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Megan Thee Stallion Becomes The First Black Woman To Grace The Cover of Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′ Annual List
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty/ Megan Thee Stallion Megan Thee Stallion can cross another accomplishment off her list. The Houston rapper made history by becoming the first Black woman to grace the cover of Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list. Despite her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment being a constant thorn in her side, Megan Thee Stallion managed to pull in an estimated $13 million in 2022. The rapper’s still-growing fortune can be attributed to her endorsement deals. The financial bible cites her working relationships with billion-dollar brands like Nike, Revlon, Cash App, Popeyes, and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos as big contributors to that $13 million. That makes perfect sense, as well as dollars and cents, because you couldn’t turn on the television or hop on y...
Diddy & Jay-Z Are The Richest Rap Artists, Ye’s Rank Drops
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty While they might not be this generation’s favorites Jay-Z and Diddy are still moving accordingly. A long time financial writer has ranked them as Rap’s wealthiest acts. As spotted on Variety Magazine, the list for Hip-Hop’s biggest money makers have shifted this year. According to former Forbes journalist Zack O’ Malley Greenburg Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs are now the genre’s top earners; in order. The writer detailed his findings on his Zog Blog website. “Jay-Z reclaims the top spot on the list as his fortune increases to $1.5 billion—a personal best—buoyed by the success of a diversified empire, with investments in everything from records to real estate and spirits to startups,” he wrote. Greenburg also gives further context ...
MAGA Ye Loses Billionaire Status Over Antisemitic Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty After the loss of his partnership with Adidas due to his recent tirades, Ye aka Kanye West has now officially lost his billionaire status. According to a report, the superstar rapper is no longer considered a billionaire after the global athletic brand announced the end of its partnership on Tuesday (Oct. 25). The German-based company had been silent in the past weeks while under intense public pressure to drop the artist over antisemitic remarks he made initially on social media, only saying that their deal was “under review” until their statement. That partnership compromised $1.5 billion in net worth for West; the ending of it places his current net worth at $400 million. The severing of ties is the latest to befall the rapper in rece...
