Sorry Brother Love!!! Jay-Z Dethrones Diddy As Forbes' Richest Hip-Hop Act

Source: DJ Booth

Diddy should have taken Jay-Z serious when the latter’s album cover (in conjunction with Kanye West) said “Watch The Throne.” Brother love failed to do so and so the throne has been usurped.

In the Forbes annual ranking of Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Acts released on Thursday, Jay-Z occupies the number one position with a estimated net worth of $900 million, displacing Diddy to second place with an estimated net worth of $825 million. Dr Dre sits in third position with a net worth of $770 million.

This is a marked change in configuration of the top three wealthiest hip-hop acts, as in 2016, the following was a snapshot of the top three wealthiest hip-hop acts according to Forbes:

1. Sean "Diddy" Combs: $750M

2. Andre "Dr Dre" Young: $710M

3. Sean "Jay-Z" Carter: $610M

I guess it is fair to say that the race to become Hip-Hop’s first billionaire rapper (or former rapper) has just gotten hotter. Let’s see who breaches the $1 billion mark first.

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