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Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Tops Forbes' 2015 Hip-Hop Cash Kings List

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Sean Comb A.K.A. P.Diddy proved that he still has "it" as he topped the Forbes 2015 Hip-Hop Cash Kings list. The 45-year-old star is placed on the number one spot of the World's Highest-Paid Rap Acts as released on Tuesday.

Even though the American rapper is not performing on the limelight that often, he still managed to earn a whopping $60 million in a span of a year, from June 2014 to June 2015. According to Forbes, thanks to his good reputation in the music industry, his TV network Revolt and clothing line Sean John, which making him earn a lot of bucks.

Too, as the site added, the record producer has his own alkaline water brand, Aquahydrate and liquor line, Ciroc Vodka, which brings most of his cash. He's also about to release a new album entitled "No Way Out 2," which is now a hot topic and expected to sell out easily.

The entrepreneur is followed by another rap mogul, Shawn Corey Carter or Jay Z, who has grossed $56 million. The 45-year-old star has his own entertainment company Roc Nation and has business ventures in music, sports and lifestyle, as reported by Yahoo.

The father of Blue Ivy Carter's concert tour with his wife Beyonce, a total of 22 shows, brought a lot of money to his net worth and also his own Armand de Brignac champagne.

Moreover, it's Drake's target to be included on Forbes list every year as he landed on the third place with $39.5 million. The 28-year-old singer performed a total of 50 shows during the one year period with an average earning of $1 million every night as cited by Music Times.

The songwriter milks cash from his platinum-selling album "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" and from his advertisements for Sprite and Nike. He was in the number four rank last year and aims to be one of the richest "other than making good music."

On the fourth is none other than the Beats Electronics creator, Dr. Dre with $33 million. The Forbes added that aside for making good music, he, too, is busy making good money. It was reported that he earned a massive $620 million last year -- the highest collection a musician ever get - as Apple bought his signature headphones by $3 billion. 

He also earned from his biopic hit movie "Straight Outta Compton" which he executively produced and set to launch his upcoming third record.

Meanwhile, Yahoo wrote the other stars that made it on this year's list. Eminem and Kanye West are both in the top ten while Nicki Minaj, the only female on the rank, was placed on the ninth spot with  $21 million.

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