Last night, Diddy returned to the top of the Forbes Cash King list after previously falling to Dr. Dre and his 100 million dollar Beats by Dre deal. Diddy made 50 million last year, followed by Jay Z with 43 million and Dr. Dre with 40 million. Nicki Minaj, Birdman, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Ludacris and Pitbull finished out the top 10. You can check out the full list below.

1. Diddy ($50 million)
2. Jay Z ($43 million)
3. Dr. Dre ($40 million)
4. Nicki Minaj ($29 million)
5. Birdman ($21 million)
6. Kanye West ($20 million)
7. Lil Wayne ($16 million)
8. Wiz Khalifa ($14 million)
9. Ludacris ($12 million)
10. Pitbull ($11 million)
11. Drake ($10.5 million)
12. Snoop Lion ($10 million)
= Eminem ($10 million – Tie)
14. Kendrick Lamar ($9 million)
= Pharrell ($9 million – Tie)
= Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($9 million – Tie)
17. Swizz Beatz ($8.5 million)
18. Tech N9ne ($7.5 million)
19. 50 Cent ($7 million)
20. Lil Jon ($6 million)
= Rick Ross ($6 million – Tie)
= Mac Miller ($6 million – Tie)
= Young Jeezy ($6 million – Tie)
= Questlove ($6 million – Tie)

Near Misses: Nas, Timbaland, Akon, 2 Chainz, J. Cole & A$AP Rocky

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