4. Dr. Dre has proven himself to be one of hip-hop’s biggest moneymakers, landing at No. 6 on Forbes‘ Hip-Hop Cash Kings and now the good doctor is making a bid for the top spot having inkied a lucrative $300 million deal between his Beats Electronics company and Taiwan-based smartphone maker. His business savvy along with the millions he made with N.W.A. and after, and his Aftermath recording label which handles both Eminem and 50 Cent, and his acting career catapulted Dre into the top five of richest rappers alive with a net worth of $260 million.
