Are you looking for a rapper to perform at your next birthday party? Want to know how much rappers make for a single concert performance? Well, wonder no more because we've gone ahead and found the fees many of today's top hip-hop stars charge for a single evening show. How impressed would your friends be to see 50 Cent walk into your back yard, microphone in hand? Or maybe Eminem is more your style and perhaps you'll rent out a local night club? Interestingly, it turns out that some fairly big name rappers are relatively affordable. For example just $10,000 would get you Meek Mill for a night. On the other hand, some of these rappers are the opposite of affordable. To illustrate just how expensive they can be, we've compiled the top 15 highest earners in the following gallery. Below the gallery we've listed over 40 more rappers and how much they charge per show. So if money was no object, who would you hire to perform at your private party?
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- #1 Kanye West – $3 million sweet 16
- #1 Jay-Z – $3 million sweet 16
- #2 Eminem – $3.3 million for two nights at UK festival ($66k per song)
- #3 50 Cent – $2 million for Gadafi's son (later donated to charity)
- #4 Rihanna – $800,000
- #5 Lil Wayne – $500,000
- #6 Drake – $155,000
- #7 Nicki Minaj – $150,000
- #8 Akon – $120,000
- #9 T.I. – $110,000
- #10 Snoop Dogg – $105,000
- #11 Rick Ross – $100,000
- #12 Ludacris -$90,000
- #13 Pitbull – $85,000
- #14 B.o.B – $80,000
- #15 Wiz Khalifa – $75,000
- Cam'Ron – $75,000
- J. Cole – $70,000
- Young Jeezy – $60,000
- The Game – $60,000
- NeYo – $60,000
- T-Pain – $60,000
- Mac Miller – $55,000
- Lupe Fiasco – $50,000
- Mike Posner – $50,000
- Souja Boy – $45,000
- Plies – $45,000
- Big Sean – $40,000
- Taio Cruz – $42,500
- Wale – $40,000
- Kid Cui – $40,000
- Yelawolf – $40,000
- Fabolous – $35,000
- Lil John – $35,000
- Gucci Mane – $35,000
- Flo Rida – $30,000
- Juelz Santa – $30,000
- Keri Hilson – $30,000
- Waka Flocka – $25,000
- Jadakiss – $25,000
- Ginuwine – $20,000
- Ray J – $17,500
- Jim Jones – $17,000 + H2 Hummer rental and room at The Ritz
- Bun B – $16,000
- Pleasure P – $16,000
- Fat Joe – $16,000
- Tyga – $15,000
- Yo Gotti – $15,000
- Shwayze – $15,000
- Meek Mill – $10,000
- Mystikal – $10,000
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