Nicki Minaj is Richest Female Hip Hop Artiste in 2014 - Forbes

Nicki Minaj, American rap star has been listed as the richest female Hip Hop artiste in the year 2014 and this was disclosed when Forbes released its annual list of Highest Paid Hip Hop acts.

As many had expected, it was going to be a 3-horse race but Nicki Minaj proved to be the surprise of the year - Dr Dre led with $620 million from June 2013 to June 2014 as we all remember that Apple bought his Beats by Dre for $3billion early 2014.

The surprise names proved to be Nicki Minaj who was listed ahead of Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa and others and was the only female on the list - ranked the richest at $14 million and the 11th Richest Hip Hop Act in the world.

Full list below:

1. Dr. Dre – $620 million
2. Jay Z (tie) – $60 million
2. Diddy (tie) – $60 million
4. Drake – $33million
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – $32 million
6. Kanye West: $30 million
7. Birdman: $24 million
8. Lil Wayne: $23 million
9. Pharrell Williams: $22 million
10. Eminem: $18 million
11. Nicki Minaj: $14 million
12. Wiz Khalifa: $13 million
13. Pitbull: $12 million
14. Snoop Dogg: $10 million
15. Kendrick Lamar: $9 million
16. Ludacris: $8 million (tie)
16. Tech N9ne: $8 million (tie)
16. Swizz Beatz: $8 million (tie)
16. 50 Cent: $8 million (tie)
20. Rick Ross: $7 million (tie)
20. J. Cole: $7 million (tie)
20. DJ Khaled: $7 million (tie)
20. Lil Jon: $7 million (tie)
20. Mac Miller: $7 million (tie)