Jay-Z, P Diddy, Kayne West: The Forbes Rap Rich List 2011

Jay-Z has remained at the top of Forbes magazine's hip hop rich list for the fourth time in five years. It has been reported that the 'Watch The Throne' rapper has made $37 million (£22m) in the past 12 months alone.

Meanwhile P Diddy finished in second place earning $35m (£21m), while Kanye West, who has recently collaborated with Jay-Z on their joint album 'Watch The Throne', came in third place, and made $16m (£10m).

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Eminem came in at joint sixth place with individual earnings of at $14 million (£9m) each, with Lil Wayne, B.o.B., Wiz Khalifa, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, Drake, 50 Cent and others also making the top 20.

The only female on the list is Nicki Minaj, who has debuted at number 15.

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