3. Jay-Z — $900 Million
Born Shawn Corey Carter, rapper and business mogul Jay-Z is one of the most acclaimed rappers of all time. He’s had the most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 chart and is the first rapper ever to be recognized by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Jay-Z isn’t ashamed to admit that he worked really hard to get into the music industry, even resorting to selling records out of his car. He eventually got a distribution deal for his debut album (“Reasonable Doubt from 1996) which landed at #23 on the Billboard 200. And the rest is history.