Mac Miller #19 ON FORBES

Mac Miller and Steve Forbes

Well, it seems as though touring non-stop all year, selling countless amounts of merchandise, and selling over 100,000 copies of his debut album in the first week has done Mac Miller good. Earlier today, Forbes released their list of “Hip Hop Cash Kings,” basically ranking in the most highly paid hip-hop artists of 2012. Topping the list is Dr. Dre, ranking in a whopping $110 million dollars. Our very own Mac Miller made the list at #19, beating out radio favorites Timbaland and Akon, with a very impressive $6.5 million dollars. Not bad for an independent artist, huh?

Check out who else made the list:

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. Bryan “Birdman” Williams - $20 million
8. Nicki Minaj - $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 Lion - $8.5 million
15. 50 Cent - $7.5 million
16. Swizz Beatz - $7 million (tie)
17. Pharrell Williams - $7 million (tie)
18. Young Jeezy - $7 million (tie)
19. Mac Miller - $6.5 million
20. Akon - $6 million (tie)
21. Timbaland - $6 million (tie)
22. Tech N9ne - $6 million (tie)