Ray J Net Worth

Introduction: 

Ray J Net Worth, How did the American actor and rapper attain his wealth? Read on to find out more about Ray J Net Worth and his career.

Ray J Early Life

He is an American actor, music producer and rapper. Ray J is the cousin of rap artist Snoop Dogg and the younger brother of singer Brandy.

At the age of fourteen, Ray J released his debut R&B album Everything You Want, following up with subsequent albums, This Ain’t a Game (2001), Raydiation (2005), All I Feel (2008). 

Ray J Career

William Raymond Norwood Jr. popularly known as Ray J was born on January 17, 1981 in Mississippi but raised in California. He first began his career in acting, appearing on television shows such as The Sinbad Show for its singular season, big sister Brandy’s show, Moesha, and One on One. 

He made appearances in films as well, including Mars Attacks!, Steel, and Envy. Ray returned to television in 2009 with For the Love of Ray J, a reality dating show on VH1, which has aired two seasons and spawned a spin-off show which aired in April, 2010.

Ray J released a soundtrack ‘For the Love of Ray J’ to his reality television show of the same name. He founded his own recording label, Knockout Entertainment, which has released music for artists such as Brandy, Shorty Mack and Ray J himself in 2004. 

Ray J has worked with other top name recording artists and producers such as Timbaland, R. Kelly, Lil Kim and The Neptunes.

Ray J Net Worth

Ray J Net Worth as of today is $14 Million while his salary is $1 Million. Ray J Net Worth is accumulated from his career as a rapper and actor.

According to Steve Hirsch, the President of Vivid Entertainment, Ray J typically earns $90,000 every three months in royalties for his “home video” with Kim Kardashian. That equates to $360,000 per year which is pretty impressive considering the tape is now well over a decade old. 

When Kim is in the news, as with her wedding or her naked appearance on the cover of Paper Magazines, Ray J’s royalties have been known to jump to as much as $50,000 per week. After filing a lawsuit, Kim herself was paid a one-time $5 million lump sum settlement for her role in the tape back in 2007.

In June 2019, Ray J announced that he had launched his own line of Marijuana called William Ray LA and had reportedly spent $5 million of his own money building the business. 

He announced in August 2019 that he had signed on to be the chief strategic media officer for MarijuanaStock.org. The position, according to paperwork obtained by TMZ, will pay Ray J $1 million per year!

Summary:

William Raymond Norwood Jr. popularly known as Ray J is an American actor, music producer and rapper. He first began his career in acting, appearing on television shows such as The Sinbad Show for its singular season, big sister Brandy’s show, Moesha, and One on One. 

As of 2020, Ray J’s net worth is $14 Million.