Rappers
JoJo Simmons Net Worth
Joseph “Jojo” Simmons Jr.'s Net Worth as of 2024
$2 Million
Joseph Ward Simmons is a Queens, New York-born American hip-hop singer who is better known by his stage names “JoJo Simmons” as well as “DJ Run”, and for being a founding member of hip-hop group “Run-D.M.C”. He is also a practicing minister known by the name, Reverend Run. Born on 14 November 1964, JoJo has been active in the field of music since 1981.
A popular singer with an impeccable career and significance in his field of work, how rich is JoJo Simmons? As of 2015, he counts his wealth at an amount estimated by sources at over $2 million, his musical career being the major source of his income. Being a minister may not have added much to his net worth, but Reverend Run has obviously gathered fame and popularity amongst his fans and followers.
JoJo Simmons Net Worth $2 Million
JoJo is a younger brother of a co-founder of Def Jam Records, Russell Simmons and an artist, Daniel Simmons, Jr. Being brought up in a family full of musicians, JoJo found his love for hip-hop music as a teenager. After being educated at Northern Highlands Regional High School, JoJo began his musical career as a member of the hip-hop group “The Force” but found popularity when he co-founded “Run-D.M.C” in 1981 and served as a lead singer.
Run-D.M.C became one of the most influential groups as it flourished in the musical industry. The group debuted with their self-entitled album, which went on to achieve gold certification. Their next album “King Of Rock” was their first to become platinum certified, and their following album “Raising Hell” was the first in history to earn multiple platinum certifications. Along with the flourishing fame and popularity of the group, JoJo also lived a hyped career as a singer, with both adding considerably to his net worth.
In the meantime, JoJo was also ordained as a Pentecostal minister in 2004, and since then JoJo has changed his stage name to “Rev. Run”. As Rev. Run, he has been featured in the single “Song For Lovers” by Liberty X, a UK pop band. JoJo then started his solo career and debuted with the album “Distortion” in 2005. His single “Mind On The Road” from the album went on to be a hit which helped him continue an active singing career. With all these projects in hands, JoJo has managed to amass an impressive amount of wealth.
Apart from singing, Simmons has appeared in the MTV reality show “Run’s House”, which revolves around the daily adventures of his family. He is also a published author as his book co-written with his wife, “Take Back Your Family: A Challenge To America’s Family”, was released in 2008. A talented artist with a heart of gold, JoJo has also been active in social work. He and his wife by teaming up with Kool-Aid and KaBOOM! have served to make playgrounds for underprivileged children.
As for his personal life, Simmons has married twice. A father of six children, he was previously married to Valarie Vaughn(1983-93) who gave birth to three of his children. He married his second wife Justine Jones in 1994 and she is the mother of his other three children. As of now, this big Simmons family lives in Saddle River, New Jersey.
Actors
Lil Dicky Net Worth
Born David Andrew Burd on the 15th March 1988 in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania USA, he is a rapper who goes under the stage name of Lil Dicky, best known to the world for his hit song and music video “Ex-Boyfriend”, which amassed over one million views on YouTube the day it was released. He uses comedy to bring attention to himself, and is often credited as one of the best comedians among rappers.
Have you ever wondered how rich Lil Dicky is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Dicky’s wealth is as high as $4 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a rapper, active since 2013.
Lil Dicky Net Worth $4 Million
Born to Jewish parents, Lil Dicky, when speaking about his childhood and school days, told the media that he wasn’t very popular, and focused more on education than on social life. He went to Cheltenham High School, after which he enrolled at the University of Richmond. Following his graduation and earning summa cum laude honors, Lil Dicky found a job at the advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners as an accountant, but meantime used his creativity and love for rapping to create a video in which he rapped a monthly progress report of the company, which resulted in him being appointed to the company’s advertising department. He became the company’s main copywriter, and was involved in creating such ads as the NBA’s “BIG” campaign; his net worth was well set.
His love for music prevailed in 2011 when he started working on his first recording material; as he still held his job at the advertising agency, Lil Dicky took two years to finish his mixtape, which was out in May 2013. His song “Ex-Boyfriend” became a huge hit on YouTube, after it amassed more than one million views in less than 24 hours on the popular video sharing network. He continued with his musical career, but in order to support it he started a Kickstarter campaign, and set the goal of $70,000. Within a month, Lil Dicky had more than enough to continue making music and videos as his campaign reached $113,000. In 2014, Dicky made his first live performance, as he made his debut at the Theatre of Living Arts event in Philadelphia, which only helped him increase his popularity, and wealth as well.
The following year, Lil Dicky started working on his debut studio album, “Professional Rapper”, which came out in July, and featured such rappers as T-Pain, Brendon Urie, Rich Homie Quan and Snoop Dogg, among others, which only helped the album reach a massive number of fans, and achieve gold status in the USA, also topping the US Rap, US Indie and US Comedy charts, while it peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard 200 chart, which added a substantial amount to Lil Dicky’s wealth.
Lil Dicky has become one of the most prominent rappers, which has earned him a spot in the XXL Magazine’s 2016 Freshmen line-up, next to such musicians as Kodak Black, Anderson .Paak, Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Yachty, among others.
Most recently, Lil Dicky worked on an EP, which came out in September 2017 – “Brain, I’m Brain” – under his alter ego Brain, concurrently creating a music video for his song “Pillow Talking” – the video itself became the 49th most expensive music video ever, mostly thanks to the special effects that Dicky used.
When it comes to his personal life, Lil Dicky is currently single, though in the past he dated a girl named Molly, to whom he even dedicated a song and music video, which has since become quite popular on YouTube.
Rappers
Travis Scott Net Worth
Born Jacques Webster, Jr. on the 30th April 1992, in Houston, Texas USA, he is a rapper, record producer and songwriter best known to the world under stage name Travis Scott, who came to prominence after releasing the hit single “Antidote” in 2015, featured on his debut studio album “Rodeo”. Since then, he has collaborated with a number of successful musicians, including Rihanna, and Kanye West.
Have you ever wondered how rich Travis Scott is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Scott’s net worth is as high as $8 million, an amount earned through his successful career in the world of entertainment, active since 2008.
Travis Scott Net Worth $8 Million
Travis grew up in southwest border of Houston, in Missouri City. He spent his early childhood with his grandmother, and then moved in with his father. He went to Elkins High School, and after matriculation enrolled at the University of Texas at San Antonio, however, he never graduated, as he decided to focus entirely on his career in the music industry.
Even while in high school, Travis was sure that he would become a famous musician; he initially teamed up with his friend Chris Holloway to start a music duo, The Graduates, and released an EP on Myspace in 2008, while in 2009 Travis started a joint venture with OG Chess, the group The Classmates. The two worked together until 2012 when financial disputes arose and they went their separate ways. Travis relocated to Washington, New York, but wasn’t quite satisfied with chances he got there, and soon after set his foot in Los Angeles, California. He got in touch with T.I., and in 2013 Travis was the producer of T.I.’s single “Upper Echelon”. The same year, Travis started working with Kanye West on Travis’s debut full-length release, the mixtape “Owl Pharaoh”, but it reached an obstacle and it was later picked up by T.I. His mixtape came out in May 2013, released through Grand Hustle Records, owned by T.I., which launched Travis into stardom and he continued working on his new material. He released his second mixtape in August 2014, entitled “Days Before Rodeo”, which was a prelude to his debut full-length album “Rodeo”, released in September 2015 through Epic Records, which became a massive hit as it peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and topped the US Rap chart, achieving platinum status, which only increased Scott’s net worth to a large degree. Encouraged by this enormous success, Travis immediately started working on his second full-length album = “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight” – which came out in September 2016. The album topped the US Billboard 200, US R&B/HH and US Rap charts, while it also achieved platinum status, further increasing his net worth.
Most recently, Travis launched his own record label Cactus Jack, through which he will release a collaborative album with fellow rapper Quavo, entitled “Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho”, scheduled for December 2017. Furthermore, he is working on his third studio album “AstroWorld”, which will be available in 2018.
Regarding his personal life, Travis is in a relationship with reality TV star Kylie Jenner, with whom he expects a child.
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