Whoever thinks there is no money in rap, must not have heard of Jay-Z. The boy Hov Wonder recently embarked on his Blueprint 3 tour with Jeezy and Trey Songz, and they made a crazy amount of money in a short amount of time. According to The Boom Box, the tour grossed over $9 million in two weeks.

To give some added perspective on how much an artist can make in two weeks of touring, Jay-Z’s tour, which featured Jeezy and Trey Songz grossed a total of $9,731,218 between March 11-24. Hov’s recent deal with concert-giant Live Nation, who famously signed him to a “360 deal” worth a reported $150 million, and also organized his 2008 tour with Mary J. Blige, which grossed $34.5 million, is likely responsible for the rapper’s high live performance profits.

Like Jay said, “F talkin’ about a recession!”