Forbes: Hip Hop's Cash Kings

Jigga tops Forbes List of Hip Hop earners last year See story here.

However the bigger picture is how many cats on this list came up under Dr. Dre. The Good Doctor has 5 cats, not including himself, on the list(highlighted in red). They list Pharrell as being Hip Hop's Quincy Jones(Maybe in his global personality) but in terms of the wealth of opportunity he's provided that title has to go to Dre. Not to leave out the second story of the list...ATL has 6 cats on the list(Highlighted in money green)..Young Joc!!! Now that's Hustlenomics!!!

No. 1: Jay-Z $34 million

No. 2: 50 Cent $32 million

No. 3: Diddy $28 million

No. 4: Timbaland $21 million

No. 5 :Dr. Dre $20 million

No. 6: Eminem $18 million

No. 7: Snoop Dogg $17 million

No. 8: Kanye West $17 million

No. 9: Pharrell Williams $17 million

No. 10: Scott Storch $17 million

No. 11: Ludacris (a.k.a. Christopher Bridges) $16 million
No. 12: T.I. $16 million
No. 13: Outkast $14 million
No. 14: Lil Jon $14 million

No. 15 : Ice Cube $13 million

No. 16: Jermaine Dupri $12 million

No. 17: Swizz Beatz $12 million

No. 18 : Chamillionaire $11 million

No. 19 : The Game $11 million

No. 20: Yung Joc $10 million

Real Talk:Cathy Hughes

This is an intriguing video of Cathy Hughes, Founder & Chairwoman of Radio One, giving the Tavis Smiley Town Hall meeting the "Bizness." Towards the end is where it gets good...She basically acknowledges the entrepreneurship and success of the of Hip Hop generation and the war that exisits between them the media and the "black intelligencia." She gets mad props for saying(pre-Imus) what no one else is willing to say(post-Imus).

Check it out and let us know what you think...21hustle@gmail.com or post comment here.

Quote of the Day

“Oh What a job this is… “

I came across this song last light, By Devin the Dude, Snoop Dogg, and Andre 3000. It is one of those songs that make you check yourself and your life to make sure you are doing what you love. Because in the track they are celebrating loving their life’s work.

Check it out
http://www.myspace.com/devinthedude

Quote of the Day

“It’s not about a salary it’s all about reality.”
-KRS One –“My Philosophy”

My homeboy Todd who I grew up with in Miami suggested that quote….

Little did he know it is one of my personal themes(Hence the name True Pockets: Be real about what you do & get paid for it too!).

We get criticism from people who think that 21st Century Hustle is only about entrepreneurs. Not the case. When I say it’s not about a salary… I mean Don’t let that money make you…We can get so caught up with the dollar amount that we loose sight of original purpose and become a slave to the dollar. So bottom line in my philosophy is…..No matter how you earn your living, earn a “living” not a “dollar.”