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Tariq Trotter Net Worth

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Tariq Trotter's Net Worth as of 2024
$12 Million

Tariq Luqmaan Trotter was born on the 3rd October 1971, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, and is a musician as well as an occasional actor who, as Tariq Trotter or Black Thought, is most famous for being a co-founder and the leading MC of the hip hop band named The Roots.

Have you ever wondered how much wealth this hip hop artist and performer has accumulated so far? How rich Tariq Trotter is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total of Tariq Trotter’s net worth, as of mid-2017, revolves around the sum of $12 million, acquired largely through his career in the music industry which has been active since 1987.

Tariq Trotter Net Worth $12 million

Tariq is the younger of two sons in the Muslim family of Cassandra and Thomas Trotter, and besides being American, originates also from Senegal and Sierra Leone. He suffered quite a traumatic childhood – when Tariq was only three years old, his father, who was a member of Islamic group Black Brothers Inc. was murdered. At his age of 17, his mother was killed too, while his older brother ended up imprisoned, and spent half of his life in jail. However, Black Thought has managed to snatch out and make a name for himself in the world of music.

Tariq went to Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, after which he enrolled at Millersville University of Pennsylvania where he majored in journalism. In 1987, Tariq met Ahmir Thompson, who later adopted the stage name Questlove, with whom he formed a hip hop duo and performed on the streets of Philadelphia, and soon after they began playing gigs under the name The Square Roots. In 1992, after adding several more members to the group, they rebranded as The Roots, and in 1993 independently released their debut studio album entitled “Organix”. This was followed by their second album, “Do You Want More?!!!??!”, released in January 1995; with its unique sound, a mixture of hip hop and jazz, the album peaked at No. 2 on the US Top Heatseekers Albums chart, quickly earning The Roots many fans and positive critics’ reviews. All these achievements provided the basis for Tariq Trotter’s nowadays quite impressive net worth.

In 1999, The Roots led by Black Thought released their “Things Fall Apart” album which featured the hit single “You Got Me”. This song earned Tariq and his band mates the prestigious Grammy Award for the Best Rap Performance. Since then Tariq’s The Roots have released eight more studio albums, 12 in total, as well as two EPs and three collaborative albums of which “Wake Up”, released in 2010 and featuring John Legend, won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album as well as Grammy Award for the Best R&B album. It is certain that all these accomplishments have helped Tariq Trotter alias Black Thought to add a significant sum to the total of his net worth.

Besides music, Tariq has also made some efforts towards acting – so far, he has appeared in over a dozen motion pictures including the 2000 comedy “Bamboozled”, 2001 musical drama “Brooklyn Babylon” as well as “Love Rome” (2004), “Night Catches Us” (2010) and “Get on Up” (2014). In his now three-decades-long career in the entertainment industry, Tariq has collaborated with numerous big names such as Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Mos Def and also Spike Lee, Tom Cruise and plenty of others.

When it comes to Black Thought’s personal life, he has managed to keep it mostly private. Since 2010, he has been married to Opal with whom he has welcomed one child. From previous relationships, Tariq has another two children. With his family, he currently resides in New Jersey.

As a passionate “fashionisto” and sunglasses collector, Tariq Trotter has released a limited edition of 300 luxurious black tortoise sunglasses in collaboration with MOSCOT, all featuring Tariq’s signature. He is also a partner and sponsor of GrassROOTS Community Foundation focused on promoting obesity awareness.

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Milla Jovovich Net Worth

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Milla Natasha Jovovich was born on 17 December 1975, in Kiev, Ukraine (then in the USSR), and is a model, actress and singer, perhaps best known for her breakthrough role in the film “The Fifth Element” in 1997, with Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman.

So just how rich is Milla Jovovich, as of late 2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Milla has a net worth of over $45 million, accumulated from her various career elements spanning almost 30 years since she began modelling in 1987.

Milla Jovovich Net Worth $45 Million

Milla had a really unusual childhood, maybe that’s one of the reasons for her multi-million dollar net worth. Jovovich started her carrier in modeling from the early age of nine, a few years after she and her parents moved from Ukraine, which at that time belonged to the Soviet Union, to Los Angeles, California, in 1980. She even dropped out of school at the age of 12, when Gene Lemuel discovered her, and she signed a contract with Prima Modeling Agency. Milla Jovovich  was covered by magazines including Vogue, Glamour, Madmoiselle, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, and has been advertising brands including L’oreal, Christian Dior, Calvin Klein, Donna Koran, Revlon for many years.

However, exclusive looks and beauty was not the only value she had: Milla Jovovich has a great voice, a talent to write songs, design fashion and find herself in acting as well. Milla started her acting career in 1988 in the film “Two Moon Junction”, but the roles that gave this girl much more attention were in “Dazed and Confused” in 1993 and “The Fifth Element” in 1997 directed by Luc Besson, in which she worked with Bruce Willis. Of course, subsequently all five films based on “Resident Evil” made Milla Jovovich’s popularity and net worth go through the roof. The original movie was so successful that it was even turned into a video game.

Between her acting in those two movies, Milla tried the shoes of a singer and a song writer, and released her debut album – “The Divine Comedy – which was really appreciated by the audience and critics and even received positive feedback from Rolling Stone magazine’s, John McAlley; in his opinion the album was remarkable. In 1999 Milla Jovovich became a member of the band named Plastic Has Memory, and performed some gigs in New York and Las Vegas, but unfortunately not with her new band, and Milla has never released a second album.

As for her career in fashion, Milla launched her first line in 2003, and her brand was successful until 2008 when she decided to close her business because of lack of time, which is perhaps no surprise, assuming that all of her free time was taken-up by her daughter Ever Gabo Anderson, who was born in 2007.

As for other details of Milla’s personal life, aside from several well-known relationships, she has married three times, all husbands met when taking some part in films in which she was acting. She first married Shawn Andrews in 1992, which was apparently quickly annulled by her mother; ironically, he and Milla were starring in “Dazed and Confused”! The second was with the director of “The Fifth Element” – Luc Besson (1997-99), and she has been married to Paul W. S. Anderson, who worked with Jovovich on the set of “Resident Evil”, since 2009, and he is the father of her two daughters. The family is based in Los Angeles.

Milla is something of a philanthropist too, and often participates in and supports various charities including UNICEF, World Education, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and many more.

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Tracy Byrd Net Worth

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Tracy Lynn Byrd was born on 17 December 1966, in Vidor, Texas USA, and is a country music artist, best known for releasing hit songs including “Holdin’ Heaven” and “Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo”. He’s signed to MCA Nashville Records; all of his endeavors have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Tracy Byrd? As of early-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $10 million, mostly earned through a successful career in country music. He’s had more than 30 hit singles and has a double platinum certification from one of his albums. As he continues his career it is expected that his wealth will increase.

Tracy Byrd Net Worth $10 million

Tracy attended Vidor High School, and after matriculating in 1985, went to Lamar University, and then to Texas State University to study business. During his time there, he performed with a local band called Rimfire; during a recording session at a local mall, he performed a cover of “Your Cheatin’ Heart” which impressed the studio owner, who then submitted his cover to a local contest, and it led to Byrd being signed by MCA Records in 1992.

In the same year, Tracy released his first single entitled “That’s the Thing About a Memory”. His first few songs would not hit the Top 40 charts; but in 1993 he released the hit “Holdin’ Heaven”., included on his self-titled debut album which would go on to get gold certification. He followed it up with another album release called “No Ordinary Man”, which would become his highest selling album, earning double-platinum certification having sold over two million copies in the US. All of the singles he released from the album charted, and the song “The Keeper of the Stars” won a Country Music Association award for Song of the Year. In 1995, he released his third album – “Love Lessons” – but it had a decline in popularity, although still earning gold certification, and it led to a fourth album entitled “Big Love”. The lead single of the album reached the Top Five along with the song “Don’t Take Her She’s All I Got”. His final studio album for MCA was released in 1997, and was entitled “I’m from the Country”. His net worth was rising steadily.

In 1999, Byrd was signed by RCA Records and worked on the album “It’s About Time”, which featured more country pop songs, but no singles reached the Top 40. Three years later he worked on “Ten Rounds” which went back to the traditional country sound, and this time songs hit the charts, especially “Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo” which became his second number one hit. In 2003, he released “The Truth About Men”, which featured artists such as Blake Shelton and Montgomery Gentry; he had another top 10 hit in “Drinkin’ Bone”. The following year, he released a greatest hit albums, and it was followed by the album “Different Things” which was produced by the Blind Mule label. His net worth continued to improve.

For his personal life, it is known that Tracy is married to Michelle since 1991,and they have two children. The family resides in Beaumont, Texas. In 2009, he took a break from the music industry to take care of his family. Byrd has also been known to do charity work, hosting an annual music event as well as becoming a National Spokesperson for the Special Olympics.

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