According to Forbes Magazine's 2013 Hip Hop "CASH KINGS," Sean "Diddy" Combs, Shawn "Jay Z"
Carter & Andre "Dr. Dre" Young are the top 3 highest paid Hip
Hop artists. The next 3 top earners are Nicki
Minaj, Birdman & Kanye West. The top 3 earners 2012-2013 earnings surpass
the next set of top earners by 50% or more.
Let's examine this ...
As Jay Z said a few years back …
“Men lie, women lie … NUMBERS DON’T.”
The one common denominator the top three share is that even
though they're all Hip Hop artists, the bulk of their income came from
investments and ventures not directly related to hip hop or performing. It's
been several years since Diddy put out an album/CD, Jay Z practically rebuilt
Brooklyn's image single-handedly, and Dre hasn't dropped an album/CD in nearly 15
years.
So what does this mean? ...
It's really simple ... These gentlemen realized long ago that what gets you to where you are may not
be enough to take you where you want to go. If you want to have more and be
more, you're going to have to DO more. If you want to gain something different
and new, you're going to have to DO something different and new.
Another thing these top 3 earners have in common is that they are not in business with many or any of the people they started out with. Regardless of the varied circumstances surrounding these separations, the overall prevailing message here is that, everyone who starts out with you and goes with you to a certain point might not be able or worthy to go with you the rest of the way.
Another thing these top 3 earners have in common is that they are not in business with many or any of the people they started out with. Regardless of the varied circumstances surrounding these separations, the overall prevailing message here is that, everyone who starts out with you and goes with you to a certain point might not be able or worthy to go with you the rest of the way.
As Jay Z said a few years back …
“Men lie, women lie … NUMBERS DON’T.”
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