Highest-Paid Hip Hop Artists of 2017

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Forbes has published its annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, with Sean “Diddy” Combs taking the top spot for the third year in a row.

Doubling his earnings from last year, Bad Boy secured $130 million over the last 12 months. Behind Puff comes Drake, followed by JAY Z and Dr. Dre.

Check out the Top 20 below.

1. Diddy – $130 million
2. Drake – $94 million
3. JAY Z – $42 million
4. Dr. Dre – $34.5 million
5. Chance the Rapper – $33 million
6. Kendrick Lamar – $30 million
7. Wiz Khalifa – $28 million
8. Pitbull – $27 million
9. DJ Khaled – $24 million
10. Future – $23 million
11. Kanye West – $22 million
12. Birdman – $20 million
13. J. Cole – $19 million
14. Swizz Beatz – $17 million
15. Snoop Dogg – $16.5 million
16. Nicki Minaj – $16 million
17. Lil Wayne – $15.5 million
18. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $11.5 million
19. Rick Ross – $11.5 million
20. Lil Yachty – $11 million