YG Net Worth in 2021

YG is an American Rapper and Actor. His debut song ‘Toot It and Boot It’ peaked at no. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. Check out more about the man through YG Net Worth and some interesting facts about him.

The darkness of his past has never caused him any troubles in his music career. He had been an advocate to Black Lives Matter protest. YG has also created a label under the name 4Hunnid.

How are the incidences of 2020 are changing the way people looking at YG? Why did YG ended up in jail merely days before his scheduled performance at the Grammys? How his way of protesting for Black Lives Matter backfired on YG?

Find out all about through this article: YG Net Worth and 5 Interesting Facts About Him.

YG Net Worth & Overview

Net Worth	$6 million
Occupation	Rapper, Actor
Date of Birth	March 9, 1990
Age	30
Height	1.78 m
Spouse (s)	–
Children	2
Country of Origin	US
Source of Wealth	Musician
Instagram Followers	6.9 m
Twitter Followers	3.4 m
YouTube Followers	4.06 m
Last Updated	December 2020

Early Life

Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson, aka YG, was born on March 9, 1990, in Compton, California. His mother is Shonee Jackson, who can be more recognizable as Mama YG. His father served time in jail for tax fraud, and his mother used to work at McDonald’s.

Keenon’s stage name YG means Young Gangster. He belongs to the black ethnicity. YG was a member of a gangster group called Bloods Gang when he was 16.

Bloods Gang is popular for its rivalry with the Crips. The Bloods was initially formed to provide the members’ protection from the Crips. The members of the Bloods always wear Red and Crips Blue. The gang makes its income through various criminal activities, including the distribution of crack cocaine and smuggling drugs into prison.

Though YG announced that his debut album I’m 4rm Bompton would be releasing in 2012, it didn’t happen until 2013. The name of the album has been changed by then to My Krazy Life.

Career Highlights and Achievements

2013 – 2016

Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson, aka YG, was featured on Yo Gotti’s ‘Act Right’ along with Jeezy. The song reached no.100 on the Billboard Hot 100.

YG revealed in September 2013 that he would be releasing his debut album ‘My Krazy Life’ under the label Def Jam Recordings. Keenon also announced the release date of his album, as well as his collaboration with Drake, in one of the singles of the album.

My Nigga, the lead single of the album featuring Rich Homie Quan was released, shortly after. The single peaked at no. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.

He released the singles, “My Nigga”, “Left, Right”, and “Who Do You Love?”, first. The album “My Krazy Life” was released on March 18, 2014.

The soundtrack album of the short film ‘Blame It on the Streets’ was done by YG as well. The soundtrack album has the same name as the film. It was released on December 15, 2014, under the Def Jam Recordings label.

The second studio album ‘Still Brazy’ was released in 2016. YG released two singles from the album before this in 2015.

2017 – 2020

Although YG promised to release ‘Just Re’d Up 3: Know Your Worth’, till the date no such project has been released yet. He and the supposedly Executive producer of the song, DJ Mustard, haven’t been discussing it on the media.

Mariah Carey’s 2017 single ‘I Don’t’ featured YG. Both Carey and Keenon performed to the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The third studio album, Stay Dangerous, was released in August 2018. The album was released by Def Jam Recordings and 4Hunnid Records (YG’s label); It received positive reviews from the critics.

YG surprised everyone by announcing a “surprise album” titled 4Real 4Real via Twitter. Since one of his friends died, the release of the album postponed from April 2019 to May 2019.

2020 saw a new YG, as he only has released songs related to the US’s treatment towards the lives of people of black ethnicity. He released Fu*k the Police (FTP) with the video shot at Black Lives Matter protest.

At the 2020 BET Awards, along with Public Enemy, Nas, Questlove, and Rapsody, YG performed Public Enemy’s classic track Fight the Power.

4Hunnid Records

Under the parent company Universal Music Group, YG founded 4Hunnid Records in 2015. The Interscope Records and Empire Distribution dealt with the distribution of 4Hunnid Records.

Other than YG’s songs, the label has released albums of artists, including Sadbiy Loco and Slim 400.

Both YG and Epic Records announced in 2020 that the latter would release, distribute, and market projects of 4Hunnid Records.

YouTube

YG has a YouTube channel under his name; He releases his latest songs through this channel. The channel has uploaded 11 videos and 4.06 million subscribers to date. He had achieved 1.8 Billion views for his videos.

Personal Life

YG has two daughters from a previous relationship he had; The mother of the children was his then-longtime girlfriend. YG lives in his Southern California home.

He is a member of one of the subgroups of the famous gang, Bloods.

Somebody shot YG on his hips while filming a music video in 2012. YG’s lawyer released a statement stating the fast recovery of YG. Three parts of his hips were injured, though the injuries were not serious. The Police stated that YG wasn’t co-operating towards them and did not give proper answers to any of the questions.

Kehlani and YG began dating officially from September 6, 2019. But the relationship eventually came to an end after she found out he cheated on her.

Criticism

Filming a Music Video

These days, a musician should be making a music video for his song. One might ask, how can a music video end up as a criticism for a musician? If you use social cause and try to make money out of it, people would ask questions.

Rapper Chika took Twitter to show her annoyance in making a music video in between a protest. The police officers shot Breonna Taylor to death in the process of raiding her home. The people of America held a protest to seek justice for Taylor.

According to Rapper Chika, YG used this moment to shoot a music video. She accused YG of using a cause to benefit himself.

After George Floyd’s death, YG had made a song called ‘Fu*k The Police’ (FTP). When this accusation began to circulate on the Internet, YG responded through his Instagram. He stated that with a song like FTP, people would think that the protestors would be causing harm to society.

YG further stated that he wanted to make people understand the non-violence nature of the protest. He also stated that all of them are there for a reason, and it is to seek justice for Breonna Taylor; Justice for all the people, alike. Everyone should stay together for this good cause, not criticizing each other’s efforts.

Legal Controversies

On January 24, 2020, police arrested YG from his Southern California home, accusing robbery. The arrested happened merely two days before his performance in the 2020 Grammys. YG got out of jail after paying $250,000 bail money.

After his release from the jail, he performed at the Grammys. The performance had held in honor of the late Nipsey Hussle.

What is YG Net Worth in 2021?

YG Net Worth in 2020 is $6 million. Before his career in rapping began, Keenon was a part of a gang named Bloods. He has released four studio albums to date. He participated in the Black Live Matter from the very start. YG released a song after George Floyd’s death, criticizing the Whites in the Police. The song is called FTP, aka F**k The Police.

5 Interesting Facts About YG

• YG followed a vegan diet for about three months in 2016. He cited health problems, Ygwhich made him do that.
• YG apologized for the homophobic comments he had made in the past on January 1st of 2020. He took his social media to do this.
• Keenon’s first online screen name was YG, The Man.
• He has admitted in an interview once that he regrets using the word “b**ch” often.
• His deal with Def Jam Recordings fell for a short period, due to a parole violation from an early charge of burglary. YG stands for Young Gangsta.

Summary

Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson, aka YG, is an American Rapper and Actor. The ex-gang member of the famous gang, Bloods, began his career in his early 20s.

YG has been shot on the hip while filming for a music video. YG ended up having an injured hip. Later, in a statement, YG’s lawyer announced his fast recovery.

YG has two daughters from a former longtime girlfriend of his. He had been in a relationship with Kehlani as well. YG ended up cheating on her, and she broke up with him.

Two days before his performance, at the Grammys, YG ended up in jail. They booked him for a robbery case.YG performed at the Grammys, after paying the bail money of $250,000. The rapper Chika accused him of using the Black Lives Matter protest to benefit himself.

YG has released four studio albums and a movie soundtrack album. He has also created a label named 4Hunnid. YG Net Worth in 2021 is $6 million.

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