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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: UPINSMOKETOUR on July 07, 2002, 01:17:38 AM
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Dr Dre is the world's richest rapper at 18:28 GMT by Denz
Dr Dre has been named as the highest earning urban star of last year. The West Coast rapper/producer took the No 2 position on the Rolling Stone's list of the 50 highest earning artists of 2001. Stadium rockers U2 took the No 1 spot.
Rolling Stone revealed that Dre earned a hefty $1 million per week in 2001. The studio wizard has his own recording career as well as producing for the likes of Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Mary J Blige. Sales of Mary's Family Affair single netted Dre around $2m of his annual $52m income.
Rapper and entrepreneur Master P also had a good year. Despite earlier reports of bankruptcy, the Southern rap mogul earned $36m in 2001 from his No Limit Records enterprise and took the No 6 spot on the list.
The 2001 Rich List Top 10 looks like this:
1. U2 - $61.9m
2. Dr Dre - $51.9m
3. The Beatles - $47.9m
4. The Dave Matthews Band - $43.4m
5. Madonna - $40.8m
6. Master P - $36m
7. Carlos Santana - $32.7m
8. 'N Sync - $26.5m
9. Aerosmith - $24.2m
10. Sting - $24m
Further down the list was Eminem, who appeared at No 19 ($19.4 million), Jay-Z at No 46 ($9.3 million) and Nelly at No 49 ($8.2 million).
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holy muthafuckin shit.. thats so much..
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yea.. that is pretty amazing.
Ax
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yea.. that is pretty amazing.
Ax
"pretty" ???? lol
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"pretty" ???? lol
lol..! Good one Nima!
Ax
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fuck the dave matthews band. LOL
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that is good for Dre he has earned it after all these years
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It's weird how Dre makes so much money but doesn't show it (pretty much) at all. All I can think of him showing his wealth was the Up In Smoke tour stage, but that was only for the people to have a good time. None of that Cash Money "Bling Bling Bentley I got platinum & diamonds all over my body and teeth, drinking Cristal from a crystal glass and living in a diamond house" -shit.
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It's weird how Dre makes so much money but doesn't show it (pretty much) at all. All I can think of him showing his wealth was the Up In Smoke tour stage, but that was only for the people to have a good time. None of that Cash Money "Bling Bling Bentley I got platinum & diamonds all over my body and teeth, drinking Cristal from a crystal glass and living in a diamond house" -shit.
word
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damnn, yeah Dre doesnt show off his money much, he dresses normal, doesnt talk about bling bling n shit, thaz coo..
-{bLaDe}
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6. Master P - $36m
hm, i bet some people feel robbed after spending that much $
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1 million per week for dre, holy shit!!!
btw i heard bill gates gets 200 million per week
what a difference
lol
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how much did nas make?
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dats muuuuuuuuuuch! ;D :o
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The really amazing thing is that Aftermath didn't release anything in 2001 except The Wash (which flopped) and the D-12 record (which I assume Dre got some money for, since Shady Records is a sub-label). So Dre was making a million bucks a week primarily producing singles. And I agree, it's cool that he doesn't flash his money around like some other rappers, whom I assume don't make nearly as much money as Dre. The only thing he does show off are his phat ass cars in them videos, but it's all good.
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Dre needs to share the wealth.
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this is old news....but damn look at p
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I wonder how much MR. Taxcollecter takes? I also have to assume P's Millions are coming from other business vetures. With the sales he's been getting for the last two years, his music, alone, isn't turning that big a profit.
YOu don't only have to respect Dre for not flaunting his checkbook, but EM too. He doesn't seem to wound up in the money he's making.