[LIST] Hip-Hop Cash Kings: The Richest Rappers

Forbes recently released a list of 2012’s hip-hop “Cash Kings,” ranking the rap world’s top earners. Snagging the #1 spot was Dr. Dre, who wrangled up a whopping $110 million — half of which can be attributed to his Beats by Dre headphone brand. The West Coast producer and emcee was joined by #2 Diddy (buoyed by his Ciroc vodka), #3 Jay-Z (his money raked in from number of places, like the Brooklyn Nets) and #4 Kanye (reaping much of the benefits from Watch The Throne). Eminem, who hasn’t exactly been a popular face for corporate endorsements and sponsorships, still placed at #9, bolstered by his music, selling more albums in the last 10 years than any artist. What are your thoughts, ninjas?

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. Birdman – $20 million
8. Nicki Minaj – $15.5 million
9. Eminem – $15 million
10. Ludacris – $12 million

Check out the full list after the jump.
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[Mashup] DJ Earworm – United State of Pop 2011

Not many mashups make it to The Music Ninja but when DJ Earworm drops his massive yearly mashups, we just sit here in awe of his work. We hate mashups because many people can put two songs that song alike together, yet the amount of work gone into these United State of Pop must be a lot more than we can ever imagine. Yes all POP music might sound the same, and as much as we have bashed and continued to bash, at the end of the day it is still music and in some special way, it does make the world a better place.

DOWNLOAD: DJ Earworm – United State of Pop 2011

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Tracklist:
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Adele – “Someone Like You”
Black Eyed Peas – “Just Can’t Get Enough”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
Britney Spears – “Till The World Ends”
Cee Lo Green – “Fuck You”
Enrique Iglesias – “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You)”
Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Jennifer Lopez – “On The Floor”
Jeremih feat. 50 Cent – “Down On Me”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Katy Perry – “E.T.”
Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
LMFAO – “Party Rock Anthem”
LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”
Maroon 5 – “Moves Like Jagger”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”
OneRepublic – “Good Life”
Pink – “Raise Your Glass”
Pitbull – “Give Me Everything”
Rihanna – “S&M”
Rihanna – “We Found Love”

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[Mashup] Mashup-Germany – Top of the Pops 2011

You know us by now. We rarely post pop songs, unless they’re in the form of a mash-up or remix. Well, that’s the case here. Mash-up artist Mashup-Germany has produced this nice little track that highlights some of the top songs of 2011. What we liked about this was the inclusion of some electronica, including one of our favorite tracks from this year, “Levels” by Avicii.

Here’s a few others that were included this track.

LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem
Adele – Rolling in the deep
David Guetta feat. Usher – Without you
David Guetta feat. Sia – Titanium
Bruno Mars – Grenade
Avicii – Levels
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – We found Love
Swedish House Mafia – Miami 2 Ibiza
Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette – Hello
LMFAO – Sexy and I know it
Maroon 5 – Moves like Jagger
David Guetta feat. Flo Rida – Where dem Girls at
Jason Derulo – Don’t wanna go home
Enrique Iglesias – Tonight
Pitbull feat. Neyo – Give me everything (tonight)
Black Eyed Peas – Just can’t get enough
Rihanna – S&M
Foster the People – Pumped up kicks
Coldplay – Paradise
Lady Gaga – Judas

Download: Mashup-Germany – Top of the Pops 2011 (What The Fuck)

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Germany – Top of the Pops 2011 (What The Fuck).mp3′
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