Wednesday, September 24, 2014 6:46am ET by Newsdesk
Dr. Dre dominates Forbes hip-hop rich listDr. Dre has topped Forbes' hip-hop rich list by some margin. The rap mogul is estimated to have earned $620m (£378m) over the last year, making him hip-hop's richest person. This amount is largely due to Apple's purchase of his Beats headphones company. At No.2 on the list is Jay Z, who is reported to have earned $60m ($36m) over the last twelve months, with Diddy tied in second place. Drake is fourth with estimated earnings of $33m (£20.2m), whilst Macklemore & Ryan Lewis round off the top five with $32m (£19.5m). Other notable names include Kanye West ($30m (£18.3m)), Birdman ($24m (£14.6m)) and Lil Wayne ($23m (£14m)). However, Dr. Dre's earnings is more than the other 24 names in the list combined. His figures are the highest for any musician examined by Forbes for their yearly lists. Follow us: @Pressparty on Twitter / Pressparty on Facebook. Watch Dr. Dre in action below:
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