#1. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter – $63m
#2. Sean “Diddy” Combs – $30M
#3. Aliuane “Akon” Thiam – $21M [that Lady Gaga money is no joke...]
#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)

So much for “Forbes 1,2,3.”

Link: Forbes’ Hip-Hop’s Cash Kings 2010

Viper Records duo Da Circle bless the latest installment of the Nah Right x Restless Films “One Shot” one take music video series. This shit is hardbody.

Previously: Da Circle ft. Sha Stimuli – Guillotine Rap | Reality ft. Skyzoo – Temptress (One Shot)

Ocoop feat. Jim Jones & Waka Flocka – I’m Just Chillin’ (Remix)

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Here’s one off Big Sean’s upcoming Finally Famous Vol. 3: BIG mixtape due out very soon.

Big Sean feat. Pat Piff – I Go Hard | Mediafire

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Props to Young!

Off the iTunes Gold Edition of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II which is available on iTunes now.

Raekwon feat. Game – About Me (Remix) [prod. Dr. Dre] | Mediafire

Props to Sermon.

Joey speaks with The Boombox on a rooftop in Manhattan’s NoHo district and says The Darkside is ‘ammunition’ for hip-hop heads.

New visuals from Snoop off his More Malice LP.

Joey’s got a new book on the way, he delivers a message to the fans, and MM4 drops October 26th.

Props to Good*Fella Media.

Previously: Video: Joe Budden – Broken Wings (Live @ SOB’s)

Spitta tackles the Waka Flocka joint.

Directed by Jonah Schwartz.

Previously: Curren$y ft. Killa Kyleon – 4 Hours & 20 Minutes (Ride To H-Town)

Here goes the DJ-less version of Freddie Gibbs’ Str8 Killa No Filla mixtape which features tagless versions of 15 of the mixtape’s 21 tracks.

Tracklist + Download link after the jump.

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