NEW YORK: Diddy is said to be working on a long-awaited album but, even without his music, he was the top-earning rapper of the past year. Releasing its annual list, Forbes said that Diddy — whose real name is Sean Combs and whose stage names include Puff Daddy — took in $60 million from June 2014 to June 2015.

His earnings come mostly through his business projects, the wealth magazine said.

Diddy rarely performs and last released an album, “Last Train to Paris,” in 2010. But Gizzle, an artist signed to his label, recently told the Rap-Up website that Diddy was working on a sequel to his debut 1997 work “No Way Out.”

“No Way Out 2” would be the final album from Diddy, Gizzle said. Another rapper turned mogul, Jay Z, was close behind at number two by raking in an estimated $56 million, Forbes said.