Jay-Z Tops Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings List

Kanye West, Diddy and 50 Cent trail behind Jay's $35 million 2009 earnings.By Kyle Anderson

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The economy has been rough on everybody, but as Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings list proves, it still pays to be a huge mainstream rapper with multiple business ventures.

Even though he took a 57 percent pay cut compared to last year, Jay-Z still managed to come in at #1 as the richest rapper of the year. By

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