Source: Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage / Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage Jay-Z already holds many of the firsts in hip-hop in regards to superior wealth. First to a billion, Cash King numerous times over. But for the first time, Hov isn’t the top earner in hip-hop. In the 2019 edition of Forbes highest-paid acts in hip-hop, it’s not Hov at No. 1 but rather Kanye West . Due in large part to his deal with adidas and the success of Yeezy footwear, Ye took home $150 million pretax income. Hov sits behind him at $81 million. The rise of Kanye on the Forbes list has been impressive to see over the years. He was No. 10 in 2018 with $27.5 million whereas Hov was No. 1 with $76.5 million. Ye’s involvement with adidas is a huge surge and financial windfall for him as his partnership with the apparel brand is expected to bring in more than $1.5 billion in sales in 2019. Outside of the former Watch The Throne brothers, Drake rests at No. 3 with $75 million followed by Diddy at No. 4 with $70 million. Houston’s own Travis Scott crashes the Top 5 with $58 million thanks to a number of deals with Jordan Brand, the success of his Astroworld: Wish You Were Here tour and Astroworld festival. The top 10 is rounded out by the likes of Eminem , DJ Khaled , Kendrick Lamar , Migos and Childish Gambino . You’d have to wait until Nos. 12 and 13 before you see a woman appear on the list and that includes Nicki Minaj and Cardi B as they’re close with $29 million and $28 million respectively. Cardi makes her own history as the youngest person on the list at 26. See the list below. 20. Pitbull ($18 million) 19. Wiz Khalifa ($18.5 million) 18. Nas ($19 million) 17. Future ($19.5 million) 16. Birdman ($20 million) 15. Meek Mill ($21 million) 14. Swizz Beatz ($23 million) 13. Cardi B ($28 million) 12. Nicki Minaj ($29 million) 11. J. Cole ($31 million) 10. Childish Gambino ($35 million) 9. Migos ($36 million) 8. Kendrick Lamar ($38.5 million) 7. DJ Khaled ($40 million) 6. Eminem ($50 million) 5. Travis Scott ($58 million) 4. Diddy ($70 million) 3. Drake ($75 million) 2. Jay-Z ($81 million) 1. Kanye West ($150 million) RELATED: Kanye West Is The Highest-Paid Male Entertainer According To Forbes RELATED: Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Diddy Top Forbes’ Richest Rappers 2019 List RELATED: Beyonce Tops Forbes Highest Paid Women In Music
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Kanye West Tops Forbes List As The Highest Paid Hip-Hop Act
