Hip Hop mogul and rap artist Jay z recently sat down with Steve Forbes of Forbes magazine for an exclusive interview and discussion about wealth and politics. Also in the discussion was philanthropist Warren Buffet the both of them were featured together in the “Forbes 400” issue which listed the 400 richest people in America. Coming in at #1 on the list was Microsoft’s chairman Bill Gates with an estimated worth of $54 billion while Buffet the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway came in at #2 with a reported wealth of about $45 billion. Jay z who did not quite make the list of the 400 richest did get added  to Forbes elite “Billionaires In The Making” list which included the likes of Facebook President Sean Parker ($920 million), Zynga founder Mark Pincus ($850 million) , television/ movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer ($850 million), Jerry Seinfield ($800 million), Tiger Woods ($500 million) and Tyler Perry ($350 million) Forbes magazine does predict he will be one of 15 people worth a billion dollars by 2015. Jayz is definitely one of the richest hiphop artist in the music industry with a net worth of about $450 million and still growing. Make sure you look out for the issue online and in stores everywhere. For more on this exclusive story stay tuned to 24hourhiphop for up to the minute updates.