These Are The Highest-Earning Hip-Hop Artists Of 2018

Earnings: $76.5m (£58.7m)

Thanks to: Two tours in support of 4:44 and Everything is Love, the latter a stadium tour (On The Run II) with Beyoncé. Plus, his stakes in alcohol brands Armand de Brignac champagne and D'Usse cognac.

Earnings: $64m (£49m)

Thanks to: Largely his drinks empire including Ciroc vodka, DeLeon tequila and Aquahydrate alkaline water.

Earnings: $58m (£44.3m)

Thanks to: Sell-out global tours and deals with Nike and American Express.

Earnings: $47m (£36m)

Thanks to: Being one of the world's most-listened to musicians. In July, Drake became the first artist to reach 10 billion streams on Apple Music.

Earnings: $35.5m (£19.6m)

Thanks to: Streams of new album KOD and his tour of the same name.

Earnings: $35m (£26.9m)

Thanks to: Massively still benefitting from the Beats by Dre Apple deal of 2014.

Earnings: $35m (£26.9m)

Thanks to: His investment in virtual doorbell company Ring, which was bought by Amazon earlier this year as well as touring, streaming and an endorsement with Hennessey.

Earnings: $32m (£24.6m)

Thanks to: His own tour in the US and supporting Britney Spears on her Piece of Me tour.

Earning: $30m (£23m).

Thanks to: More than 3 billion streams and deals with Reebok and StubHub.

Earnings: $27.5m (£21.1m)

Thanks to: Mainly, his deal with Adidas.

Earnings: $27m (£20.7m)

Thanks to: Deals with Apple, Ciroc and Weight Watchers more so than music.

Earnings: $24.5m (£18.9m)

Thanks to: A 93-date tour and hefty nightly appearance fees, plus streaming.

Earnings: $23m (£17.7m)

Thanks to: His weighty nightly fees. Believe it or not, Kamikaze came out too late to be included in the estimates by Forbes.

Earnings: $21.5m (£16,5m)

Thanks to: Gigs and buying a news outlet from his hometown: Chicagoist.

Earnings: $21m (£16.5m)

Thanks to: A multi-million dollar deal with Nike.

Earnings: $20m (£15.4m)

Thanks to: Being the head of Cash Money whose artists include Drake.

Earnings: $19.5m (£15m)

Thanks to: Streaming and his 76 tour dates during the time Forbes were making their calculations.

Earnings: $19m (£14.6m)

Thanks to: Concerts and a legal settlement with his record label, Cash Money.

Earnings: $17m (£13m)

Thanks to: Platinum-selling singles.

Earnings: $15m (£11.5m)

Thanks to: Being released from prison and hitting the ground running with tour dates and deals with Puma and Amazon.