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Kanye West has finally toppled Jay-Z. For the first time, he beat his "Big Brother" and tops Forbes' Highest Paid Hip-Hop Acts by pulling in an estimated $150 million in 2019. The YEEZY brand is expected to do $1.5 billion in sales, putting it half way to jumping over the Jumpman.

Hov came in second with $81 million, a large portion from his On The Run II tour with Beyoncé, while Drake snagged third with $75 million. Diddy took fourth with $70, thanks in large part to Ciroc, and Travis Scott had a career year at fifth with $58 million. Childish Gambino appeared on the list for the first time, pulling in $35 million to land at 10th place.

Check out the full list of high-earners below:

20. Pitbull ($18 million)

19. Wiz Khalifa ($18.5 million)

18. Nas ($19 million)

17. Future ($19.5 million)

16. Birdman ($20 million)

15. Meek Mill ($21 million)

14. Swizz Beatz ($23 million)

13. Cardi B ($28 million)

12. Nicki Minaj ($29 million)

11. J. Cole ($31 million)

10. Childish Gambino ($35 million)

9. Migos ($36 million)

8. Kendrick Lamar ($38.5 million)

7. DJ Khaled ($40 million)

6. Eminem ($50 million)

5. Travis Scott ($58 million)

4. Diddy ($70 million)

3. Drake ($75 million)

2. Jay-Z ($81 million)

1. Kanye West ($150 million)

On this episode of The Dropcast, we are joined by Matt Cohen of sneaker resell platform GOAT, and certified fashion GOD Bruce Pask, currently the head of men's fashion at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus. Listen below.

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