After shoving his wealth in our face via “I Get Money” and other such bragfests, 50 Cent now has one more reason to indulge in further chest-thumping this year. 50 dethroned Jay-Z to take over as hip-hop’s top earner, as estimated by Forbes. The Top 3 remains unchanged, with three self-ordained Kings of New York leading the pack again this year.

Here’s a rundown of hip-hop’s 2008 cash kings:

1. 50 Cent - $150 million
2. Jay-Z - $82 million
3. P Diddy - $35 million
4. Kanye West - $30 million
5. Timbaland - $22 million
6. Pharrell Williams - $20 million
7. Swizz Beatz - $17 million
8. Snoop Dogg - $16 million
9. Dr. Dre - $15 million
10. Ludacris - $14 million
11. T.I. - $13 million
12. Lil’ Wayne - $13 million
13. Eminem - $12 million
14. Common - $12 million
15. Akon - $12 million
16. Jermaine Dupri - $11 million
17. Lil Jon - $11 million
18. OutKast - $10 million
19. Chamillionaire - $10 million
20. The Game - $10 million

I wonder how the boys will respond to this year’s list. You may recall that Diddy challenged the 2007 list, saying that Forbes under-reported his revenues. Jay-Z also joked about the same issue on “Roc Boys,” which Diddy helped produce (”Take what the Forbes figured, then figure more/Cause they forgot to account what I did with the raw”). And who can forget “I Get Money (Forbes 1,2,3 Remix)”?

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