Three years after a cancelled tour, hospitalisation and claims of $53 million in debt, hip-hop superstar Kanye West has one of the biggest hits of the decade—and it has nothing to do with music. His billion-dollar Yeezy sneaker empire is the best bet in a generation to topple Air Jordan. Sometimes it pays to be a control freak
Mostly because of the shoes, Forbes pegs Kanye West’s pre-tax income at $150 million over the past 12 months
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(This story appears in the 16 August, 2019 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)