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Not even jail could stop Lil Wayne from cracking the top five on our list. Sentenced in March to a year in the pen for weapons possession, the rapper managed to earn his hefty total from new album Rebirth, proceeds from guest appearances and a healthy dose of touring, where he grossed over $500,000 per show. Already making plans for a new album, Tha Carter IV, upon his release.
#1 Shawn �Jay-Z� Carter � $63m
#2 Sean �Diddy� Combs � $30M
#3 Aliuane �Akon� Thiam � $21M
#4 Dwayne �Lil Wayne� Carter � $20M
#5 Andre �Dr. Dre� Young � $17M
#6 Christopher �Ludacris� Bridges � $16M
#7 Calvin �Snoop Dogg� Broadus � $15M
#8 Timothy �Timbaland� Mosley � $14M
#9 Pharrell Williams � $13M
#10 Kanye West � $12M
#11 Aubrey �Drake� Graham � $10M
#12 Clifford �T.I.� Harris � $9M (tie)
#12 Kasseem �Swizz Beatz� Dean � $9M (tie)
#14 Marshall �Eminem� Mathers � $8M (tie)
#14 Curtis �50 Cent� Jackson � $8M (tie)
#1 Shawn �Jay-Z� Carter � $63m
#2 Sean �Diddy� Combs � $30M
#3 Aliuane �Akon� Thiam � $21M
#4 Dwayne �Lil Wayne� Carter � $20M
#5 Andre �Dr. Dre� Young � $17M
#6 Christopher �Ludacris� Bridges � $16M
#7 Calvin �Snoop Dogg� Broadus � $15M
#8 Timothy �Timbaland� Mosley � $14M
#9 Pharrell Williams � $13M
#10 Kanye West � $12M
#11 Aubrey �Drake� Graham � $10M
#12 Clifford �T.I.� Harris � $9M (tie)
#12 Kasseem �Swizz Beatz� Dean � $9M (tie)
#14 Marshall �Eminem� Mathers � $8M (tie)
#14 Curtis �50 Cent� Jackson � $8M (tie)
In Pictures: Hip-Hop's Top 20 Earners - 4. Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter - $20M - Forbes.com
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