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It’s A Good Time to Be A Hip Hop Producer

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scott storch

A recent Forbes article Hip Hop Cash Kings lists the top 20 earners in hip hop. The expected main stream stars like Jay-Z and 50 cent topped the list with $34 and $32 million respectively, but eight producers are holding it down in the top 20.

  • #4 Timbaland $21 million
  • #5 Dr. Dre $20 million
  • #8 Kanye West $17 million
  • #9 Pharrell Williams $17 million
  • #10 Scott Storch $17 million
  • #14 Lil Jon $14 million
  • #16 Jermaine Dupri $12 million
  • #17 Swizz Beats $12 million

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9 Comments so far »

  1. Alex M said

    am August 29 2007 @ 3:51 pm

    Cool n Dre should be up there too! Lil Jon shouldn’t be there.

  2. churp said

    am September 2 2007 @ 10:42 am

    but cool and dre aint makin dat much money rite now.

  3. Neak said

    am June 24 2008 @ 12:20 pm

    I do think there was a mistake coz Dr Dre supposed to be the number one on the list of producers or what? Can y’all tell me who’s the hip hop producer that made a history in history?

  4. Pritash said

    am July 6 2008 @ 6:46 pm

    Ryan Lesliee should b up dere hess suchh a sik producerrr!!!!

  5. dw2101 said

    am April 18 2009 @ 7:25 pm

    no cool n dre?

  6. dw2101 said

    am April 18 2009 @ 7:30 pm

    storch #10?

  7. Clint said

    am June 17 2009 @ 8:38 am

    It will be how much money they made last year.

  8. Kenneth Smith said

    am August 3 2009 @ 8:31 am

    I am a good producer of Hip Hop & R&B with no exporsure I can I get some? contact me 952.388.8070

  9. jaywil said

    am September 19 2009 @ 12:34 pm

    Pharell sell each beat for 100,000 and he deserve to be on there

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