Bawllin In '06 - Top 10 Richest in Hip Hop (10-6)
by JOKESTA
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17, 2007
There has been a lot of talk about who’s Bawllin in Hip Hop right now, and a lot of it is exactly that- just talk. DefSounds breaks down the top 10 richest people in hip hop of 2006.
Bawllin In ‘06 Part 1
10. Jermaine Dupri & Nelly (Tie) – $60 Million
For the number 10 spot we have a tie between So So Def’s Jermaine Dupri and the St. Lunatics’s Nelly. In 2006 their estimated net worth came in at $60 Million(respectively).
Jermaine Dupri
With a music career spanning over 10 years, Jermaine Dupri has risen to the top amongst Hip Hop’s Power Players. Founder, President, and CEO of So So Def Records, Dupri earned most of his fortune from songwriting royalties by ghostwriting for acts on his label. Da Brat, Jagged Edge, Xscape, Kriss Kross, and Bow Wow have all been under Dupri’s umbrella. His current roster includes Young Capone, Dem Franchize Boyz, Da Kid Slim, Daz (aka Daz Dillinger & Dat Nigga Daz), T. Waters, and Johnta Austin. He has also produced numerous smash hits such as Welcome To Atlanta and Money Aint A thang.
Nelly
Breaking out into the music scene in 2000, Nelly quickly established himself by bringing a new sound to hip hop with the smash hit,
Country Grammar. With over five number 1 singles and 4 Grammies, Nelly has build his fortune to a net worth of $10 million dollars. While other rappers stick to music, Nelly has many other business endeavors. In 2005 he co-starred in the Longest Yard along side Adam Sandler, Burt Reynolds, and Chris Rock. He also has a part in the clothing Lines, Vokal and Apple Bottoms.
9. 50 Cent – $100 Million
Debuting in 2003, 50 Cent Sky rocketed to fame with his first major debut album, Get Rich or Die Trying. Selling 872,000 copies within its first week, Get Rich or Die Trying went platinum within 2 weeks of it’s release and broke the record for first week sales of any major label debut in the history of the Soundscan era.
Since then, 50 has amassed his fortune by branching out into other mediums such as Television, Movies, Books, and Merchandise. He has stakes in Vitamin Water (Formula 50), Reebok Sneakers (G Unit kicks), G Unit’s Clothing line, Video Games (50 Cent Bullet Proof), Movies (Get Rich or Die Trying, Home of the Brave, The Dance), and recently has launched G Unit Books.
8. Eminem – $110 Million
Even with being MIA for most of 2005, Eminem’s net worth in 2006 came in at an estimated $110 Million. Eminem’s triple platinum debut album, The Slim Shady LP moved over 1.5 million units in its first week. Soon after, The Marshall Mathers LP was released in May 2000, quickly selling two million copies and becoming the fastest selling rap album of all time. Em’s third major album, The Marshall Mathers LP, debuted at #1; selling over 1 million copies within a week.
Aside from records sales, Eminem also leads his own record label, Shady Records, and has produced records such as Jadakiss’ “Welcome To D-Block”, Jay-Z’s “Renegade” and “Moment of Clarity” Lloyd Banks’ “Warrior Part 2”, and “Hands Up”, Tony Yayo’s “Drama Setter”, Trick Trick’s “Welcome 2 Detroit,” and Xzibit’s “My Name” and “Don’t Approach Me”. He also has stakes in fashion with his trademarked clothing line, Shady Unlimited and starred in the Block Buster movie 8 mile.
7. Ice Cube – $145 Million
Number 7 might come as a surprise to many. In 2006, Ice Cube’s net worth was estimated at a whopping $145 Million. Being one of the originators of “Gangsta Rap”, Ice Cube has been in the game for over 16 years and is no doubt one of the richest MCs out of the West Coast. With 6 of 10 solo albums going platinum, Ice Cube has managed to become a quiet heavy hitter in the industry. He has produced over 11 movies and has starred in over 20.
6. Dr. Dre – $150 Million
Grammy Award-winning hip hop producer, rapper, actor and record executive, Dr. Dre has an estimated net worth of $150 Million in 2006. Founder and CEO of Aftermath Records and former co-owner of Death Row Records, Dre has produced albums for and overseen the careers of some of the biggest stars in rap music, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game, and Busta Rhymes. With over 80 million records sold, he is widely regarded as one of the most popular and powerful figures in rap music of all time.
COMMENTS
Dr. Dre gettin that money, Aftermath/Shady/G-Unit gettin that money......Dr. Dre's a fuckin legend, that nigga done so much for hiphop, every decade or so a few niggas come out that change the game forever....90's it was Dre, Snoop, Pac, Nas, Jay, Biggie, this decade we got 50, Em, I cant think of nobody else really moving the game forward....
50 worth more now because he got 400 million off vitamin water
damn Joey u fast nigga u beat me.
I know jay-Z number 1
yea Dr. Dre gettin dat money nd so iz em nd 50...see dats wut happens when u a dope rapper nd producer...u hit figures lyke they did...i wonder if T.I. will hit big number lyke dat
nah TI like number 25 LOL
Predictions for the top 5
in no particular order
Jay-Z
Snoop
Diddy
outside of that i'm drawing a blank on who could be in there...Pac if they include deap people(that sounded crude)...LL Cool J has a lot of years in...Kanye...naw not enough side hustles...
so final predictions
Jay-Z
Diddy
Pac
Snoop
LL Cool J
...i know i'm forgetting somebody completely odvious...maybe not though
at least in the top 50 lol
YYYYYOOOOOO Master P dats who
I bet Pharrell is up there
BROKE NIGGAZ TALKIN BOUT BOUT SHIT THEY AIN'T GOT! THIS MUST BE DA FAN CLUB
nas is prolly gonna be up there, jay z is number 1 no doubt.
game might be top 5 he could contest 50.......hell naw lol he like number 500.
LMAO Gayme will b on here like in 2099.....lol
Na but newayz jay will b #1 4sho and diddy will b on there
Aye ne1 notice that Fif is only been gettin paper for 3 to 4 yrs. and he's already up there damn thats a businessman, i think this yr he'll do 200mill!!!!!!!!!!!
and no i aint dickrydin 4 all u haterz im just giving the man his props and respect he deserves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think jay-z is number 1.....niggas is gettn cake but jay-z is owner of the bakery
hov gon b in top 2... but i think diddy got him
Snoop definitely doesn't have more money than Dre. And Master P will definitely be on there cause he's touchin' 300 mil. So my guesses are:
1. Jay Z
2. Russel Simmons
2. P Diddy
4. Master P
5. I don't know! (2pac if they going that route....)
Notable Mentions: Shit what about Lil Jon? that whole Crunk movement had to get him touchin' 100 mil? lol
Nas wont be up there...dont get me wrong...i'm sure Nas isnt hurting for cash...but he aint on no 100 million shit...he never hit mainstream like that and he dont have major bank side hustles...nah mean??
i think i figured out the sleeper...
Will Smith!!!!! that man is money in the bank for them Movies...and his last album...Lost and Found was kind of nice...it went gold on the DL...plus the millions he'z sold previously...20 mill a picture people...if they get honest w/ the man that won the FIRST EVER RAP GRAMMY...that man would definately grace the list
Master P...300 mill...in his dreams w/ his dancing w/ the stars wack ass...and his son that's lived in a mansion his whole life tryin to be a "gangsta"...sheeeeiiiiiiitt....
i'm sure he made bank off all those snoop albums...but 300 mill?? your shitting me...
I'm almost positive that Master P is at "at least" 200 mil and is definitely in the top 5. You gotta respect that man's hustle. He's a marketing genious and set trends in the game. Album after album on his label, clothing line, movies, toys even!Disrespect him if you want, but he got in, pimped the game, and got out!
and definitely Will Smith is who I forgot! He may have J Beat!
Jay Z: "I came into this game wantin' more paper than Puff / now I'm realizin' Puff paper ain't enough!"
"I kill shit, till I catch Will Smith! / then I'm huntin' Spielberg down"
lmao...99% of statistics are made up on the spot...those master P numbers are a prime examble...
YOUR almost positive he has 200 mill...dont take this as a dis...but who are you?...anyone other than Master P's accountant?...i'm sure...so i'm ALMOST POSITIVE you dont really know how much money he is worth...
its no dis...
but nothing that man has done trumps anyone on this list so far...and this is the bottom half...Dre put out Eminem...Eminem is the HIGHEST SELLING RAP ARTIST EVER...Dre himself is on the list of highest grossing artists...off 2 albums...he made cake of a couple Pac albums...Master P hasn't put out anything that big...but you think he has more money than Dre?...i think not...
i have no idea how much money people make of what...but based on what they've both done...Dre has done more...so it stands to very good reason...he would have more money...
there it is...i'm done untill the top 5 hits...
DYLAN!!!!! He spit that HOT FIYAH!....word
oh...yea...in addition to Eminem...Dre put out 50...both Em and 50 are on this list also...where is anyone Master P put out on the list?...no where to be seen...
ok...
i'm done...
i'm going to bed Defsounds...
hopefully you'll live on w/o me for some hours...
DYLAN!
I'm tellin you..Pharrell..he banks
lol Sir Francis said Will Smith's last album was "kind of nice"......damn nigga you should be fuckin smacked for that comment!! lol you officially suspect whitey...
Sir Francis, your an idiot....thats why the game's fucked up right now, we got white boys buyin Will Smith, bumpin that shit like its hiphop!! lol ohhh man everything you say now is wack, lol damn homie say it aint so!!
lol, that was pretty funny. Well aite then, I guess I'm done too. No sense of going back and forth. You really need to repect the south though. Master P had 100% ownership of his Master Recordings and 85% of record's sales. I'm talkin' ground breaking shit in the game! And he sold over 70 million records. So YES! he IS worth more than Dr. Dre. I know that maybe hard for you to believe but oh well.
We'll just wait and see. and when the top 5 comes out, you don't have to say I was right and you were wrong. "no dis"
--- floridaboy a.k.a. Master P's accountant.
this is gonna be real funny when the top 5 comes out and Sir Francis see's P on there. lol. 200 mil EASY!
did you hear that album?...most likely not...it had a XL rating in XXL...i want to say 3 and a half mic's in the source...was it anything that will make you shit yourself it's so hot?...no...are there a couple party joints and a couple suprisingly dope consept tracks...yes...the album was very respectable...and his dis track was hilarious...
so dont act like you never got jiggy wit it...lmao...
The man is a beast on the silver screen though...cant touch him when it comes to this acting tip...
You right on that one, he can definately act, actually I feel like he was always a better actor than a rapper....Fresh Prince of Bel Air was one of my favorite shows of all time....Summertime was the only joint I really fucked with from Will Smith....the boy can act though, ill give it to you on that one.....but If I pull up next to a nigga blastin will smith, I may just have to punch that nigga in the face!!
First rapper to make Fortune magazine's 40 richest Americans under 40 in 1999
First rapper to own and control a clothing company
Started the direct to video trend in Hip Hop
The Source magazine's Power 30 list at #1 two years in a row
First rapper to be worth over $100 million
First rapper to be worth over $300 million
alllll "P". Respect it.
so like I said:
1. Jay Z
2. Will Smith
3. Mr. Simmons
4. Master P
5. Puff
in that order!
i dont kno about da ova 4 dat havnt been showen but all i kno is dat puffy in 2nd and jay-z in number 1.he made an extra 3mil 4 takin da def jam job
in 2003 it was master p, but now ima say Jay-Z, Diddy, Master P, Baby, and then Will Smith
1.jay z
2.p diddy
3.dont forget timberland
4.snoop
5.be either kayne,pharrell
It's either going to be Puffy 1, Jay-Z 2 or vice versa.Anyone who has pick up a forbes magazine knows there isn't anyone in HipHop in the vicinity of those two, when it comes to money.Master P use to be, but his money has continuely decline over the past 8 years and Russell Simmons is going to take a serious hit from Kimora in the divorce.
1. P. Diddy, $346 Million
2. Jay-Z, $340 Million
3. Russell Simmons, $325 Million
4. Damon Dash, $200 Million
5. Pharrell, $155 Million
6. Dr. Dre, $150 Million
7. Ice Cube, $145 Million
8. 50 Cent, $100 Million
9. (Tied) Nelly, $60 Million
10. (Tied) Jermaine Dupri, $60 Million
PUT MONEY ON IT
Master P. All Facts look it up
First rapper to be worth over $100 million
First rapper to be worth over $300 million
First rapper to own 100% of his Masters
First and only rapper/CEO to receive 85% of profits in a major deal
First rapper to make Fortune magazine's 40 richest Americans under 40 in 1999
Has sold 75 million records as an independent ceo
Made Forbes list of highest paid entertainers in 1998
First rapper to own and control a clothing company
Started the direct to video trend in Hip Hop
In the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's richest entertainer
Brought commercial credibility to Southern Hip Hop
Brought marketing innovations to Hip Hop
Inspired a new generation of rappers to become independent
BlackEnterprise B.E 100 list
The Source magazine's Power 30 list at #1 two years in a row
Vibe magazine's 10 most influential artists of the decade
wow, this kid above did his homework haha
diddy is #1 all day
then jay-z everybody knows that
Well if you talking richest people in hip hop that includes everyone involved......so I know swizz beats is supposed to be worth close to 100 million, and scott storch........
Top 5 will probably be this in no particular order besides jay being number 1.
Diddy, pharrell, mr. Simmons, bow wow, and jay.....lmfao @ bow wow... but I couldn't think of a real 5th person, but prolly snoop if it aint bow wow...lmao. But jay is supposed to be around 400 million last I checked.
yall are killig me.. like i said. master p has "at least" 200 mill.
bow wow? you really think bow wow would have MORE money than Jermaine dupri? lol, pharrel? c'mon. damon dash maybe on there. but Will Smith and Master P are the other 2 along with jay, Puff, and Russ. I can't say it enough...
here's the richest right now as i speak
1. Dr Dre
2. Eminem
3. 50 cent
1.Puffy $346 million
2.Jay-Z $340 million
No one in Hip Hop is within $80 million of those to guys.
so nobody wanna hate on 50 huh? numbers don't lie, where are all the dipset fans huh? numbers don't lie!!!!hahahahaa it's it's the the ROC
get$
Evil_Dre whats wrong with this people?
50 probably gonna swoop past everybody and land right in the 5 spot. i put money on it. its too much shit he doin this year
evil_dre jay passed puff already....but you close..lol..and to the other guy i was JOKING bout bow wow.
man for da niggas hollerin out dre and pac. man dre only did like 1% for pac. he only produced two records ever. dat was california love and can c me. the ones who made 2pac big over at deathrow was daz and johhny j. dats it. pac best album and the higest selling album featured no production from dre and dat was 7 day theory. i just wanted to to mention dat to people cuz people automatically assume since dre was the top producer at deathrow he had a part into everything. dats not true. pac even said he was makin money off of deathrow and his last album was bout 4 years ago. but shady/aftermath gonna dominate for years
I personally like all eyez on me......lol
NIGGAS STOP GOING TO WIKIPEDIA FOR YOUR INFORMATION!!! damn niggas yall killin me with that shit, niggas going to wikipedia then copyin that shit on here!! niggas, please yall the niggas killin hiphop b, part time niggas...
nobody' within' 80 mill of jay and puff? i'm tellin' ya, if they puttin' "the Fresh Prince" on here, then he's definitely on they level. And I would assume Russel Simmons too. and once again. Master P will definitely be on there. facts are facts. you don't lose 100 mil in a few years unless your Mike Tyson or Hammer...
you just figured that out?
"killin' hiphop b" lol, that's hallarious.
THIS A ANTI DIPSET FORUM.... HAHA BROKE ASS NIGGAS... BUT ON ANOTHER NOTE MASTER P IS DEF. ON THE LIST...AND HOMEBOY WHO SAID BOW WOW'S ON THE LIST IN ON THAT SHERM.
Forbes magazine! Joey Crack. Lets try reading something other then hip hop magazine. All of this is old news.This was already reported at the end of 06.Read people read.
JOEY CRACK IS A HATER 1ST AND FORMOST...EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THAT JUST FROM HOW HE BE TALKN....TALKN DOWN ON THE NEXT ARTIST CITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.. KARMA IS A BITCH YOU HATER
HATING IS A WEAKNESS... YOU NEED TO GET HELP WITH THAT B4 U GET UR HEAD SPLIT BY SOMEONE EVEN IN YOUR TOWN..
JOEY CRACK IS THE POLICE... HE BE TRYING TO STOP PEOPLES SHINE FOR NOTHING...JUST LIKE GETTN PULLED OVER ON WHEN YOU STUNTIN.. SHOW STOPPN AZZ NGGA
man shut da fuck up u talkin hatin ass bitch ass joe crack. u stayin sayin da shit. niggas go to wikipedia. ur corny. niggas hate when they know half the info i know. where on wikipeida do u see 2pac comment on dr.dre. no where. ima tell u again, get off my dick. when u see my sexiest ass bitch on the aviator. dont respond to nuthin i said. dat shit was like two days ago homie, and u still upset cuz i made u look stupid. oh but i forgot u ethered my right. u's a clown
I could care less about another nigga'z money?
Hyphy Bay Cocksucker still mad NY niggas dont give a fuck about Wack Dre, seems like you were his personal bitch lol....and Makaveli lol please nigga you tellin niggas the other day to check wikipedia to do they homework lol everytime I see yo bitch ass ima get at u....niggas like you love to show and prove on the net, writin research papers and shit lol sorry loser, but yous a ho, try again....
Ohh and Hyphee Homo, nigga I dont fuck with white middle school niggas from San Francisco, I told you that lil nigga, get yo drivers license first, then maybe we can talk!! lol FUCK Wack Dre!! why dont you tell me where you live so I can yell that shit on yo block, I guarantee you lil white boys aint gonna do a damn thing...matter a fact, take Makaveli bitch ass with you, maybe he can bring his dictionary and encyclopedia with em, the nigga love to read...
Joey crack
callin you A hater got nothing to do wit "da Mac" idiot... ur just a fucking hater period...
all bay or cali musik aside..
as a person your a weak azz fucking hater... plain and simple...
u talk real greasey about cats you know nothing about ..thats how i know u full of shit.. hatn azz fake azz square
lol...Hyphy Homo, I see you gettin at me but nigga, you didnt defend you self when i said you were nothin but a white boy from San Francisco.....lol nigga Ima lay off you white niggas cant even walk through the hood, nigga I goes to any hood nigga, Im there, a white nigga like you buy all the hood dvds wishin he could post on the block....lol you know what ima lay off u cause a white boy who cant go to the hood, talkin bout this hyphy movement, lol nigga please.....a white nigga like you come to the hood and get robbed easy, and they aint a damn thing you can do about it 4 life nigga.....you aint never been in the hood and you aint ever gonna carry yo bitch ass in there so stop talkin like you hood, real niggas see through that shit homo..
..ohh yea i love your first line, but isnt that the reason you called me a hater cause I said yesterday NY niggas aint heard of that nigga Wack Dre??.....learn how to read, I know you from the suburbs lil whitey its cool, if you ever in NY and think you got the nutts to come through a hood, come by St. Nick projects, ask bout Lil 15, see you dont get yo white ass robbed and smacked the fuck up....
u aint gettin a me. like ur man 50 said "is that all u got" lol u mentioned wikipedia before i told evil dre to go there. it dont matter i proved to him without wikipedia on another site bout pac sales. u keep talkin bout wikipedia, its obvious u be on there cuz u keep mentioning it. no nigga u not a hater new york is. yall da most hatin ass niggas in the u.s u got niggas from new york sayin fuck new york because yall hate so much. dont come to b-more on sum hatin ass shit, or ur punk-ass gonna get robbed and smacked da fuck up. u mind as well shut dat shit up cuz u not doin not of it. u and dipset sum computer gangstas. they myspace gangstas and u a defsound gangsta. now u wanna call hypy a whiteboy. bitch i called u that the whole time on the other shit and u never responded. now u wanna steal my shit and use it against another person. man stop repeatin my shit and take my dick out ur mouth
1 Bill gates
2 Donald Trump
3 Oprah
4 Jordan
5 Me (800 mill niggas)
LMAO
Joey Crack... 1st off I aint white btch... im half mxican half blck bitch...
2nd of all i aint from SF (the sucka freecity that ya'll NYC MTV nggaz be biting off of) I'm from da town (oakland cuzzo)
I got ghetto pass in any hood... u don't i can tell... you will get scraped in any hood disrespecting any OG from that set...u aint a problem .. u just a role playn internet talker..
Your a fucking Poodle
.....
I dnt need to waste my breath on a fckn NYC hater...
I know some kew folks from NYC that are fa sho real nggaz Cutty...
u obviously aren't .. you just a shit talkn disrespectful hater .. an if you said that in person i would split yo shit... simple as that ..Its nothing....
u aint gon boot up in real life... an dnt think your invinsible cuz everyone in the world is subject to get wooped..
bitches like you givin the game a black eye..
you can get touched... cuzin you aint above an ass woopn..so stop talkn greasey..
OK,OK!! NOW IT'S TME 4 THA REAL COUNT DOWN 2 KICK IN!! 4}.GAME 3}.SNOOP 2}.NAS 1}.SKATEBOARD P.
dem niggas gettin money
JAY HAS TO BE #1 THAT NIGGA HAS WAY TO MUCH GUAQ THEN THE REST OF THESE NIGGAS
Hova the riches nigga in hiphop
"i used to think rapin' at 38 was ill
but last year alone i gossed 38 mill"
Top 5
1-Bob Johnson:owns BET (billionare)
2-Jay
3-Puff
4-Pharrell (production money)
5-Jimmy Ivoine
First off, Robert"Bob"Johnson doesn't own BET, he sold it to Viacom 6 years ago.And what does Robert Johnson have to do with HipHop?He a business tycoon, he has no real interest in HipHop in terms of the music.When he started out putting HipHop music videos on BET, it was because the artist where black and the product was cheap.If he is a part of HipHop, then the list would also included, Sumner Redstone,Edgar Bronfman Jr,David Geffen,and many other rich white men who have been the owners of the major TV station that play hip hop videos, and the record companies that manufacture the albums.
WHAT UP DOE?!
DID ANYBODY NOTICE THAT ICE CUBE IS DOING SOLO DOLO DOG
100
Ya'll tripping, remember Master P's making dough from Romeo's tv show on The disney channel.
Ya'll tripping, remember Master P's making dough from Romeo's tv show on The disney channel.
Lmmfao, that classic
50 will be the richest man in hip hop, when Al B.Sure become the richest man R&B.In other words, never.
the funny shit is that dre should have been on the top 5 but when he left deathrow in the 90's suge didn't even give him half of what was due. he pretty much left few with a few bucks.
i've seen the list before and the figures were the same as last years. so i guess we still talking about the list that came out back in summer of 2006.
Dude continuely say I'm hating,but your right, the numbers don't lie.
50 Cent's networth $100million (That 150 million has yet to be confirmed)
Jay-Z's networth $340million
Puffy's networth $346million
50 is more than $240 million behind Jay and $246 million behind Puffy.
So you're telling me in three years he's going to past both of them to be the richest man in HipHop,with Lloyd Banks,Mobb Depp,Olivia,Lil Scrappy and Tony Yayo albums all flopping and Young Bucks album looking like it gonna flop.It not going to happen.
Puffy has Unforgiveable cologue,The fastest selling cologue in History,Sean John clothing,which pulls in more than triple what G-Unit clothing does.Two restaurants,Bad Boy Entertainment which stills pulls in a little money,Endorsement with proactive that paids him millions,marketing company Blue flames,and his TV deal with MTV.
Jay-Z has Rocawear clothing which pulls in more than triple what G-Unit clothing does,the most popular sport bar in the world,the 40/40 club with location in New York,Atlantic City, and plans for 7 more location around the globe.Endorsement with Budweiser and Apple computers, and a Deal for his own SUV with GM.He makes $10 million a year as president of DefJam,not to mention his part ownership of the New Jersey Nets, who this week unveil there new stadium plans for brooklyn, the plaza center and the stadium both will be finish by 2013.
50 Cent money could have gone up to 150 million as you say, but Jay-Z' and Puffy has as well.The only way 50 will ever past both Jay and Puffy is he continue pulls in a significant amount of money,and those dudes money slow up drastically, which doesn't seem likely.
All in all, I'm glad to see a black man making legit money, but that want stop me from critizing falsehoods and stupid actions.
trust evil dre he will soon catch up. i wanna kno who da fuck wears rocawear anymore. where im from dat shit is played out. i guranttte 50 by the end of the year he will be past 230 million