YG Net Worth (Rapper) 2023 – Income, Salary, Career, Age, Bio

YG is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and businessman who has a net worth of $5 Million as of 2023. His real name is Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson, well known by his celebrated name YG (short for Young Gangsta).

The rapper has been working in the music world since 2009 and he has managed to gain such massive success after collaborating with many other popular artists like Drake, 21, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, and everyone else in the industry.

The rapper rose to fame after releasing his hit singles including, Toot It and Boot It, Big Bank, and many others. One of his singles titled My Ni## went viral by reaching at number 19 spot on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Aside from his music career, he also appeared as an actor in several films. So a lot of people want to know his net worth YG, his salary, income, career, and biography. Let’s take a look at that.

Net Worth 2023:

Early Life:

YG was born Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson on March 9th, 1990, in Compton, California, United States. He was drawn into the lifestyle of joining the Bloods gang at the age of 16. Fitting his rap name YG stands for Young Gangster.

Around the same time, his father went to jail for tax fraud, and YG was involved in street robberies. He attended a few different high schools including, Paramount and then Mayfair High School, but he didn’t graduate.

After that, due to some financial problems, he used to work at a burger place called Fuddruckers for a month. YG developed his interest in music at an early age and in 2008 he met DJ Mustard who later became his DJ.

Career:

In 2010, YG released his debut single titled ‘Toot It and Boot It’ featuring Ty Dolla Sign. According to YG, the song became a huge hit with kids in LA and managed to reach #67 on the Billboard Hot 100.

After getting massive success with this single, YG got a chance to sign a deal with Def Jam Recordings. Under this label he dropped mixtapes including, ‘The Real 4Fingaz,’ ‘Just Re’d Up,’ and ‘4 Hunnid Degreez.’

In 2013, YG made an additional contract with Young Jeezy’s imprint CTE World. In the same year, YG was featured in Yo Gotti’s single Act Right which became a massive hit.

The rapper was then featured in the CTE World mixtape ‘Boss Yo Life Up Gang.’ He also dropped off mixtapes including, Just Re’d Up 2, 4 Hunnid Degreez, The Real 4Fingaz, and Just Re’d Up, and he went on tour with Tyga.

Breakthrough:

Soon after YG came up with the lead single from his future album; titled “My Ni###” featuring Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan. The single became a hit by peaking at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2014, YG collab with the legendary Drake for the single called ‘Who Do You Love?’. In the following month, the rapper finally released his debut studio album ‘My Krazy Life’. 

Some of the popular artists made their guest appearances on this album which include, Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Jeezy, and Kendrick Lamar. The album received a good response by debuting at #2  on the Billboard 200 and later became certified Platinum by the RIAA.

On June 24, 2015, YG announced that his second studio album called Still Krazy would be released in 2015. He then came up with the release of singles such as Twist My Fingaz, Cash Money, and I Want a Benz. 

In the very next year, he dropped the album Still Brazy which debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold. In the year 2018, YG dropped his 3rd debut studio album Stay Dangerous featuring guest arrivals from Quavo, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, and many others.

The following year, he released the 4th studio album My Life 4Hunnid, and then the 5th album My Life 4Hunnid, on October 2, 2020.

Film and Television:

Apart from the music, in 2012 YG made his theatrical film debut by appearing as  C.C. in the film We the Party. In 2018, he played the supporting role of Leo Curry in the crime drama film White Boy Rick. 

YG has won awards including the iHeartRadio Music Awards of 2015 and the BET Hip Hop Award for ‘My Ni###’ in 2014.

He also has got many award nominations such as BET Awards, Billboard Music Award in the category of Top R&B Song, MTV Europe Music Award, etc.

Biography:

YG Net Worth:

YG Net Worth is estimated to be around $5 Million US as of 2023. He is one of the most well-known rappers and actors in the country, who has released numerous hit singles in his career. His source of revenue comes from various ways, including album sales, streams, merchandising, and live shows.

He also earns from other ventures such as collaborations with popular singers for their songs. Despite being a rapper, YG is the lead character, executive producer, and writer of the 2014 movie Blame It On the Streets. 

He is the co-founder of the record label 4Hunnid Records as well as he has signed a distribution contract with Interscope Records. YG’s annual income is over $0.8 million.

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