Lil TJay Net Worth 2023

Lil TJay Net Worth is $1.5 Million USD in 2023. Lil Tjay is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from the Bronx, New York. He is best known for his collaboration with Polo G, “Pop Out”, peaking at 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as ‘Resume’, ‘Brothers’, and ‘Leaked’ with the latter receiving 44.4 million plays on SoundCloud.

Lil TJay Net Worth

Lil TJay Net Worth is $1.5 Million US in 2023. He is one of the highest-paid rappers among the youngsters in New York who has already earned a lot of fame at a very young age. However, he has earned a good sum of money from his music career such as album sales, songs, and popular record labels. Also, he gets a lot for his projects.

Currently, he is one of the top rising rappers in the music industry and it seems in the future he will be on the list of top artists. Despite all of this, he is also making a big sum from his YouTube channel where he makes an estimated revenue of $400 per video. Lil TJay’s annual income is over $ 100,000.

2023	$1.5 million
2022	$1.4 million
2021	$1.3 million
2020	$1.2 million
2019	$1.1million
2018	$1.0million

Early Life

Lil Tjay was born on April 30, 2001, in South Bronx, New York City, United States. His real name is Tione Jayden Merritt, better known by his stage name Lil Tjay. He was raised with his two younger siblings and his mother who belongs to Ghana. Therefore, Lil Tjay spent his early years getting into fights around the streets.

Also, pulling off petty robberies which had him landing in a Youth Detention Center by the time he was only 15 years old. However, he was locked up for over a year on a robbery charge but he used the time in prison to practise his fundamentals as a rapper.

Well, music is always been a part of his life ever since he was a toddler. He grew up listening to famous artists like Michael Jackson and Usher.

Real Name	Tione Jayden Merritt
Nickname	Lil Tjay
Famous as	Singer
Date of Birth	30 April 2001
Age	22 years
Profession	Singer
Birthplace	New York, US
Current Residence	Bronx,New York
School	Unknown
Nationality	American
Net Worth	$1.5 million
Marital Status	In a relationship
Girlfriend	Lala Baptiste
Religion	Christianity
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Ethnicity	Ghanaian
Parents	Unknown
Siblings	Two Siblings
Social Media	Instagram, Twitter, Youtube,Linkedin

Career

Lil Tjay began his music career by releasing his song titled ”Resume” on SoundCloud in 2017. Soon after the song became a viral hit with a homemade video featuring TJay smoking and of Tjay hanging out in a small apartment. However, in 2018, Lil Tjay participated in the Live showcase ‘Coast 2 Coast Live’ where he got a huge appreciation from all the judges for his performance.

After getting some recognition, he came up with a song titled ‘Brothers’ which became successful. Later he signed a deal with the popular label Columbia Records and dropped some more hit songs such as Goat, Resume, and Leaked, which got millions of airplay on SoundCloud.

However in December 2018. TJay made his debut EP called ‘No Comparison’ in which all of the songs became hits. Columbian Records has collaborated with Polo G and released a song called ‘Pop Out’. That single became a massive hit and received over 274 million views on YouTube.

However, Lil Tjay released another EP called ‘FN’ in which one of his songs with the same-titled F.N. went viral and peaked at #56 places on the Billboard Hot 100. Tjay dropped his debut studio album ‘True 2 Myself’ on October 11, 2019, it also ranked at the #5 places on the Billboard 200 chart.

Since then he also released the seven-song EP titled ”State of Emergency ”. On February 12, 2021, Lil That dropped ‘Calling My Phone’ featuring singer 6lack. That single went viral and reached the 3rd spot on Billboard Hot 100.

Car Collection

When it comes to cars Lil Tjay is no less than any big celebrity and he is very fond of expensive cars, so let’s check it out.

No.1 ‘Rolls Royce Wraith is among one of the top luxury cars in the world and the cost of the car is $ 350,000.

No.2 ‘Rolls Royce Cullinan, This car also costs around $ 350,000.

No.3 ‘Bentley Bentayga costs around $200,000.

No.4 ‘Lamborghini Urus, which is one of the fastest SUVs in the world, and the price of the car is $350,000.

No.5 ‘Mercedes AMG G63 S, This car costs around $200,000.

Personal life 

Lil Tjay and his two younger siblings were raised by their single mother in the Bronx borough of New York City. He has described their place as a “roomy” apartment. However, Tjay has stated that he was the problem child of the three. He often got into petty robberies and school fights.

There have been rumours of Lil Tjay dating social media influencer Lala Baptiste. However, in 2012, the two appeared in the official music video for Lil Tjay and Pop Smoke’s collaboration. Lala is from Georgia, U.S., and boasts a whopping 1.1 million followers on Instagram alone. Also, she has over 360 thousand subscribers on her YouTube channel. She is known for constantly posting and promoting fashion brands and lifestyle content.

Controversies

Arrested for Weapon and Marijuana Possession

On 30 December 2020, Lil Tjay was arrested in Brooklyn and was charged with robbery, criminal possession of a weapon, and marijuana. According to the reports, Tjay was in a vehicle, which was allegedly switching lanes without using a signal. However, the Police approached the vehicle, searched the car, and found four loaded handguns and marijuana. 

Shot Multiple Times During an Attempted Robbery

On 22 June 2022, Lil Tjay was shot multiple times at The Promenade in Edgewater, New Jersey by a man named Mohamed Konate who tried to rob Lil Tjay. Also, he was accompanied by his friends Antoine Boyd and Jeffrey Valdez. Konate was arrested later by the police and was charged with attempted murder, armed robbery, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

Lil TJay’s Social Media

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Summary

Lil Tjay is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter who released his debut extended play No Comparison in 2018 on Columbia Records. He has collaborated with other artists including Tory Lanez, French Montana, Blueface, PrettyMuch, Don Q, and Yung Bans. As of November 2022, Lil Tjay net worth is approximately $600 Thousand.

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