Rappers
Wale Net Worth
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (Wale)'s Net Worth as of 2024
$7 Million
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin was born on 21 September 1984, in Washington D.C., USA of Yoruba Nigerian descent, Known simply as Wale, he is a naturalized American rapper, singer who came to notice in 2006 when he released his first song entitled “Dig Dug (Shake It)”, which immediately became popular particularly in the Washington area, and which was also a good start to building his net worth.
So just how rich is Wale? Sources indicate that Wale is progressing well in his career spanning less than 10 years, with an estimated net worth of $7 million.
Wale Net Worth $7 Million
Wale initially planned to pursue a career in football and attended Robert Morris University and Virginia State University on football scholarships. However, academia was not for him, and neither did his football progress as he had hoped, so he dropped out and shifted his focus towards music, and soon became recognized locally. In 2006, “Dig Dug (Shake It)” was released and Wale’s successful attempt at making music saw him discovered by a British producer, Mark Ronson, and in 2007 he was offered a recording deal with Allido Records.
Within a year, Wale released several mix tapes under their label, received the award of “D.C Metro Breakthrough Artist of the Year”, and participated in Mark Ronson’s UK tour, appeared in the media, and was featured in several magazines. A year later in 2008, he was signed to both Allido Records and Interscope, the latter offering him $1.3 million for his contract. In 2009, Wale released his debut album entitled “Attention Deficit” containing singles that appeared in the official music charts: “Chillin” peaked at #99 on the Billboard Hot 100, “Pretty Girls” reached #56 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while the song “World Tour” was critically acclaimed. The album as a whole peaked at #21 on the Hot 200 Billboard chart with 28,000 copies sold, establishing Wale’s position among the successful artists in the music industry, and considerably boosted his net worth.
Wales career progressed steadily, and in 2011 he signed a recording deal with the Maybach Music Group, a label belonging to another famous rapper, Rick Ross, with whom he recorded and released a compilation album entitled “Self Made Vol.1”, which turned out to be highly successful, selling 58,900 copies during the first week, and debuting at #5 on the US Billboard 200. Wale then went on to record his solo albums, and later that year, he released his second studio album “Ambition”, which surprisingly enough, received a mixture of both positive, as well as negative reviews. However, despite some criticism, the album peaked at #2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 164,000 copies during the first week; again, his net worth benefited considerably.
In 2013, Wale released his third studio album entitled “The Gifted”, which mainly received positive reviews from both critics and the audience. The album featured guest appearances from such famous artists as Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Ne-Yo, Rick Ross and others, and sold 323,000 copies in the United States alone, and peaked at #1 on both US Billboard 200 and US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album charts.This success also increased his net worth.
Wale has also been nominated for and won many awards: he was nominated for Grammy Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards, won Nigeria Entertainment Award for the Best International Artist, as well as Soul Train Awards for Best New Artist and Best Hip Hop Song of the Year 2013 – such recognition does no harm to his rising net worth.
In addition to his successful music career and stable income, Wale has invested in the water brand called “Smartwater”, a subsidiary company owned by The Coca-Cola Company, with revenue of $350 million in 2006. Hopefully this and other investments will prove worthwhile assets, adding further to Wale’s wealth.
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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