André 3000 Highest-Paid Rapper in the World

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André 3000 led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid rappers” released on Saturday.
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It's been a rough year for the rapper, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 49-year-old André 3000 has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid rappers for 2025 with an estimated $82 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 16/02/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

André 3000 tops annual list of highest-paid rappers

In 2022 it looked like the rapper’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Saturday (February 15) that André 3000 is the highest-paid rapper in the world, pulling in an astonishing $82 million between January 2024 and January 2025, a nearly $50 million lead over his closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The American rapper-musician-actor has an estimated net worth of $245 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat André 3000 Burger” chain) in Washington, a Football Team (the “Atlanta Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderandré 3000 - US), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from André) and a fashion line called “André 3000 Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many André fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.

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