Forbes Names the Richest Rappers

Their first edition of 'Hip-Hop Cash Kings' is the whitest thing to happen to rap since Eminem.

These rankings (from 2006 figures) were topped by none other than Mr. Shawn Carter, who had his hands in just about everything last year:

Despite a frenetic schedule as president of Def Jam Recordings and co-founder of its ultra-successful Roc-A-Fella Records imprint, Jay-Z managed to squeeze in a comeback last year with Kingdom Come, his 11th studio album, which debuted at the top of the pop and rap music charts, selling some 2 million copies...Jay-Z also owns the 40/40 Club sports bar franchise, with locations in New York and Atlanta, and a small stake in the NBA's New Jersey Nets. Plus the native New Yorker (from Brooklyn's hardscrabble Marcy Projects) collects income from blue-chip endorsement deals with Budweiser, Hewlett-Packard, and General Motors.

The paper has been gotten.

Other notables include #2) 50 Cent (the irony is now too much to bear; he should be #1 for '07), production masta #4) Timbaland, #18) Chamillionaire (Chamillionaire is on a millionaire list; satisfaction ensues), and N/A) Rich Boy (just kidding; he'll probably make it next year).

I must say, it's good to see some of the OGs on the list: #5) Dre, #7) Snoop, and #15) Ice Cube. Still holdin' it down.

Where my rankings at?

1. Jay-Z - $34 million

2. 50 Cent - $32 million

3. Diddy - $28 million

4. Timbaland - $21 million

5. Dr. Dre - $20 million

6. Eminem - $18 million

7. Snoop Dogg - $17 million

8. Kanye West - $17 million

9. Pharrell Williams - $17 million

10. Scott Storch - $17 million