2013 highest earning Hip hop artists

Music is one of the careers that actually pay well but unfortunately not every musician gets to enjoy the real fruits of their labour.

Below is a list compiled by Forbes Magazine of the wealthiest Hip hop artists in the world, alongside what they made in the last 12 months.

1. Diddy – $50 million (4.2 B Ksh)

2. Jay Z -- $43 million (3.6 B Ksh)

3. Dr. Dre -- $40 million (3.4 B Ksh)

4. Nicki Minaj -- $29 million (2.4 B Ksh)

5. Bird man -- $21 million (1.8 B Ksh)

6. Kanye West -- $20 million (1.7 B Ksh)

7. Lil Wayne -- $16 million (1.3 B Ksh)

8. Wiz Khalifa -- $14 million (1.1 B Ksh)

9. Ludacris -- $12 million (1.02 B Ksh)

10. Pitbull -- $11 million (0.9 B Ksh)

Looking forward to when I’ll see Kenyan artists on the list making Billions from the industry.