Check out Forbes top five earning African American musicians in 2019

1. Kanye West ($105 million)

Kanye West topped the chart of African Americans on the list due to massive sales from his sneakers line.

“I am a product guy at my core,” explained West, No. 2 on the list, in an interview with Forbes for the cover of their August issue.

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“To make products that make people feel an immense amount of joy and solve issues and problems in their life, that’s the problem-solving that I love to do.”

His total earnings from Yeezy shoe line is estimated to grow to $1.5 billion or more in the coming years.