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Forbes released its annual list of the highest paid hip-hop artists of the year on Wednesday, and Pitbull made the Top 10 for the ninth consecutive year!
Mr. Worldwide grossed over $32,000,000 over the past 12-months, landing him in the eighth spot on the legendary Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, which marked the earnings of the top hip-hop artists from August 2017 to 2018. The Cuban-American artist surpassed fellow heavyweights like Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, and Migos.
This year’s income is $5,000,000 more than last year’s thanks to the success of Pitbull’s co-headlining tour with Enrique Iglesias in the Fall of last year, and this year’s Piece Of Me Tour with Britney Spears. The 37-year-old rapper grosses a healthy six figures per tour stop.
Take a look at the full list below:
- Jay Z ($76.5 million)
- Diddy ($64 million)
- Kendrick Lamar ($58 million)
- Drake ($47 million)
- J. Cole ($35.5 million)
- Dr. Dre ($35 million, tie)
- Nas ($35 million, tie)
- Pitbull ($32 million)
- Future ($30 million)
- Kanye West ($27.5 million)
- DJ Khaled ($27 million)
- Migos ($24.5 million)
- Eminem ($23 million)
- Chance the Rapper ($21.5 million)
- Travis Scott ($21 million)
- Birdman ($20 million)
- Lil Uzi Vert ($19.5 million)
- Lil Wayne ($19 million)
- Logic ($17 million)
- Meek Mill ($15 million, tie)
- Russ ($15 million, tie)