Two weeks before his deal with Apple, Dre sat as number two on Forbes 2014 hip-hop richlist
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The Story Of How Dr Dre Became One Of The Richest Hip-Hop Artists In The World

17. Two weeks before his deal with Apple, Dre sat as number two on Forbes 2014 hip-hop richlist
At $700 million Diddy kept his position as the richest person in hip-hop – and he wont be moving out of the top five any time soon as a deal with Diageo's Ciroc brings Diddy an eight-figure salary every year! But Dre did manage to overtake Hov, increasingly his worth to $550 million. Picture: Getty.