Diddy Tops Forbes “Cash Kings” List of Highest Paid Hip-Hop Artists for 2013

Diddy tops the annual Forbes “Cash Kings” list of the world’s Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Artists.

The rapper-mogul earned an estimated $50 million in the past 12 months, according to the outlet, enough to put him ahead of Jay Z ($43 million) and Dr. Dre ($40 million).

Forbes calculates its rankings by looking at “income from touring, record sales, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements and other ventures” between June 2012 and June 2013.

So who else made the cut?

Check out the Cash Kings 2013 List below!

1. Diddy - $50 Million

2. Jay Z - $43 Million

3. Dr. Dre - $40 Million

4. Nicki Minaj - $29 Million

5. Bryan "Birdman" Williams - $21 Million

6. Kanye West - $20 Million

7. Lil Wayne - $16 Million

8. Wiz Khalifa - $14 Million

9. Ludacris - $12 Million

10. Pitbull - $11 Million

11. Drake - $10.5 Million

12 (tie). Eminem - $10 Million

12 (tie). Snoop Lion - $10 Million

14 (tie). Pharrell Williams - $9 Million

14 (tie). Kendrick Lamar - $9 Million

14 (tie). Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - $9 Million

17. Swizz Beatz - $8.5 Million

18. Tech N9ne - $7.5 Million

19. 50 Cent - $7 Million

20 (tie). Rick Ross - $6 Million

20 (tie). Questlove - $6 Million

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20 (tie). Mac Miller - $6 Million

20 (tie). Lil Jon - $6 Million

20 (tie). Young Jeezy - $6 Million

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