Diddy, Jay Z, Dr Dre & Drake top Forbes Highest Earning Hip Hop stars of 2016 Diddy is the highest earning Hip Hop star in the US for the second year in a row. Other than 2014 when Dr Dre beat him to the top spot, he has been the highest earning in at least 5 years. Forbes today released it's annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings List, and Diddy, Jay Z, Dr Dre, Drake and Wiz Khalifa made the top 5. See the top 20 after the cut... Diddy ($62 million) Jay-Z ($53.5 million) Dr. Dre ($41 million) Drake ($38.5 million) Wiz Khalifa ($24 million) Nicki Minaj ($20.5 million) Pitbull ($20 million) Pharrell Williams ($19.5 million) Kendrick Lamar ($18.5 million) Birdman ($18 million) Kanye West (17.5 million) DJ Khaled ($15million) Asap Rocky ($13 million) J Cole($14 million) Lil Wayne ($14 million) Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ($14 million) Snoop Dogg ($12.5million) Eminem ($11million) Swizz Beatz ($10.5 million) Ludacris and Rick Ross (Tie) ($10million)