Rappers
MC Lyte Net Worth
MC Lyte's Net Worth as of 2024
$8 Million
Lana Michele Moorer was born on the 11th October 1970, in Brooklyn, New York City USA. She is a hip hop artist better known under the nickname MC Lyte. She was the first solo female rapper, who released the studio album “Lyte as a Rock” (1988). She was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by BET during the Hip Hop Inaugural Ball in 2013. MC Lyte has been accumulating her net worth being active in the music industry since 1986.
So just how rich is this lady? The female pioneer of hip hop, MC Lyte, is known to possess an estimated net worth of $8 million.
To begin with, MC Lyte started rapping being 12 years old. In 1984, she created the song “I Cram to Understand U (Sam)” which was released a few years later. Soon afterwards, MC Lyte signed a contract with Atlantic Records which was a great base for her burgeoning career. MC Lyte then released her debut album “Lyte as a Rock” in 1988, which was listed as one of the 100 Best Rap Albums by The Source, though it peaked only in 50th position on the Billboard R&B albums Top 100. A year later, the rapper released her second studio album “Eyes on This” which peaked in 8th position on the above mentioned chart, the highest position reached by MC Lyte’s studio albums. The following albums peaked at 14th – “Act Like You Know” (1991),16th – “Ain’t No Other” (1993), 11th – “Bad As I Wanna B” (1996), 71st – “Seven & Seven” (1998) and 95th “Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1” (2003). All these releases contributed significantly to MC Lyte’s net worth.
MC Lyte Net Worth $8 Million
However, it should be noted that two singles “Ruffneck” (1993) and “Ride Wit Me” (2003) were nominated for Grammy Awards in the category of the Best Rap Performance – Solo. More, she has been nominated for three music videos awards, one of which she won. “You Want This” (1995) video with Janet Jackson was nominated for the Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Award as the Music Video of the Year, “I Wanna Be Down” (1995) video featuring Brandy, Yo-Yo and Queen Latifah was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award as the Best Rap Video, and “Keep On, Keepin’ On” (1996) video with Xscape won the Soul Train Lady of Soul Music Award as the Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video. Of course, all these mentioned musical pieces have added financially to the total size of MC Lyte’s net worth.
More, MC Lyte founded the global entertainment company named Sunny Gyrl Inc. in 1997. It focuses on management and the development of artists as well as production. Currently, she serves as the CEO of the above mentioned company. From 2011 to 2013 she held the position of the President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy, the institution that nominates and awards the Grammies. In addition to this, she has launched a boutique called Shaitel in Los Angeles. All the above mentioned engagements have also increased the net worth of MC Lyte.
Concerning her private life, MC Lyte claims to be single – in fact rumours have spread that she might be gay, although MC Lyte neither confirms nor denies the rumours, quoting the well known proverb “Never say never”.
Producers
Tyga Net Worth
Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson was born on 19 November 1989, in Gardena, California USA, of Jamaican and Vietnamese ancestry. Better known by his stage name of Tyga, which apparently stands for “Thank You God Always”, he is a rap artist, as well as an actor, whose rise to prominence began in 2008 with his single “Coconut Juice” that also featured another rapper Travis McCoy.
So just how rich is Tyga? The sources state that Tyga’s net worth is estimated to amount to $3 million, as of mid-2017. The majority of Tyga’s net worth and annual salary comes from his involvement in the music industry.
Tyga Net Worth $3 Million
Tyga grew up in Compton, California, and inspired by the music made by Lil Wayne, Eminem and Fabolous, Tyga delivered a mixtape to his cousin Travis McCoy, who helped him kick-start his career. In 2008, after his single “Coconut Juice” peaked at #94 on the Billboard charts and opened a wave of opportunities for Tyga, he went on to sign a record deal with the Young Money Entertainment label, since when Tyga has been active in the music industry, releasing both solo as and well as collaborative works. Tyga released his first album called “No Introduction” under Decaydence Records. The album did fairly well on the market, especially since one of the songs called “Diamond Life” was featured on a track list of several popular video games, including “Madden NFL 2009”, as well as “Need For Speed: Undercover”. Tyga then went on to create a mixtape called “Fan of a Fan”, on which he worked with Chris Brown, which became a hit among the listeners, and one of the songs called “Deuces” even peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. His net worth was well set.
Following the success of his collaborations, Tyga released his second album “Careless World: Rise of the Last King” in 2012, which also produced six singles. At the peak of his career, Tyga released his third album “Hotel California” in 2013, which featured guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Game and other famous rap artists. The album was released to mixed reviews and even though it did not do as well as his debut album, “Hotel California” made a significant contribution towards Tyga’s fame and net worth. Tyga then worked on “The Gold Album” with Kanye West as an executive producer, released in 2014.
Tyga is a recipient of MuchMusic Video Awards, and a nominee for Grammy Awards, BET Awards, as well as MTV Video Music Awards.
In his personal life, Tyga was in a relationship with a model and stripper Blac Chyna with whom he has a son. He is apparently residing with partner Kylie Jenner in California, in a luxurious mansion that he is rumoured to have bought for $6.5 million. He has had some legal problems with allegedly issuing unauthorised videos, and non-payment of rent plus back-taxes.
Rappers
Dorrough Net Worth
Dorwin Demarcus Dorrough was born on the 28th October 1986, in Dallas, Texas USA, and is a hip hop artist and songwriter, probably best known for songs including “Beat Up The Block”, “Ice Cream Paint Job”, “Walk That Walk” and others. He has released two studio albums and ta number of mixtapes during his activity in the entertainment industry since 2009.
How much is the net worth of Dorrough? It has been calculated by authoritative sources that the outright size of his wealth is equal to $6 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Music is the main source of Dorrough’s modest fortune.
Dorrough Net Worth $6 Million
To begin with, the boy was raised in Dallas in a family of 11 children – Dorwin was the youngest. While studying at Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Dorrough was a successful basketball player and the captain of his high school team. After switching to college, he also began publishing self produced rap songs, and with singles like “Do tha Muscle” and “Halle Berry”, he made a name for himself in Texas. Dorrough graduated from Prairie View A&M University, before in 2008 winning the PV Choice Award as the Rapper of the Year.
In 2009, he made his national breakthrough with his debut album “Dorrough Music”, which reached 2nd place in the rap charts, and including the hit song “Ice Cream Paint Job”, a top 30 hit in the official single charts. The same year, Dorrough was nominated for the BET Hip Hop Award as the Best New Artist, Video of the Year. The following studio album “Get Big” was released in 201,t and reached 9th position on Billboard Rap as well as 68th on Billboard Top 200. The lead single of the album entitled was “Hood Bitch Fetish”, featuring Yo Gotti. Dorrough won Ascap Award and SEA Award as the Independent Artist of the Year, both in 2010.
In addition, the hip hop artist has released a number of mixtapes; in 2010 “Gangsta Grillz: Number 23”, and other mixtapes entitled “Gangsta Grillz: Code Red” and “Gangsta Grillz: Silent Assassin”. In 2012, Dorrough released the mixtape “Highlights” in collaboration with DJ III Will., featuring Maino, Lil Duval, Paul Wall, Yo Gotti and other artists. Afterwards, several more mixtapes were released including “Shut the City Down” (2013) with DJ Mr. Rogers, DJ Scream and DJ Smallz as well as “Shut The City Down 2” (2015) with DJ Base and DJ Skee. To summarise, all the above mentioned engagements have increased the total size of Dorrough net worth and popularity.
Finally, in the personal life of the hip hop artist, he is probably single. Dorrough does not reveal many details about his private life.
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