Jay-Z makes $9 million off "The Blueprint 3" tour

Right after the release of The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z was hailed as the best rapper in the game. Following a two year hiatus, Jay-Z returned to change the game again. His album received rave reviews and was considered by many to be the best album of the year. During the awards' season, Jay-Z won multiple awards for his album.

Once all of the awards were over with, Jay-Z also had the highest-selling rap album of 2009. With all of the success and on his new label of Roc Nation, everyone was talking. During the fall season, Beanie Sigel emerged as his biggest supporter. But, as winter approached, he turned into a major rival. Teaming up with 50 Cent, they aimed to take Jay-Z down.

Meanwhile, Jay-Z had linked up with Jeezy and Trey Songz for the official tour for his album. Having been on tour for five months, the tour is now over. Now that it is all behind him, his earnings off of the tour have been tracked and it has been revealed that Jay-Z cleared $9 million simply off of the tour, alone. The album has sold nearly 2 million copies, of which, Jay-Z has made over $10 million.