Kanye West Tops List of 2019's Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Artists<br />.<br />"If they hate then let 'em hate <br />and watch the money pile up." <br />-Kanye West<br />.<br />West made $150 million in 2019 to earn the title <br />of hip-hop's cash king for the first time.<br />.<br />Yeezy, West's shoe brand with Adidas, made <br />more than $1.5 billion in sales this year.<br />.<br />There was a beam of light on the idea of me making athletic footwear. A paradigm shift. Like the Yeezy is desired as much as a Jordan.<br />, Kanye West, via 'Forbes'.<br />The top 20 hip-hop acts this year made <br />a combined $860 million, an increase <br />from $648 million last year. <br />.<br />Jay-Z was No. 2 on this year’s list with $81 million earned in 2019.<br />.<br />Drake made $75 million <br />in 2019 to finish in third.
