat pals Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Kanye West to the top spot-they ranked just behind Jay-Z with $30 million and $25 million respectively.
Jigga’s wife, R&B superstar Beyonce, was declared the Best Paid Celebrity Under 30 with a 12-month total of $87 million in earnings in another Forbes poll earlier this week.
The top 10 stars in the Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2009 list are as follows:
1. Jay-Z-$35 million
2. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs-$30 million
3. Kanye West-$25 million
4. 50 Cent and Akon-$20 million
6. Lil Wayne-$18 million
7. Timbaland-$17 million
8. Pharrell Williams-$16 million
9. T-Pain-$15 million
10. Eminem -$14 million