Keith Ape Net Worth: How Rich is South Korean Rapper Actually?

Keith Ape is a South Korean rapper. He is best known for his hit song titled “It G Ma”, which was ranked at 5 on the Best K-Pop Songs chart of Billboard K-Town. Keith is also recognized for being a member of a crew, The Cohort. As of 2022, Keith Ape net worth is roughly $500 thousand.

Early life

Keith Ape was born on December 25 in the year 1993 in Seoul, South Korea. His real name is Dongheon Lee. He has not provided further detail on his early life, parents, and academic background. However, it is known that he quit high school to pursue a career in music. He grew up listening to the songs of Nas and Az.

Keith Ape Net Worth & Career

Keith started his music journey in 2010 by using the stage name, Kid Ash. As he was gaining popularity all over the place, he was recruited by the Cohort crew. In 2012, he was featured on Okasian’s debut album song titled “Fly Girl”. After two years in January 2014, he collaborated with G2 and the two rappers dropped their joint album titled “Project: Brainwash”. The album was released under the Luminant Entertainment Label.

Keith and G2 gave some hit numbers such as “999”, “Mind Control” and “Space Ninja” through their joint album. At that time, he started using the moniker, Keith Ape. After a year, he dropped the song titled “Psycho’14”. He created some extra buzz through his spin-off song “Hot Ninja”. As of now, the music video of the song has racked up over 1.2 million views on YouTube.

Keith dropped his breakout song “It G Ma” in January 2015. The song received massive popularity on the internet. The hit track was released by Hi-Lite Records. As of now, the official music video of the song has racked up over 83 million views on YouTube. Likewise, it has gathered over 16 million spins on SoundCloud.

With the success of the song, he eventually had a record deal with 88Rising. Later, the official remix version of the song featuring Waka Flocka, ASAP Ferg, Father, Flame, and Dumbfounded was released in July 2015. The remix version gathered over 18 million views on YouTube. At the end of 2015, he released two hit songs “Ksubi” and “Psycho’15”, featuring rappers, Ken Rebel and Robb Banks.

Keith then recorded and dropped several other songs such as “Diamonds”, “Swanton Bomb” and “Underwater Potion”. He collaborated with the rappers, XXXTentacion, Rich Brian, and Ski Mask the Slump God in 2017. The following year, he worked along with his cohort on their compilation album “Head in the Clouds”. The album included popular songs such as “Nina Turtle” and “My Wrist Clearer Than Water!”.

Keith is often noticed for his exciting concert performance at the South by Southwest rap showcase in 2015. He has also been named the “Korean OG Maco”. In 2015, his concert at South by Southwest rap was listed as the top pick of The New York Times.

Keith Ape’s Girlfriend & Personal Life

Keith Ape was in a relationship with the Bling Empire star, Kim Lee. The reality star mentioned Keith as her boyfriend during the NEXTSHARK Interview in 2018. However, it’s still not known how they fall in love and when they broke up. Their separation seems to be mutual as neither of them has spoken anything about their relationship matters.

Keith was accused of being involved in the cultural appropriation by rapper, OG Maco in February 2015. Maco claimed Keith and his some friends mocked him in their video of It G Ma, by using the black stereotypes. The rapper further claimed that Keith has copied the bases of their song from his first song titled “U Guessed It”. In August 2015, he collected royalties from Keith’s song, It G Ma. After that, he deleted all his tweets regarding his accusations of cultural appropriation.

Keith Ape Net Worth Timeline

Keith Ape’s personal wealth is estimated to be around $500 thousand as of 2022. He has gathered a hefty amount from releasing many hit songs and giving live performances at various concerts and events.