The 20 Highest Paid Hip Hop Artists Of The Year

Women make their mark on this list in the 12th and 13th spots with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B with $29 million and $28 million respectively. Cardi B is also the youngest person on the list at 26. Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino is one of two newcomers on the list with $35 million and 10th place. Cardi B also makes the list of the highest paid in hip hop for the first time. The top 20 acts in hip hop made a combined $860 million, which is up 33% from last year’s $648 million. Pitbull is the 20th hip hop artist on the list, with an $18 million haul, the highest the minimum earnings have ever been. #20. Pitbull – $18 million #19. Wiz Khalifa  – $18.5 million #18. Nas – $19 million #17. Future –  $19.5 million #16. Birdman – $20 million #15. Nicki Minaj – $20 million #14. Meek Mill – $21 million #13. Swizz Beatz – $23 million #12. Cardi B – $28 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