10. Notorious B.I.G. – Net Worth $160m
He might be dead, but he still makes our richest rappers list. Notorious B.I.G. sold 17 million units before his untimely death at the age of 24 in 1997.
His estate is still worth a fortune, partly because of the sheer number of times his songs have been sampled by other artists. He also had plans to launch a clothing line before his death, which was resurrected and launched by his managers and Jay-Z, with a portion of the funds going to his posthumous foundation.
