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The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists 2015

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Forbes has unveiled its list of hip-hop's five wealthiest artists for 2015 and it was a big battle between Dr. Dre and Diddy.<br />
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After selling off his Beats By Dre headphone line to Apple, the super producer pocketed $500 million after taxes to bring his net worth to an estimate $700 million. Still, he's not the richest man in hip-hop. Diddy is, according to Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $735 million.<br />
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Diddy's empire includes huge stakes in his TV network Revolt, clothing line Sean John, alkaline water brand Aquahydrate, and new tequila DeLeon, while Dre's overall net worth is credited to the nine-figure payout he received from Apple's acquisition of Beats.<br />
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Jay Z comes in third with an estimated net worth of $550 million, due to assets such as Roc Nation and his Armand De Brignac champagne brand.<br />
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50 Cent comes in fourth with $155 million, hoping to repeat the success of the Vitaminwater sale, via stakes in the SMS Audio headphones line, Effen Vodka and Frigo underwear.<br />
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Closing out the list is Birdman with $150 million, due to the success of his Cash Money Records empire. However, his overall number is down from $160 in 2014, due to rumors that many of its big acts plan on leaving, most notably, Lil Wayne.<br />
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Now you know who the wealthiest hip hop artists are at the moment,,See Money!<br />
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The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists 2015

Forbes has unveiled its list of hip-hop's five wealthiest artists for 2015 and it was a big battle between Dr. Dre and Diddy. After...

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Two Nigerians Named on Forbes List of 10 Young African Millionaires To Watch Out for in 2014

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This week Forbes released its annual list of young African Millionaires to watch out for this year. Not surprisingly, 2 Nigerians; luxury designer Alexander Amosun and Sim Shagaya made it on the list sitting at positions 2 and 4 respectively. Find the full list below and continue to read what Forbes had to say about them.<br />
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1) Ally Edha Awadh,Tanzania<br />
Age: 32<br />
Source: Energy distribution & transportation<br />
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2) Alexander Amosu,Nigeria<br />
Age: 38<br />
Source: Luxury Accessories<br />
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3) Mohammed Dewji,Tanzania<br />
Age: 39<br />
Source: Manufacturing<br />
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4) Sim Shagaya,Nigeria<br />
Age: 38<br />
Source: E-Commerce<br />
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5) Dennis Makori,Kenya<br />
Age: 34<br />
Source: Telecom Services<br />
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6) Adii Pienaar,South Africa<br />
Age: 29<br />
Source: WordPress Themes<br />
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7) Colin Thornton, South Africa<br />
Age: 34<br />
Source: Computer Services<br />
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8) Mike Macharia, Kenyan<br />
Age: 36<br />
Source: Seven Seas Technologies<br />
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9) Ken Njoroge, Kenya<br />
Age: 38<br />
Source: Mobile technology<br />
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10) Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu,Ethiopia<br />
Age: 34<br />
Source: Shoes<br />
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Alexander Amosun:<br />
He's Africa's foremost high-end luxury designer. He is the founder of Amosu Couture, a company that custom-designs and sells diamond-encrusted mobile phones, iPads, headphones and other accessories. Amosu made his first million at age 24 by informally selling ring-tones to mobile phone subscribers in the United Kingdom. Buoyed by the success of this venture, he founded RnB ringtones, a company which grossed over $1.5 million in its first year of operations. He sold the company in 2004 for $15 million to a British mobile value added services provider and used the funds to setup Amosu Couture. His wholly-owned Kamson Luxury Group publishes the Nigerian edition of British celebrity magazine, Ok!<br />
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Sim Shagaya;<br />
The Harvard MBA and serial entrepreneur is the founder is Konga.co m, Nigeria's largest e-commerce company. Konga, which Shagaya founded in July 2012, has raised more than $38 million from investors such as Kinnevik and South African media giant, Naspers. Prior to founding Konga, Shagaya founded Dealdey, Nigeria's leading group-buying e-commerce site, and E-Motion, an outdoor advertising company.<br />
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Forbes List Of The World's 25 Highest-Paid Musicians 2013.

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The list of the 2013 highest paid musicians in the world has been released by </span><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/11/19/the-worlds-highest-paid-musicians-2013/" style="background-color: white; color: #b41e20; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Forbes</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> and Madonna reigns supreme. The 'Material Girl' surpassed singer Lady Gaga and veteran rockers </span><span class="yshortcuts cs4-ndcor" id="lw_1384889034074_5" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Bon Jovi</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> as the highest-paid musician in 2013. See the top 10 highest paid (from June 2012-June 2013) below..</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">1. Madonna - $125 million</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">2. Lady Gaga -  $80 million</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">3. Bon Jovi - $79 million</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> 4. Toby Keith - $65 million</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">5. Coldplay - $64 million.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">6.  Justin Bieber - $58 million</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">7. Taylor Swift - $55 million</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">8. Elton John - $54 million</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">9. Kenny Chesney - $53 million</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">9. Beyonce - $53 million (tie)</span><br>
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Forbes List Of The World's 25 Highest-Paid Musicians 2013.

The list of the 2013 highest paid musicians in the world has been released by Forbes and Madonna reigns supreme. The 'Material Girl...

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