Forbes Top five wealthiest hip hop Artist 2018 and their net worth.

Below is the list of the Top five wealthiest hip hop artist in the year 2018 and their net worth as ranked by Forbes

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1. Shawn Carter (jay z)
NET WORTH $900 MILLION
 America's rapper and businessman Jay-Z upped his net worth from $810 million to $900 million over the past year, seizing hip-hop’s cash crown for the first time on the list of top five wealthiest hip hop artist 2018 since Forbes started counting back in 2011. 

2. Sean john Combs( Diddy)
NET WORTH $825 MILLION
  According to forbes "Longtime Forbes Five champ Diddy ranks Number two this year despite increasing his fortune slightly in the past 12 months; tepid trends in the vodka and cable TV sectors have affected his interests in Ciroc and Revolt, but heady growth at DeLeón tequila, his joint venture with beverage giant Diageo–and massive annual earnings totals in recent years–have kept his net worth trending in the right direction."

3. Andre romelle young ( Dr Dre)
NET WORTH $770 MILLION
  Dr Dre ranks third list of top five wealthiest hip hop artist 2018 with $770 million, creeping upward thanks to the market trends boosting his nine-figure windfall from Apple’s $3 billion buyout of Beats in 2014. The superproducer is also in line to receive a slug of Apple stock this summer worth well over $100 million; depending on the tech giant’s share price at the time, he could leapfrog Diddy and Jay-Z when that happens.

4. Aubrey Drake Graham (Drake)
NET WORTH $100 MILLION 
  The youngest impresario of the bunch, 31-year-old Drake has earned more than $250 million since 2010, before taxes and spending; an equity stake in Virginia Black whiskey and pricey estates in Toronto, Canada, and Hidden Hills, California, pad his holdings. His inclusion on the Forbes Five represents yet another career goal achieved.

5. Marshall Bruce Mathers III
NET WORTH $100 MILLION
Eminem isn’t known as a businessman like some of the other names on this list, but he’s still the best-selling rapper of all time and moved more albums in the U.S. during the 2000s than any act in any genre. Fresh off new album Revival, he makes his Forbes Five debut as former list member Birdman.

Source from FORBES