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Saturday, September 21, 2019

Kanye West ranks world’s richest rap artiste









American rapper and fashion designer, Kanye West, has been named the highest-paid hip-hop act in the world, earning $150m a year.



According to Forbes, Kanye West top the 2019 list, edging out JAY-Z who earned $81m and Drake who made $71m, to clinch the second and third positions respectively on the list of top 20.



JAY-Z has always been one of the top earners in hip-hop, but for the first time ever he has lost out to Kanye West, his former protégé.









The top ten consists entirely of male hip-hop artists, as Eminem, DJ Khaled, Kendrick Lamar, Migos, and Childish Gambino rounded out the rest of the list.



The only female artists to make it into the top 20 are Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, who came in at number 12 and 13 respectively.



Nicki Minaj made $29m earnings, and Cardi B, the youngest to make the list at 26, raked in $28m in earnings.



See the top 20 list below



Kanye West – $150m



Jay-Z – $81m



Drake – $75m



Diddy – $70m



Travis Scott – $58m









Eminem – $50m



DJ Khaled – $40m



Kendrick Lamar – $38.5m



Migos – $36m



Childish Gambino – $35m



J. Cole – $31m



Nicki Minaj – $29m



Cardi B – $28m









Swizz Beatz – $23m



Meek Mill – $21m



Birdman – $20m



Future – $19.5m



Nas – $19m



Wiz Khalifa – $18.5m



Pitbull – $18m
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