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With
$110 million in pretax earnings, Dr. Dre is this year's Hip-Hop Cash
King—despite the fact that his long-awaited album, Detox, remains on the shelf.
He's not the only one on the list who banks the bulk of his bucks outside the
recording studio. Diddy ranks No. 2 with $45 million, thanks mostly to a share
of profits from Diageo's Ciroc vodka; Jay-Z ranks third with $38 million, pulling
in more than half his annual earnings from ventures including ownership stakes
in cosmetics company Carol's Daughter, the Brookyln Nets and a joint venture
with battery maker Duracell. Last year, Jay-Z topped the Forbes list with $37
million.
