SA Hip Hop was a genre that was ridiculed by other artists and members of the public about a
decade ago because it wasn’t making as much money as it does today. The genre has since
grown to be the most prominent and most lucrative genre in South Africa. A lot of rappers
have been cashing in big guap so we decided to compile a list of Hip Hops top earners:
1. Die Antwoord:
The South African raprave group has been making money off their music for a while now. The
group has been releasing music since 09 which has enabled them to headline a lot of
international tours in Europe and on different parts of the world. The group is said to have a
networth of R56 million and a yearly revenue of 8 Million.
2. AKA:
AKA has been in the game since he was a teenager but only started making real money off his
music when he became AKA which was in 2011 after he released his debut album Alter Ego.
AKA has since become the Supa Mega and a continental superstar. The rapper has had a
number of endorsement deals and is said to be worth 4.8 Million rands.
3. Cassper Nyovest:
Cassper Nyovest is one rapper who came into the game and made a huge impact in such a
short space of time. In 2015 Cassper signed the biggest deal the music industry has ever seen
with MTN. The rapper is also an independent artist who has toured the continent plus shows in
England. Cassper has made a fortune off endorsement deals. He is said to be worth around
3.2 Million rands.
4. Khuli Chana:
Khuli Chana has been in the game for over 10 years now and has been a prominent brand for a
long time. The rapper was also involved in an incident with the police when they confused him
with someone else and opened fire on the rapper, the rapper is said to have made off with a
R2.5 million settlement. Khuli also has some prominent business’s outside of the music
industry .
CLICK LINK BELOW TO CONTINUE READING IN PAGE 2