Last updated: Friday, August 17, 2007

JAY-Z TOPS HIP-HOP EARNERS LIST

Music mogul JAY-Z has topped a list naming the highest earning hip-hop star.

JAY-Z at '2007 MTV Movie Awards' at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Studios, Los Angeles, California - 03.06.07

The Def Jam boss earned $34 million (GBP17 million) in 2006, beating out competition from rapper 50 Cent to claim the title of Hip-Hop Cash King in American magazine Forbes.

50 Cent made $32 million (GBP16 million), while Sean 'Diddy' Combs is in third place with earnings of $28 million (GBP14 million).

Rounding out the top five are producer Timbaland and Dr. Dre, who raked in $21 million (GBP10.5 million) and $20 million (GBP10 million) respectively.

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Source: WENN

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