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The 25 Richest Rappers in the World

Ever wondered who the richest rappers in the world are?
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Rappers are notorious for big houses, fancy cars and extravagant purchases; and when you take a look at just how much some of them earn, it’s no wonder.
This article is a list of the 25 richest rappers, how much they’re worth, and some of our favorite quotes from them.
The 25 Richest Rappers in the World
All figures listed within this article have been taken from Forbes, The Richest and Wikipedia. We’ve tried to make sure they are as up to date as possible.
Here are the 25 richest rappers in the world:
25. Nas
Net Worth: $70 Million
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, A.K.A Nas, is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, and investor. Throughout his career Nas has released twelve studio albums, with seven of them being certified platinum and multi-platinum in the United States.
As of 2021, Nas’ net worth is estimated to be $70 million, making him the 25th richest rapper in the world.
“No idea’s original, there’s nothin new under the sun. It’s never what you do, but how it’s done. What you base your happiness around material, women, and large paper. That means you inferior, not major” – Nas
24. Rev Run (Joseph Simmons)
Net Worth: $70 Million
Joseph Ward Simmons, known as Rev Run, is an American rapper, producer, DJ and TV personality. Simmons helped found Run-D.M.C, the influential hip hop group.
As of 2021, Rev Run’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $70 million, which puts him at 24th on this list of the richest rappers in the world.
“There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream.” – Rev Run
23. Will.I.Am
Net Worth: $75 Million
Will.I.Am started his career in the music business as a member of the hip hop group, Black Eyed Peas, which became a huge success. Later on, he transitioned into a solo career, and has also seen great success there as well.
Will.I.Am’s net worth is $75 million, making him the 23rd richest rapper in the world.
“You can rule ignorance; you can manipulate the illiterate; you can do whatever you want when a people are uneducated, so that goes in line with corrupt business and corrupt politics.” – Will.I.Am
22. Kendrick Lamar
Net Worth: $75 Million
Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Lamar has been regarded by many as one of the most influential rappers of his time.
In fact, his popularity has meant that he’s recently reached this list, even when most of the people featured here have been in the industry for far longer than him.
As of 2021, Kendrick Lamar’s net worth is estimated to be $75 million.
21. Nicki Minaj
Net Worth: $80 Million
Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and actress; and has collaborated with a wide number of best selling artists, including Drake, Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, Birdman, Tyga, Chris Brown, and more.
Nicki Minaj’s net worth is $80 million.
“When I win and when I lose, I take ownership of it, because I really am in charge of what I do.” – Nicki Minaj
20. Akon
Net Worth: $80 Million
Akon is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of “Locked Up”, the first single from his debut album Trouble.
Akon has become one of the richest rappers in the world, with a net worth of $80 million.
“I don’t want to know I’m getting older. Then I’ll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. I don’t want that.” – Akon
19. Timbaland
Net Worth: $85 Million
Timbaland is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, rapper and DJ.
Timbaland’s first full credit production work was in 1996 on Ginuwine… the Bachelor for R&B singer Ginuwine. It was after this year that Timbaland became a prominent producer for R&B and hip hop artists.
“I’m trying to do something real different; I’m trying to bring the street to real pop. I’m trying to bring the street to pop. Not watering it down, no nothing.” – Timberland
18. Pitbull
Net Worth: $90 Million
Pitbull is an American rapper, who has been recording music for 18 years. He has topped the Billboard charts numerous times in over 20 countries.
In 2021, Pitbull is the 18th richest rapper in the world, with a net worth of $90 million.
“I’m taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.” – Pitbull
17. Michael Diamond (Mike D)
Net Worth: $90 Million
Mike D is of course a member of the famous hip hop boy band, the Beastie Boys. The Beastie Boys formed in the 80’s, and consisted of three members: Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock.
As of 2021, Mike D’s net worth is $90 million.
16. Adam Horovitz
Net Worth: $90 Million
Adam Horovitz, better known as Ad-Rock or King Ad-Rock, is an American musician, guitarist, rapper, producer, and actor. He is best known as a member of the hip hop group the Beastie Boys.
Horovitz is the 16th richest rapper in the world, with a net worth of $90 million in 2021.
15. Swizz Beatz
Net Worth: $100 Million
Kasseem Dean, known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer, art collector, and entrepreneur.
As of 2021, Swizz Beatz’s net worth is estimated to be $100 million, which makes him the 15th richest rapper in the world.
14. Birdman
Net Worth: $100 Million
Bryan Williams, known more commonly by his stage name Birdman, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, executive producer, and investor. He helped found the Cash Money Records label with his brother, Ronald.
As of 2021, Birdman’s net worth is $100 million.
“I’m a hard worker, and everything with me is, if I work hard, I should get paid for it. Everything with me, I try to symbolize something flashy like jewelry or a car. The rubbing hands is a symbol of hustling, so it goes back to the money.” – Birdman
13. LL Cool J
Net Worth: $120 Million
LL Cool J is an American rapper, actor, author, and entrepreneur from Queens, New York. He is known as one of the forefathers of pop rap, releasing 13 studio albums and two greatest hits compilations within his career.
“When adversity strikes, that’s when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.” – LL Cool J
12. Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne Net Worth: $150 Million
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American hip hop recording artist and author from New Orleans, Louisiana.
In 1991, at the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label. He’s since then sold millions of records, and worked with a lot of other famous artists.
“Hate is only a form of love that hasn’t found a way to express itself logically.” – Lil Wayne
11. Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg Net Worth: $150 Million
Snoop Dogg is an American rapper and actor from Long Beach, California. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre of N.W.A, and as a result was featured within Dr. Dre’s very first solo album, The Chronic.
Snoop has since sold over twenty-three million albums in the United States and thirty-five million albums worldwide.
“If it’s flipping hamburgers at McDonald’s, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft.” – Snoop Dogg
10. Pharrell Williams
Net Worth: $150 Million
Pharrell Williams is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and film producer.
Williams owns a media venture that encompasses entertainment, music, fashion, and art called i am OTHER, a multimedia creative collective and record label that serves as an umbrella for all of Pharrell Williams’ endeavors, including Billionaire Boys Club.
“You don’t know what people are looking for. What you know is what you feel like might be missing. It’s up to the people to agree with you or disagree with you, and you’ll know in their reaction.” – Pharrell Williams
9. Ice Cube
Net Worth: $160 Million
Ice Cube is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and filmmaker. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the N.W.A.
After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music and has put his acting skills to the test. Cube has featured in ‘Boyz N the Hood’, ’21 & 22 Jump Street’, ‘Barbershop’, ‘Ride Along’, and several other films.
“Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.” – Ice Cube
8. Drake
Drake Net Worth: $180 Million
Aubrey Drake Graham is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation in the early 2000’s.
Alongside his Grammy Award wins, Drake has won three Juno Awards and six BET Awards. He has the most number one singles on the Hot Rap Songs.
“Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake
7. Usher
Net Worth: $180 Million
Usher is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. His Albums have sold in the millions of copies; 43 million to be exact. Usher is one of the richest rappers in the world, and it’s very easy to see why once you look at the stats.
“Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you’re on the journey. But you’ve got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.” – Usher
6. Master P
Net Worth: $200 Million
Percy Robert Miller is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, author, record producer, philanthropist, and former basketball player.
He has founded his own record label, and is also the CEO of P. Miller Enterprises. His numerous ventures have made him one of the richest rappers in the world.
Master P’s net worth is estimated at $200 million this year.
“I think my thing is I grew up in the ghetto, and I was able to get a second chance. That’s what I’m trying to tell kids.” – Master P
5. Eminem
Eminem Net Worth: $230 Million
Eminem is without a doubt the most successful white hip hop artist of all time. When he first start battle rapping in Detroit, he was subject to a lot of racial hate, being one of the only white rappers to be performing at the shows.
Another issue that Eminem suffered from when we was younger, was being bullied at school. He moved around a lot as a child, and as a result struggled to make friends with people.
Eminem’s success story is phenomenal, considering he has become the richest white rapper in the world, and was responsible for changing the game entirely. This year, Eminem’s net worth is $230 million, placing him at 5th on this list of the richest rappers in the world.
“The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.” – Eminem
4. Dr. Dre
DR. Dre Net Worth: $820 Million
Dr. Dre is considered to be one of the best hip hop producers of all time. Andre Young started his career with N.W.A in the 80’s, and then went solo. He is also the founder of the “Beats by Dr. Dre” series, which was sold to Apple for $3 billion several years ago.
Dr. Dre is the 4th richest rapper in the world, with a net worth of $820 million.
“You just have to find that thing that’s special about you that distinguishes you from all the others, and through true talent, hard work, and passion, anything can happen.” – Dr. Dre
3. Sean Combs (Diddy)
Net Worth: $885 Million
Sean Combs does just about everything; rapping, producing, acting, songwriting and he’s also an entrepreneur on top of all that. Otherwise known as his stage name ‘Diddy’, Combs is one of the richest rappers in the world.
For a long time, P Diddy was once the richest rapper in the world, until others also began having success with their entrepreneurial endeavors, not just music.
In 2021, P Diddy’s net worth is $885 million.
“Success doesn’t just land on your lap. You have to work, work, work, work, and work some more.” – Sean Combs
2. Jay Z
Jay Z Net Worth: $1 Billion
Jay-Z is an American rapper and entrepreneur from Brooklyn, New York. In fact, the majority of Jay-Z’s net worth has come from his smart investments; in clothing lines, record companies, nightclubs and so on.
Jay-Z was the first rapper to cross the billion-dollar net worth mark, and he was the richest rapper in the world up until April 2020, when Kanye took the #1 spot.
As of 2021, Jay-Z’s net worth is roughly $1 billion.
“I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me.” – Jay-Z
1. Kanye West
Net Worth: $3.2 Billion
Kanye’s net worth has recently been confirmed by Forbes to be in the billions, as he provided them documents showing how his stake in Yeezy has catapulted his net worth.
Kanye West is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He is now the richest rapper in the world, with a net worth of $3.2 billion.
“I was never really good at anything except for the ability to learn.” – Kanye West
Summary
Here’s a quick recap of the top 25 richest rappers in the world:
- Kanye West
- Jay-Z
- P Diddy
- Dr. Dre
- Eminem
- Master P
- Usher
- Drake
- Ice Cube
- Pharrell Williams
- Snoop Dogg
- Lil Wayne
- LL Cool J
- Birdman
- Swizz Beatz
- Adam Horovitz
- Michael Diamond
- Pitbull
- Timbaland
- Akon
- Nicki Minaj
- Kendrick Lamar
- Will.I.Am
- Rev Run
- Nas
tanaka
Jul 4, 2017 at 9:50 am
Big up Sean Combs
LIL wayne fan
Oct 24, 2017 at 3:51 am
Best rapper alive LIL WAYNE
TacoGuySean
Jan 17, 2019 at 4:15 pm
that makes no sense cause Eminem has sold over 2x the amount of records as Wayne.
Love
Apr 29, 2019 at 6:41 pm
Investments… records have litlte to do with their income.
Marty3
Apr 5, 2019 at 1:14 am
Seriously? You honestly think a mumble rapper is the best rapper? That don’t say much for you my friend. Lil Wayne clearly has zero talent as a rap artist. You should really compare his skills against a talented rapper like eminem, dre, nas, Kendrick Lamar or Joyner Lucas and ask yourself does a no talent mumbling artist like Wayne really deserve me as a fan. Does he really deserve to be called the best rapper alive. You’ll very quickly come to the conclusion wtf was I thinking. Because the only 1 reason you would say lil Wayne is the best rapper alive is because quite simply you hadn’t not yet heard what a real talented rapper can produce. Peace.
Kaylie
Jul 30, 2019 at 3:02 pm
Personally I feel like Lil Wayne does have some talent.
Yeet
Apr 25, 2020 at 2:01 am
Uh I’m not disagreeing with you but lil Wayne is not a mumble rapper
Filip
Apr 25, 2020 at 2:57 am
It’s fine to not like an artist, but calling Lil Wayne talentless and saying a producer (Dre) is a better rapper, just shows how much you know about rap.
macdonald chidi
Jan 18, 2018 at 6:45 pm
puff daddy i love u from moon to the sun..u are the greatest ever..God bless u more.
Jet Swang
Feb 4, 2018 at 10:16 pm
Lil Wayne 🙂
Cjay
May 17, 2018 at 5:02 pm
Dr. Dre.
elias
May 28, 2018 at 3:59 pm
my fav is usher with his confessions my boo and burns blow out makes him the best to me
Derek
Jun 5, 2018 at 4:13 am
Usher The King of R&B he has one of the best Music Catalogs in the world.
symo senior
Jul 14, 2018 at 8:42 pm
Drake
tanaka
Jul 16, 2018 at 6:31 am
Just found out that Nas is one of the best rappers the world has to offer…
Long life to FILA?
Benson
Nov 9, 2018 at 11:01 am
what about 50 cent
Alhassan Bawa
Dec 1, 2018 at 9:45 am
Akon the world R&B king be the best of all tym
Will Ross
Nov 21, 2019 at 2:07 am
Jay-z
Sam Rose
Jan 12, 2019 at 9:43 am
I bet Nas hates being on the bottom of the list and Jay-Z being at the top
Spencer
Jul 11, 2019 at 2:18 am
J is at the top, better business man, but can never rap better than Nas.
Shannon
Dec 4, 2019 at 1:39 am
I feel the same. Nas had always been a favorite for me.
Eve
Mar 19, 2019 at 4:27 am
Nicki Minaj mainly because she’s had to make a name for herself in what seems like a mans world in the music industry. I’m sure many have to respect her for that alone.. I hope to see her perform one day and possible meet her. She seems pretty relaxed.
Alhassan bawa
Mar 22, 2019 at 2:14 pm
I think william p should be at the 26 position.
Syd Thomas
Apr 28, 2019 at 2:12 am
My favorite has to be EMINEM. I grew up listening to the majority of these rappers and no matter how old I get I will always remember the lyrics to every song from “The Eminem Show”
Fred
Aug 9, 2019 at 11:43 pm
Eminem
Dee
Aug 16, 2019 at 3:00 am
Snoop Dogg
SPOKESMAN DUDE
Sep 29, 2019 at 5:51 pm
eminem is my fave rapper. i got a whole lotta his tracks. i so much love him and his sense of humour.
Eric Shangase
Oct 18, 2019 at 9:42 pm
Snoop dog I like your flashy attire, that tells us how deep is your pocket boy
Cheryl Tywabi
Nov 11, 2019 at 7:36 pm
I will always be JayZ fan.. not surprised he is on top…
Maryam Kasim Muhd
Dec 12, 2019 at 12:21 pm
In my opinion Sean Combs(Diddy) should be the next billionaire in the rap industry. Bcos he’s on the way now.
Berman
Dec 25, 2019 at 2:27 am
Jay z is the best
And nobody is better then him
Big Deal
Dec 26, 2019 at 3:34 am
In my opinion Jay Z worth it to be the richest
Aaron95mitchell
Feb 23, 2020 at 8:12 pm
Eminem aka shady aka Marshall Bruce Mathers the 1st
RasX
Feb 28, 2020 at 2:27 am
Jay & Puff sitting pretty on top…Good fellas you know you can’t touch these dudes…
Darren strong
Apr 15, 2020 at 11:39 am
Is 50 cent dead or some thing lol
JayZ the best
Apr 21, 2020 at 11:17 pm
Jay Z the best rapper alive. Unlike mumble rappers he speaks powerful lyrics that can be understood
Kasonde Felix Lombe
Apr 27, 2020 at 10:12 am
My favorite rapper of all time is Kanye West
Lucky Billionz
Dec 13, 2020 at 4:25 pm
Drake
Lord Travis
Dec 14, 2020 at 3:19 am
Favorite richest rapper is Kendrick Lamar
oreboi222@gmail.com
Dec 15, 2020 at 7:15 pm
I think I love puff+daddy a lot…