The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists 2013

4 Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter ($475 million)
Still rolling in cash from megadeals like his $204 million Rocawear sale in 2007 and his $150 million pact with Live Nation the following year, Jay-Z’s net worth has continued to grow in tandem with his Roc Nation label and management outfit (according to one insider, the rapper owns the company outright and merely shares profits with Live Nation).

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