Friday, March 29, 2024

Which 9 Rappers Made More Than $20 Million Dollars in 2015?

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*(Via Black Business.org) – Rap music is alive and well, and in fact is still a very profitable industry.

Many rappers every year make millions from record sales, merchandise sales, touring, streaming, publishing, endorsements and other business ventures.

According to Forbes, in 2015, these 9 rappers all made $20 million dollars or more:

#1 – P. Diddy: earned $60 million from a variety of investments including Ciroc vodka, water brand AQUAhydrate, Revolt TV and his Sean John clothing line.

#2 РJay Z: brought in $56 million, generated from his entertainment company Roc Nation, his recently acquired luxury champagne brand Armand de Brignac, and 22 concerts he did with his wife Beyonc̩.

#3 – Drake: made almost $40 million, grossing an average of nearly $1 million per show across 50 tour dates. He also has huge endorsement deals with Sprite and Nike.

#4 – Dr. Dre: made $33 million from royalties, his executive-produced NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton, and his long-awaited comeback LP.

#5 – Pharrell: made $32 million from music production, tours, his coaching role on The Voice and his profits from clothing lines Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream

Learn who the the other 4 rappers are who earned at least $20 million in 2015 at BlackBusiness.org.

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