Rappers
Kurtis Blow Net Worth
Kurt Walker's Net Worth as of 2024
$5 million
Kurt Walker was born on 9 August 1959, in Harlem, New York City USA, and is a record producer and rapper, best remembered for having been the first rapper to sign with a major record label, and the first rapper to find commercial success. His 1980 debut album which contains the song “The Breaks” is the first ever certified gold rap song. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Kurtis Blow? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in the rap music industry. Throughout his career, he’s released over 15 albums, and then later on found his calling as a minister. All of these have ensured the position of his wealth.
Kurtis Blow Net Worth $5 million
Kurtis started off as a DJ under the name Kool DJ Kurt, while also working as a disco performer. In 1979, he signed with the label Mercury and became the first rapper in history to be signed under a record label; his initial song entitled “Christmas Rappin” sold over 500,000 copies, and later his follow up “The Breaks” which was under his debut album also sold over 500,000. Thanks to his popularity, he then performed overseas and became the first rapper to ever do so. Over the next eleven years, he would continue to release more albums. These include “Deuce” which reached top 50 in the charts, “Party Time” which was a rap fusion song and the album “Ego Trip” which had several hit songs. The song “If I Ruled the World” would become successful and reached the fifth spot on the Billboard R&B Chart. However, as the 1990s grew nearer, his rap career started to decline and he moved on to production work.
After transitioning to production, he started working with other groups and helped make hits for Run DMC. He also worked with The Fat Boys, Full Force, Wyclef Jean, and Rene & Angele. In 1986, he helped release the song “King Holiday” which was created to celebrate Martin Luther King’s birthday. Kurtis then tried his hand at acting, becoming part of “Knights of the City” and “Krush Groove”. He also became the co-producer of “Das Leben Amerikanischer Gangs” which was about West Coast gangs. In 1998, he participated in “The History of Rap” which was a three volume release.
Around this time in the 1990s, he began working with various groups and churches, becoming a spokesperson against racism. Kurtis was also honored for his music achievements and in 2002, travelled to the Middle East to perform for the Armed Forces in numerous shows. In 2009, he became an ordained minister and founded The Hip Hop Church which he uses his talents as a musician; he serves as a worship leader, DJ, rapper, and minister of the church. One of his latest projects is “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” which is a production that toured during November 2015.
For his personal life, there is no public information on any relationships urtis may have had. It is known that Kurtis became such an icon in the rap and music industry that he is regularly featured in pop culture. He’s been referenced by Ice Cube, Notorious BIG, 50 Cent, and Snoop Dogg. His music is also still featured in various forms of media such as video games. Aside from these, Kurtis is the first rapper to ever break the million dollar mark, making him the first millionaire rapper.
Rappers
Gillie Da Kid Net Worth
Gillie Da Kid was born on 1 January 1984, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States as Sar’d Nasir. Nasir’s ethnicity is unconfirmed, but he is believed to have Ethiopian heritage. He’s a famous veteran rapper and actor who first appeared in the national spotlight in 2006.
So how rich is this rebel rapper? According to various sources, his net worth is estimated to be over $2 million and he can associate it with his successful career (or maybe many scandals) spanning up to the present day.
Gillie Da Kid Net Worth $2 Million
Gillie Da Kid was a member and co-founder of the underground band called Major Figgas. However, the band wasn’t very successful and he wasn’t popular until the conflict with Cash Money Records and its biggest star Lil Wayne. Nasir has claimed that he was a ghostwriter for some Cash Money Records’ artists, especially for Lil Wayne, which the company still denies, but it was a breakthrough to Gillie’s band and Major Figgas ultimately signed to Suave House Records.
When the record company was having some troubles, the rapper decided to leave the group and begin his solo career. An unexpected meeting with Cash Money’s CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams backstage at a concert was crucial, and it took less than a week to sign with the New Orleans Label, but his solo album was never released. However, later Gillie Da Kid signed with ascending label BabyGrande records, and The Best of the GDK Mixtapes compilation was released in 2007. Not only did he start independent projects but he also collaborated with other celebrities, for example, , Beanie Sigel, Lid Buxs, Mr. Papers, Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, J Son, Pusha T, DeSean Jackson and many more. His net worth was growing steadily.
CDK was involved in the conflict not only with Lil Wayne, but also with Soulja Boy, another rapper. It all started after Gillie had mocked Soulja on Twitter, where he posted pictures with fake money referring to Soulja‘s picture – no wonder that this post led to the Twitter war. In 2014, these two artists were supposed to end the argument in the celebrity-boxing match, but Soulja canceled out. One year later, the rappers renewed their conflict after attending a concert in Dubai together. Soulja stated that he had slapped Gillie, while CDK claims that they hadn‘t even met there.
CDK is also known as an actor. He has starred in various movies such as “Force of Execution”, “Wrath of Cain”, “King of the Avenue”, “Pimp Bully”, “Mafia” and others. No doubt that Gillie‘s acting career has allowed him to accumulate a big part of his net worth.
In 2013, Gillie da Kid was nominated for and won an independent Music Award for Best Song – Rap or Hip-Hop for the Best Song (I Get It), and Best Mixtape (King of Philly mixtape) and stated that “There’s only one King of Philly”.
There‘s not much information about Kid‘s personal life. He‘s never been married or engaged and he doesn‘t have any children. His dating history remains a secret but he has denied rumors of being gay.
Rappers
Lil Chuckee Net Worth
Rashard Chuckee Ballard was born on 11 January 1995, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. As Lil Chuckee he’s known as a rapper, and the youngest member of the Young Money Entertainment group, which was established by Lil Wayne.
So how rich is this young artist? According to various sources, Lil Chuckee’s net worth is estimated to be over $1.5 million. No doubt, Lil Chuckee has accumulated his wealth by releasing mixtapes, as well as appearing in music videos and on talk shows.
Lil Chuckee Net Worth $1.5 Million
Rashard Ballard was a good student, but he had the dream of becoming a rapper from around the time when he was nine years old. Turns out his dream was meant to come true, as Chuckee was discovered by Lil Wayne via a video-shoot contest, and became the youngest rapper signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Label after joining the Young Money Entertainment group in 2009. Guided by his famous mentor, Lil Chuckee had dropped five mixtapes by the age of sixteen and appeared in over 35 music videos. He was also a member of the rap duet Young Hot BOYZ, performing with Lil Twist. In 2012, Rashard performed in the BET Hip-Hop Awards, together with Lil Niqo and Lil Waah.
After leaving the Young Money in 2013, he began his own solo career. Release of the mix tape “Leborn of My Time“ in 2013 and “Overdue” in 2014 made him the author of seven mix tapes, which is a great result for such a young guy. Moreover, he has co-worked with other successful artists, such as Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, Justin Bieber, Mr. Tony Elite and has released collaboration remixes. No doubt that Chuckee can associate his net worth to his musical career starting from a very early age and successfully spanning until the present day.
In his personal life, the Ballard family’s house in New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, so the rapper had to move to Atlanta with his family. After this catastrophe, Lil Chuckee has performed in 250 shows for Hurricane Katrina victims as charity work. Later he established his own charity company in New Orleans, called S.O.C.K. (Save Our Community Kids). Unquestionably, this kind of activity has helped him to accidentally create quite a reputation, which is not very ordinary for hip hop artists.
Lil Chuckee’s nickname references the doll from the Child’s Play movies. His private life is quite mysterious since rapper has officially dated only one model and a member of the dance group The Twerk team, supposedly when he was 15 years old and, strangely, the model was twenty years old so even that one romance didn‘t look very promising. Moreover, there have been rumors that the young artist’s father is successful businessman, and rapper Bird. However, articles about Lil Chuckee accusing Bird for molestation were all over the internet.
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