Rappers Nas (Nasir Jones) and Jay-Z (Sean Carter) are the hottest names in rap following in the footsteps of Eminem, and earning serious amounts in the process. How much? It's impossible to say - mainly because most musicians don't know how much they earn because it's filtered through a myriad number of sources, p.a.'s, concerts, records, endoresements, and so on, and the amount fluctuates constantly. The other reason is that musicians are notoriously cagey about money - the general feeling is that asking about bank balances is vulgar, and interviewers get short shrift if they try it! So, how much they earn, and who earns more are two questions probably Nas and JayZ couldn't answer, but true to the nature of rappers, each would claim to earn more than the other, even if they can't prove it. At their level of income, they get a Gold Am-Ex card and they get told when they've run out of money -if that ever happens!