Update (Dec. 11, 11:34 a.m.): Dr. Dre is officially name the highest paid musician in history by Forbes.

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Original Story: Always a topic of discussion amongst rappers, Forbes released its 2014 "Hip-Hop Cash Kings" list and had DJ Khaled countdown the top five. Unsurprisingly, Dr. Dre comes in at number one with an absurd $620 million. "Not only is that the highest annual total of any entertainer ever evaluated by Forbes, writes Forbes' Zack O'Malley Greenburg. "It’s more than the combined earnings of all 24 of his companions on the 2014 Hip Hop Cash Kings list."

The rest of the top five are familiar names with Jay Z, Puffy tied at number two, Drizzy at three, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis coming in at four and Kanye West rounding out the top five.

"To form this year’s Cash Kings list, we considered income from touring, record sales, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements and other ventures,” Forbes says of its list. "Management, agent and attorney fees are not deducted. Earnings are calculated from June 2013 to June 2014 and based on data from Pollstar, the RIAA and Nielsen SoundScan, and from interviews with managers, lawyers, executives and some of the artists themselves.”

The full Top 20 can be seen below:

1. Dr. Dre $620 million
2. Jay Z $60 million
2. Diddy $60 million
4. Drake $33 million
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
16. Tech N9ne $8 million
16. Swizz Beatz $8 million
16. 50 Cent $8 million
20. Rick Ross $7 million
20. J. Cole $7 million
20. DJ Khaled $7 million
20. Lil Jon $7 million
20. Mac Miller $7 million

[Forbes]
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