What Is Rich the Kid's Net Worth?
Rich the Kid is an American rapper who has a net worth of $4 million. Rich the Kid began his career by releasing a number of independent mixtapes before he landed a deal with Interscope Records and released his debut album, "The World is Yours," in 2018. He has collaborated with other artists like Migos, Jeremih, Young Thug, and Diplo. He later founded his own label, Rich Forever Music.
Early Life
Rich the Kid was born Dmitri Leslie Roger on July 13, 1992, in Queens, New York City. He is of Haitian descent and grew up speaking Haitian Creole fluently. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he then moved to College Park, Georgia, with his mother when he was 13 years old. He enjoyed listening to rap music while growing up and particularly liked Nas, Jay-Z, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., T.I., and Young Jeezy. He began rapping as a teenager, and his first rap name was Black Boy Da Kid. He later changed the name to Rich the Kid. He moved back to New York City to attend Elmont Memorial Junior-Senior High School.
Career
In 2013, Roger released his debut solo mixtape, "Been About the Benjamins." Later that year, he released a collaborative mixtape series with Migos called "Streets On Lock." Four volumes of the mixtape were released in 2014 and 2015. In August 2014, he released his second solo mixtape, "Feels Good 2 Be Rich." The mixtape featured artists Migos, Young Thug, Kirko Bangz, Rockie Fresh, Stalley, Soulja Boy, RiFF RaFF, Jeremih, K Camp, Young Dolph, Yo Gotti, French Montana, Chinx, and Kodak Black.
In November 2014, he released the single "On My Way," which featured artists Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel. A month later, he released his third mixtape called "Rich Than Famous." It featured YG, Migos, Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy Rebel, Gucci Mane, Johnny Cinco, and PeeWee Longway.
His first release in 2015 was another collaborative mixtape with Migos called "Still On Lock." In August 2015, he released "Flexin' on Purpose," which featured 14 tracks and other artists like Young Dolph, Rich Homie Quan, Fetty Wap, and Ty Dolla $ign. In November of that year, he released "Whip It" with iLoveMakonnen, an eight-track tape with guest spots from Rome Fortune, Migos, T-Wayne, and Key!" On Christmas Eve, he released "Dabbin' Fever," which featured Wiz Khalifa, Migos, Skippa Da Flippa, 21 Savage, and Kodak Black, among other artists.
In April 2016, he released "Trap Talk," another mixtape featuring artists like 21 Savage, Playboi Carti, and Migos. In October, he released "Keep Flexin." In May 2017, Roger collaborated with Rich Brian and Young Thug as a featured artist on the Diplo song "Bankroll."
In June 2017, Roger announced that he had signed to Interscope Records. In September of that year, he released the single "New Freezer" featuring Kendrick Lamar. The song was certified Platinum in March 2018 by the Recording Industry Association of America. In March 2018, he released his debut studio album, "The World is Yours." The album featured guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Swae Lee, Quavo, Offset, Khalid, Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, Trippie Redd, Future, Chris Brown, and Jay Critch.
The same year, Roger also got into a feud with fellow rapper Lil Uzi Vert. The feud started on Twitter after Roger tweeted that Lil Uzi Vert could join his record imprint, Rich Forever Music. Uzi responded with a harsh refusal, sparking the feud. Roger subsequently released a track about it called "Dead Friends." In response, Uzi released "Rich Forever Leaked." The feud culminated in an actual in-person interaction in a Starbucks in Philadelphia which was recorded and spread across the internet.
Meanwhile, Roger was working on his second album, "The World is Yours 2." It was released in March 2019 and debuted at number four on the US "Billboard 200" charts, making it his second US top 10 album. In December of that year, it was announced that Roger had left Interscope Records and signed with Republic Records. In March 2020, he released his third album, "Boss Man." He then signed to the independent label, Empire Distribution. In 2021, he signed a multi-million dollar deal with Rostrum Records. In October, he released a collaborative mixtape with Lil Wayne called "Trust Fund Babies." In March 2022, he signed with RCA Records.
Personal Life
Roger was married to Antonette Willis until their 2018 divorce. They have two children together. Willis filed for divorce in March 2018 and sought full custody of the children and spousal support. She filed for divorce shortly after accusing Roger of cheating on her with Blac Chyna and India Love. She also later alleged that Roger had been abusive towards her.
Shortly after Willis filed for divorce, Roger began dating Tori Hughes, who is professionally known as Tori Brixx. In June 2018, Roger was at Hughes' home when several men broke in with firearms, demanding money. When he attempted to confront the men, he was beaten to the extent of requiring hospitalization afterward. In February 2019, Roger was robbed and shot outside of a recording studio in West Hollywood, California.
