Forbes comes through with their 2012 list of the top 20 hip-hop earners, and the list might surprise some of you. Dr. Dre comes out on top with $110 million, only because he sold a majority stake of his Beats by Dre company to HTC. He is then followed by some Forbes regulars, Diddy and Jay-Z. Check out a short video of why the top 5 made it to their spots above, and check out the full list and money earned below:

1. Dr. Dre: $110 million
2. Diddy: $45 million
3. Jay-Z: $38 million
4. Kanye West: $35 million
5. Lil Wayne: $27 million
6 Drake: $20.5 million
7. Birdman: $20 million
8. Nicki Mianj: $15.5 million
9. Eminem: $15 million
10. Ludacris: $12 million
11. Pitbull: $9.5 million
12. Rick Ross: $9 million (tie)
13. Wiz Khalifa: $9 million (tie)
14. Snoop Dogg: $8 million
15. 50 Cent: $7.5 million
16. Swizz Beatz: $7 million (tie)
17. Pharrell: $7 million (tie)
18. Young Jeezy: $7 million (tie)
19. Mac Miller: $6.5 million (tie)
20. Akon: $6 million

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