Diddy Was The Highest Paid Rapper In 2016

Diddy was the highest paid rapper in 2016, according to Forbes’s latest accounting of who made what in music.

Puff made a good chunk of that cash on his Chiroq vodka deal, and his $62 million haul was good for tenth on the overall industry top 30 list, which was topped by Taylor Swift’s ridicilous $170 million pay-year.

The other rappers in the top 30 are Jay Z ($53.5 million), Dr. Dre ($41 million) and Drake ($38.5 million.)

Hov was able to make just about the same amount as his wife Beyonce did in ’16 —  although he didn’t have to release a highly confessional album. So he got that going for him.

Check the entire list below.

1. Taylor Swift 170 million
2. One Direction 110 million
3. Adele 80.5 million
4. Madonna 76.5 million
5. Rihanna 75 million
6. Garth Brooks 70 million
7. AC/DC 67.5 million
8. Rolling Stones 66.5 million
9. Calvin Harris 63 million
10. Diddy 62 million
11. Bruce Springsteen 60.5 million
12. Paul McCartney 56.5 million
13. Justin Bieber 56 million
14. Kenny Chesney 56 million
15. U2 55 million
16. The Weeknd 55 million
17. Beyonce 54 million
18. Jay Z 53.5 million
19. Luke Bryan 53 million
20. Muse 49 million
21. Foo Fighters 48.5 million
22. Toby Keith 47.5 million
23. Bigbang 44 million
24. Elton John 42 million
25. Dr. Dre 41 million
26. Katy Perry 41 million
27. Jimmy Buffet 40.5 million
28. Muford & Sons 40 million
29. Jennifer Lopez 39.5 million
30. Drake 38.5 million

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