Diddy named Highest Paid Rapper
American rapper and Record Label owner, Sean Comb,popularly known as Diddy has been named as hip-hop’s biggest moneymaker in 2013 by Forbes.
The business mogul was tops in a list of the highest-paid stars in hip-hop after making an estimated $50 million (£31.2 million) over the course of the past year. Most of the income is from the launch of his Ciroc vodka brand,his record label Bad Boy and Sean John clothing line. He is also the richest rapper due to his overall fortune of $580 million (£382 million).
Jay-Z came in second on the list, with reported earnings of $43 million (£26.9 million), while Dr, Dre was third with $40 million (£25 million).
Nicki Minaj , the only female artist to be included in the Top 10, ranked fourth with her total of $29 million (£18 million).
Others include Birdman at fifth position with $21 million, Kanye West on sixth position with total earnings of $20million, Lil Wayne – seventh with $16million, Wiz Khalifa at number eight with $14million, Ludacris – $ 12million, and Pitbull on tenth position with $11 million.