Wednesday, August 10, 2011 6:52am ET by Newsdesk
Jay-Z tops Forbes' 'Cash Kings' rich list with $37mJay-Z has been named by Forbes magazine as the world's wealthiest hip hop star. The '99 Problems' rapper was placed at No.1 in Forbes' "Top 20 Cash Kings" list after earning a staggering $37 million (£22m) over the past 12 months, between May 2010 and May 2011. Following closely behind was Diddy with $35 million (£21m) and in third place was Jay-Z's current collaborator Kanye West, who raked in $16 million (£10m) over the last year. Meanwhile, Dr. Dre, Eminem and Snoop Dogg were confirmed in joint sixth place after racking up personal fortunes of $14 million apiece. The full list, in order of rank, is as follows: 1. Jay-Z - $37 million (£22m) Check out Jay-Z and Kanye's new track, 'Niggas In Paris', from 'Watch The Throne' here:
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