A lot has happened in the world of hip-hop wealth since last year’s Forbes Five list. Jay Z bought a streaming service and experienced growing pains; Birdman’s Cash Money endured rumors of its biggest artists leaving; 50 Cent got involved in underwear.
Most significantly, Dr. Dre sold his eponymous headphone line to Apple for $3 billion–and though he had to share the proceeds with his partners on the deal, he still managed to have the best single-year payday of any musician in history.
So how...
Published on May 01, 2015 11:35