top grossing rappers for 2008

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:02 am

not sure if this is :lastweek:

1. Curtis ג50 Centג Jackson: $150 million
2. Shawn גJay-Zג Carter: $82 million
3. Sean גDiddyג Combs: $35 million
4. Kanye West: $30 million
5. Timothy גTimbalandג Mosley: $22 million
6. Pharrell Williams: $20 million
7. Kasseem גSwizz Beatzג Dean: $17 million
8. Calvin גSnoop Doggג Broadus: $16 million
9. Andr

stems · Post by **stems** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:06 am

Boris. · Post by **Boris.** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:41 am

14. Hakeem גChamillionaireג Seriki: $10 million (tie)

didn't know that he was that high up, good for him!

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:42 am

Commons real name is Lonni??! LOLOL, like he said "one day it'll all make sense."

Swizz Beatz is rele banking... more than Dre

but I guess dukes been quiet.

chump change · Post by **chump change** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:54 am

Boris. wrote:14. Hakeem גChamillionaireג Seriki: $10 million (tie)

didn't know that he was that high up, good for him!

dude gets mad ringtone and overseas money..

he tours a lot....

Pizon · Post by **Pizon** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:00 am

Comedy Quaddafi wrote:Swizz Beatz is rele banking... more than Dre

And he still can't afford to pay his car note.

Boris. · Post by **Boris.** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:22 am

Comedy Quaddafi wrote:Commons real name is Lonni??! LOLOL, like he said "one day it'll all make sense."

blessingindisguise · Post by **blessingindisguise** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:27 am

I know ringtone is a lot of money but some of these seem off. Chamillionare? His album only sold like 300,000 worldwide. If Common made that good for him he's given us 2 or 3 classics and been grinding over a decade.

Nacho Vidal · Post by **Nacho Vidal** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:42 am

Chamillionaire grossed 10-mill? Highly dubious.

If these non-platinum rappers are caking like this, I have no choice but to believe everything Gillie Da Kid says in his raps now.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:46 am

1. Curtis ג50 Centג Jackson: $150 million
2. Shawn גJay-Zג Carter: $82 million
3. Sean גDiddyג Combs: $35 million
4. Kanye West: $30 million
5. Timothy גTimbalandג Mosley: $22 million
6. Pharrell Williams: $20 million
7. Kasseem גSwizz Beatzג Dean: $17 million
8. Calvin גSnoop Doggג Broadus: $16 million
9. Andr

Reggie · Post by **Reggie** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:49 am

Doesn't Chamillionaire have a show on satellite? That alone shouldn't gross him ten million, but I bet he has other investments and low-key endorsements.

Karisma · Post by **Karisma** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:20 am

Common got that movie money now, and Ive seen him in ads and such

Cham tho, that shocked me

Cuz most of that is purely off of music correct?(shows,ringtones etc...)

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:22 am

What is Eminem getting paid off of? He doesn't have any endorsements that I know of. Is that just income from Curtis?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:48 am

is 50cent wearing a bullet proof vest under the bathrobe just in case toby keith comes at him for touching carrie underwood?

Pizon · Post by **Pizon** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:50 am

Most Shady Records releases do uncharacteristically well for having limited buzz. Didn't even that Reup mixtape go platinum?

There's also movie revenue from 8 Mile still coming in, his clothing line, Shade.45, and royalties from spins his music continues to receive on Top 40 stations across the world.

Most of Chamillionaire's fortune can be attributed directly to ringtone sales of "Ridin' Dirty."

D. James · Post by **D. James** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:13 pm

Aside from arguably Timbaland, nobody on that list has made good music in 2008.

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:21 pm

D. James wrote:Aside from arguably Timbaland, nobody on that list has made good music in 2008.

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:22 pm

Wow.

Chamillionaire doesn't look like a Hakeem.

GUCCI CONDOMS · Post by **GUCCI CONDOMS** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:29 pm

D. James wrote:Aside from arguably Timbaland, nobody on that list has made good music in 2008.

so lil wayne has made NO good music in 2008??

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:31 pm

Where did you find this list?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:32 pm

Race Car Bed Sleeping Rapist Virgin wrote:
D. James wrote:Aside from arguably Timbaland, nobody on that list has made good music in 2008.

so lil wayne has made NO good music in 2008??

in d.james' world lil wayne doesn't exist like wizards

Monotonous · Post by **Monotonous** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:02 pm

amazing how some of these guys and cake so hard off of not really doing THAT much

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:17 pm

Monotonous wrote:amazing how some of these guys and cake so hard off of not really doing THAT much

chump change · Post by **chump change** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:18 pm

lol @ people acting like cham can't make money...

dude sold 100,000 records before his deal with universal.. he really is a perfect example of kazaa doing wonders for underground rap back in tha day..

Nom Inf · Post by **Nom Inf** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:08 pm

Is this money earned soley off of entertainment or what they claimed on their tax returns? I can see this happening for Cham if his money is invested correctly and he goes hard on the $40,000 shows overseas.

Pizon · Post by **Pizon** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:55 pm

Also, isn't this the list from 2007? It looks strikingly similar to last year's list that Forbes put out.

stems · Post by **stems** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:56 pm

Well, it would be tough to calculate 2008 grosses in August.

Pizon · Post by **Pizon** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:25 pm

Yeah, but it could be from August 07 to now or some shit.

malpractice · Post by **malpractice** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:30 pm

Employee wrote:Where did you find this list?

Conscious · Post by **Conscious** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:12 pm

malpractice wrote:
Employee wrote:Where did you find this list?