Well FORBES Magazine just released the 10 wealthiest Black Americans in the US. Wow, this is shocking though guess who dropped off the top 10. No 50 Cent? And Jay Z jumps up…no Diddy and Russell Simmons doesn’t make the top 20 cut.
Flip it to get it….
1. Oprah Winfrey – Net worth of $2.7 billion
2. Tiger Woods – Net worth $600 million
3. Robert Johnson – Founder of BET – Net worth $550 million (he took a hit during the recession)
4. Michael Jordan – $525 million
5. Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr. – $500 million
6. Bill Cosby – $450 million
7. Sheila Johnson – Robert Johnson’s ex-wife – Net worth $400 million
8. Don Peebles – Runs Peebles Corp. a real estate development company – Net worth $350 million
9. Berry Gordy – Founder, Motown Records – Net worth $350 million
10. Quintin Primo III – Founder of real estate financing company Capri Capital – Net worth $300 million.
11. Don King – Net worth $290 million
12. Janice Bryant Howroyd & Family – Net worth $250 million
13. Herman J Russell – Net worth $200 million
14. Ulysess Bridgeman Jr. – Net worth $200 million
15. Tracy Maitland – Net worth $150 million
16. Alphones Fletcher Jr. – Net Worth $150 million
17. Shawn ‘Jay Z’ Carter – Net worth $150 million
18. Kobe Bryant – Net worth $140 million
19. Shaquille O’neil – Net worth $130 million
20. Kenneth Chenault – Net worth of $125 million
Below the line: (the ones who didn’t make the top 20 this year)
Russell Simmons – barely misses the cut with a fortune of $110 million.
No More 50 Cent and Diddy in this new list? Well maybe not Blacks, but will see when the rappers list comes out…Things have surely changed since 2007 for the richest rappers in the business. Look at this old list verses the 2009 current list…man has times changed for these Hip Hop stars…But Jay Z has really made a leap upward from 2008…about $68 million more this past year, dang.
HERE IS THE TOP RICHEST RAPPERS FOR 2008
- 50 Cent – $150 million
- Jay-Z – $82 million
- Diddy – $35 million
- Kanye West – $30 million
- Timbaland – $22 million
- Pharrell Williams – $20 million
- Swizz Beatz – $17 million
- Snoop Dogg – $16 million
- Dr. Dre – $15 million
- Ludacris – $14 million
- T.I. – $13 million
- Lil Wayne – $13 million
- Eminem – $12 million
- Common – $12 million
- Akon – $12 million
- Jermaine Dupri – $11 million
- Lil Jon – $11 million
- OutKast – $10 million
- Chamillionaire – $10 million
- The Game – $10 million
HERE IS THE TOP RICHEST RAPPERS FOR 2007
- Jay-Z – $34 million
- 50 Cent – $32 million
- Diddy – $28 million
- Timbaland – $21 million
- Dr. Dre – $20 million
- Eminem – $18 million
- Snoop Dogg – $17 million
- Kanye West – $17 million
- Pharrell Williams – $17 million
- Scott Storch – $17 million
- Ludacris – $16 million
- T.I. – $16 million
- OutKast – $14 million
- Lil Jon – $14 million
- Ice Cube – $13 million
- Jermaine Dupri – $12 million
- Swizz Beatz – $12 million
- Chamillionaire – $11 million
- The Game – $11 million
- Yung Joc – $10 million
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