Kanye West Tops List of 2019's Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Artists
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"If they hate then let 'em hate
and watch the money pile up."
-Kanye West
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West made $150 million in 2019 to earn the title
of hip-hop's cash king for the first time.
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Yeezy, West's shoe brand with Adidas, made
more than $1.5 billion in sales this year.
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There was a beam of light on the idea of me making athletic footwear. A paradigm shift. Like the Yeezy is desired as much as a Jordan.
, Kanye West, via 'Forbes'.
The top 20 hip-hop acts this year made
a combined $860 million, an increase
from $648 million last year.
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Jay-Z was No. 2 on this year’s list with $81 million earned in 2019.
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Drake made $75 million
in 2019 to finish in third.