Rod Wave Net Worth: How Rich is the Rapper Actually in 2023?

Rod Wave is an American rapper and singer from Florida. He is best known for his hit songs “Tomorrow”, “Bag” and “Heart Break Hotel”. In addition, he is recognized for his strong voice and has often been known as a trailblazer of soul-trap. As of 2023, Rod Wave net worth is roughly around $3 million.

Career Highlights

Best known for: His hit songs “Tomorrow”, “Bag”, and “Heart Break Hotel”.

Accomplishments:

• His song “Heart on Ice” went viral on TikTok and peaked at number 25 on Billboard Hot 100 Charts.
• Won 2021 Billboard’s Top New Artist Award.
• His album “Ghetto Gospel” peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard 200.

Popularity: Over 4.79 million subscribers on YouTube, 6.2 million followers on Instagram, and 6.6 million monthly listeners on Spotify. (stats as of February 2023)

Early Life

Rod Wave was born on the 27th of August, 1999, in St. Petersburg, Florida. What we known is that, while he was studying in elementary school, his parents separated. In fact, his dad was sent to prison for six years when he was in elementary school. Then, he was brought by his mom. For his study, he studied at the Lakewood High School.

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Rod started his music career in 2016 by releasing his mixtape titled “Hunger Games Vol. 1”. Then, he released several other mixtapes independently before getting signed to Alamo Records. Wave dropped his mixtape, PTSD on June 14, 2019. The mixtape included the single, Heart on Ice, which went viral on TikTok and YouTube. The song charted at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In November 2019, he released his first studio album, Ghetto Gospel. The album received a good response and charted at No. 10 on the US Billboard 200. Afterward, in April 2020, he released his second album, Pray 4 Love. The album was a big hit and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Many songs from the album peaked a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 including the song titled Rags2Riches, which also features ATR Son Son. The song in fact turned out to be the highest-charting song and was charted at No. 12 on the Hot 100.

Rod revealed his third album during an interview in July 2020. His third album was originally scheduled to be released on August 27, 2020. In March 2021, he exposed the track list for his third studio album, which was titled SoulFly.

After the album was released, it became the No. 1 streaming album on YouTube. The album includes the highest-charting songs such as “Tombstone” and “Street Runner”. Rod was surrounded by controversy in late 2021 after the release of the single, Nirvana. The song was regarded as a suicide letter. However, he strongly denied the song was made about suicide.

Wave dropped the song titled “Cold December” in January 2022. His next song came in form of freestyle rapper, Future’s song, Wait for U, which was released in May 2022. Through the freestyle, he revealed that his upcoming album was titled Beautiful Mind and was scheduled to be released on June 3, 2022. Rod also has a self-titled YouTube channel, through which, he has been releasing his recent songs and music videos. Rod uploaded his recent music video of his song, Cold December in January 2022.

Personal Life

Rod Wave is currently in a relationship with his girlfriend, Kelsey “Dee” Coleman. He shares twin babies named Kash and Mocha with his alleged girlfriend, Kelsey. Rod is available on Instagram with the username, @rodwave. Surprisingly, he has not shared a single post on his Instagram and has earned 5.3 million followers.

What is Rod Wave Net Worth?

Rod Wave’s personal fortune is estimated to be around $3 million as of 2023. He has earned a huge amount through his music career. In addition, he earns an estimated annual revenue between $216.5K to $3.5 million from his self-titled YouTube channel.