The World’s Richest Hip Hop Artists

Hip hop has become a favorite for many people in this world. Apparently, a lot of hip hop artists came out and some of them are being loved by many while there are those being ignored. Insider Monkey had created a post about "The World’s Richest Hip Hop Artists." While music is a profitable industry in its own right, numerous artists have ventured into other areas of activity, with varying degrees of success. Hip Hop artists in particular seem to be somewhat more prolific at creating business empires for themselves.


We would like to present you with a countdown of the biggest businesses in the hip hop industry, in a style similar to our coverage of the world's biggest IPOs. Since many of the following musicians turned entrepreneurs have more than one venture under the wing, we have ranked the artists according to their reported net worth and included a brief description of all businesses they have engaged in. Wondering who’s made the countdown? To know more about the richest hip hop artists, please visit Insider Monkey's website.