Forbes releases Africa's top 10 richest artist 2017... Davido with all of his proclaimed 30billion languishes in 8th position while Wizkid and Don Jazzy are just outside the top 3. No.1 will amaze you.

The list is quite stunning as it contains and reveals artists with low profiles in high positions and the ones with so much hype in pretty low postions. It will even break hearts of many as some of the household names many would have loved to see didnt even make the top 10 cut. Here are the top 10 Richest Artists in Africa 2017; 1. AKON - SENEGAL 2. BLACK COFFEE - SOUTH AFRICA 3. HUGH MASEKELA - SOUTH AFRICA 4. DON JAZZY - NIGERIA 5. TINASHE - ZIMBABWE 6. JIDENNA - NIGERIA 7. WIZKID - NIGERIA 8. DAVIDO - NIGERIA 9. SARKODIE - GHANA 10. OLIVER MTUKUDZI - ZIMBABWE