Drake, the world’s most-streamed artist over the past two years takes the No. Hip-hop’s top 20 acts earned a grand total of $619.5 million last year, up 38% from last year’s $448.5 million total. Full Coverage: The World's Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Acts 2017Other big names include Kendrick Lamar (No. 12, $20 million), who gets a boost from having three acts in the Top 20: the aforementioned Drake; Nicki Minaj (No. Meanwhile, the next generation of hip-hop stars--younger even than Lil Yachty--is already on the move.

Source: Forbes September 27, 2017 13:52 UTC