Lil Wayne Released From Jail; Could He Out-Earn Jay-Z?

Keeping up with the Carters.

Early this morning, a caravan of Maybachs and Rolls Royce Phantoms rolled up to Rikers Island to pick up newly-released rapper Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter. The display of wealth could be a sign of even greater things to come.

Lil Wayne earned $20 million dollars this year, good enough to claim the No. 4 spot on this year's Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, despite spending much of the year in jail. That figure was actually $2 million more than Lil Wayne made as a...