The Music Industry in Africa has seen some Musicians grow
from nothing to something in over a year and has helped some improve their
financial statuses. From releasing hit singles to headlining concerts that have
thousands of participants from all over Africa, the Music industry is
constantly evolving.
From the early 2000s till the present,
African Musicians have become a force to reckon with in the music scene
internationally. From collaborating with local stars to even collaborating with
international stars, African Musicians are not relenting and some are even
competing with other Musicians on a global level. Africa has 54 countries
existing in its continent, but it will interest you to know that the
Entertainment industry in Africa, most especially the music industry is being
dominated by some particular countries. This does not subtract from the fact
that other countries are not putting in the work in the industry.
Today’s article takes a look at the top 10 richest
Musicians in Africa, and also their cars and net worth. If you are on a list
for the top 10 Musicians in a continent, it means that you are living a life of
opulence. This article no doubt shows that indeed opulence should be desired.
The top 10 richest Musicians on this list were not identified randomly but were listed by Forbes as the richest Musicians in Africa. Some Musicians featured on the list from Forbes are from Angola, Nigeria, South-Africa, Zimbabwe, and a few.
This
article will be focusing on the top 10 richest Musicians in Africa, their net
worth, and the cars they own in 2022.
Top 10 richest musicians in Africa
1. Black Coffee - $60 million
2. Wizkid - $21 million
3. Davido - $20 million
4. Don Jazzy - $18 million
5. Burna Boy - $17 million
6. 2Face Idibia - $16.5 million
7. Ruda Boy - $16 million
8. Timaya - $12 million
9. Olamide - $12 million
10. Mr P - $11 million
1.
Black Coffee - Net worth of $60 million
Black
Coffee is the richest musician among the top 10 richest musicians in Africa in
2021, with a net worth of $60 million. Nkosinathi Innocent Sizwe Maphumulo,
popularly known by Black Coffee, is a South African musician.
The
famous musician is a Dj, record producer, singer and songwriter. He has won
some awards in DJ work, including the Breakthrough DJ of the Year award at the
DJ Awards.
Black Coffee has released nine studio albums
since he joined the South African music industry in 1994. These songs have
helped him earn so much money to become the richest musician in Africa in 2022.
Balck Coffee was born on March 11 1976, in Umlazi, South
Africa. He once suffered an injury in his left hand
while celebrating the return of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela.
He started his music career at the Durban University of
Technology before becoming a backup singer for South African musician Madala
Kunene.
Black Coffee released his first song with Hugh
Masekela in
a remix Stimela. The first song that made him famous was "Happiness."
The
famous African musician has many awards that earned him money to become the
richest musician in Africa, including 2015 Breakthrough DJ of the Year, SAMA's
Best Dance Album, Album of the Year, Best Engineered Album International
Recognition.
Other awards include BET Award's
Best International Act: Africa, DJ Awards'
Best Deep House DJ, Best International Producer, Best International DJ, SAMA's
Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and Best Dance Album.
Black Coffee owns a record label Soulistic
Music where
he produced all his nine albums.
Black
Coffee car collections and houses
Being the richest musician in Africa, Coffee has
acquired the best luxury properties. Someone with such an amount of net worth
would want to lay their hand on one of the most expensive properties in the
world.
Black Coffee has two beautiful mansions, one in Los
Angeles, United States and the other in his country South Africa. His house in
South Africa is believed to be worth $400,000.
Coming
to Black Coffee's car collections, he has acquired one of the world's most
expensive and beautiful cars. The famous musician is a fan of Mercedes
and has obtained two expensive Mercedes cars worth $40,000 each, including
Mercedes-Benz Station Wagon and Mercedes-Benz CLK.
The Mercedes cars
owned by Black Coffee is not his most expensive car as he also has Bentley GT
Continental worth $100,000 and A Maserati worth $50,000.
2. Wizkid - Net worth of $21 Million
Wizkid is the second
richest musician in Africa among the top ten richest musicians in Africa in 2022.
Wizkid's net worth is estimated at 21 million U.S
dollars in 2022.
Apart from singing, Wizkid
also secured many endorsements deals with MTN Nigeria and GLO (which paid him over $240,000 million to become
their ambassador).
In year 2020, the singer secured an endorsement deal with the
mobile technology company Tecno and another deal
with the international sportswear brand Puma.
The
famous musician also increased his net worth when he secured multi-million
deals with Pepsi and Guinness that brought him more money on the table.
In
July 2019, the talented singer added more to his net worth after confirming a
mega-deal signing for United Bank for Africa (UBA) as their brand ambassador.
His
music and endorsements have helped him become the second richest musician in
Africa in 2022.
Singer
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun proudly known as Wizkid is a singer and
songwriter. Wizkid began his musical carrier at the age of 11 in a local church
near his home. Back then, he joined a local band called the Glorious Five.
Wizkid
released an album at the age of 11 in collaboration with the group Glorious Five.
He
later met OJB Jezreel during his struggling days, and he became his
mentor. He then started visiting Jezreel’s studio, watching and learning from
the recordings by artists like 2 Face Idibia and Sound Sultan.
Wizkid
then joined Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) in 2009, and from
there, his career in the music Industry kick-started.
Born
on the 16th of July, 1990, in Surulere, Lagos,
Wizkid was the first Nigerian musician to be recognised in the Guinness Book of
World Record for the most played song on Spotify.
This is as a result of the song he did with Drake titled
“One Dance”. In 2020, the 'star boy' had released the music album, 'Made in
Lagos' featuring interesting tracks like 'Reckless', 'Ginger' and 'Essence',
which made it to Barack Obama's list of favourite songs essence.
Wizkid
is the founder of 'Starboy Entertainment'. He is a perfect example of a singer
who has gone from below the ladder to the top.
Hopper
ranks Wizkid number 37 in its list of Instagram Rich Celebrities 2020,
with each of his posts estimated to cost $57,300.
According to the 2020 Forbes list, Wizkid is one of the
richest Nigerian musicians with a $20 Million networth. Still, a year after,
Wizkid is rated the top richest musician in Nigeria in 2022.
Wizkid's car collections and houses
Wizkid
has a luxurious mansion in Surulere worth about $26,000 million and another one
located in the United States, Los Angeles, to be specific. Among Wizkid's car
collections are:
1. BMW X6 crossover ($17,400)
2. Porsche Panamera ($101,600)
3. Lamborghini Urus ($160,000)
4. Used Mercedes Benz G63 AMG ($110,000
– $130,000)
3. Davido - Net worth of $19.5 Million
David
Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is the 3rd richest musician in Africa in
the list of the top richest musicians in Africa. Davido's net worth is
estimated at 19 million U.S dollars.
Davido
was born in Atlanta, United States of America, to the wealthy Nigerian
family of Dr Adedeji Adeleke. His father is the co-founder of Adeleke
University in Osun state and the CEO of Pacific Holdings
Limited.
Davido's net Worth is from music and
endorsement projects such as the $78,296 MTN endorsement deal, Guinness
Nigeria, and Infinix mobile.
Davido also performs in local and
international shows, where he earns as much as $20,000 million per performance
(in Nigeria) and $30,000 for international performances.
Davido's net worth and wealth are also
affected positively by his YouTube channel, which has attracted over 663
million views since it was created.
Also,
Davido's Instagram account is not left out. In fact, according to Hopper, each
of Davido's
posts on Instagram has an estimated value of $91,100.
He ranks number 29 in the ranking of the world's Instagram Richest Celebrities.
With
such huge money from social media platforms and endorsements, Davido has made
so much money to become the third richest musician in Africa in 2022.
Davido
released ‘Dami Duro’ on October 30, 2011. He co-produced the single with
Shizzi, shot by which Clarence in Lagos.
The
song Dami Duro came with an amazing video in Jan. 2012, and it became
the talk of the town with frequent airplay by the media.
On
July 17, 2012, Davido launched his debut studio album, 'Omo Olowo'. The album
Omo Olowo was debuted under HKN Music Record Label, owned by Davido. This song
also became a major hit which gained Davido more fans.
Since
then, he has released countless singles, which have brought him popularity,
money and international recognition. His most recent album, 'A Better Time' was
released on 13th November 2020 and made up 213 million streams across all
platforms just a month after its release.
Davido
was the OBO executive producer. He worked with other producers like Spellz, Jay
Sleek, Maleek Berry, among others.
Davido's cars and houses
Davido
has two mansions in Lekki, Lagos, and a getaway mansion in Georgia, USA. His
car collection is one of the best collections among musicians in Africa
including:
1. Rolls Royce Cullinan 2019
($700,000)
2. Bentley Bentayga ($216,000)
3. Bentley Continental GT ($190,000)
4. Porsche Panamera Turbo S ($45,600)
5. Range Rover Sports ($168,000 -
$180,000)
6. Range Rover SV Autobiography
($196,000)
7. Chevrolet Camaro GS ($18,800)
8. Audi R8 ($46,800)
9. Audi Q7 ($24,000)
10. Mercedes-AMG GLS63 ($90,000)
11. Mercedes G-Wagon ($42,000)
12. Toyota Land Cruiser ($60,000)
several cars like a Porsche, Range Rover Sport and Chevrolet Camaro.
4. Don Jazzy – Net worth of $18.5 million
In
the music scene, Collins Michael Ajereh, known as Don Jazzy, is the 4th richest
musician among the top 10 richest musicians in Africa in 2022. Don Jazzy is an
indigene of Umuahia in Abia State. He was born on the 26th of November, 1982.
Don
Jazzy's net worth is estimated to be over $18 million. Adding to being a
musician, he is also a music producer and an entrepreneur. This rich music star
is the CEO of the Mavins Records Label.
Don
Jazzy's musical career started with his collaborations with D'banj, where the
duo made different hit tracks as Mo'hits. This was before they parted ways
about a decade ago. After separating from D'banj, Don Jazzy created the Mavins
Records Label.
Don Jazzy is known to have an eye for talents. Just this
year, January 21, 2020, he announced the signing of a female
artiste, Ayra Starr, into his music fold.
Thus, Ayra Starr joined the other fresh talents who Don
Jazzy signed under the Mavins Records, such as Rema,
Ladipoe and Koredo Bello.
So far, Ayra Starr isn't doing bad for herself as she
already got tongues wagging with the release of her debut EP, which started
with the trilling song, 'Away.
Don
Jazzy is known for his wonderful music production. His hard work, in addition
to his persistence, has helped him in his business dealings with artists both
within and outside the country.
Don
Jazzy has successfully groomed and established several talented musicians that
we celebrate today, such as Wande Coal, Tiwa Savage, Reekado Banks, D'Prince
and many others.
Aside
from his music career, Don Jazzy also has profitable contracts with companies
like MTN and Loya
Milk.
Also, among Don Jazzy''s most prominent and recent deals is his endorsement
deal with V-Bank.
V Bank, Nigeria's leading digital bank, announced the extension of
its deal with Don Jazzy in December 2020. The bank executives
had presented him a V Bank branded hoodie to symbolise the renewed one-year
contract.
Unsurprisingly,
Don Jazzy has won numerous awards as a top music producer. Don Jazzy seems not
to be perturbed about marriage as he has focused more on building his music
career and raising more talents for the music industry.
Apart
from his music career, Don Jazzy is also known as a comedian; he has acted so
many comedy clips with different comedians in Nigeria, which has helped increase
his net worth to become one of the richest musicians in Africa 2022.
Don Jazzy's houses and cars
Don Jazzy has acquired for himself 3 mansions. One of
the mansions is on Banana Island; the other is in Lekki, while the third house
is in Los Angeles. Trust that this rich musician will have exotic cars,
including:
1. Porsche
911 Carrera ($84,000)
2. Bentley
Continental ($50,000)
3. Cadillac
Escalade ($54,400)
4. Used
Mercedes Benz E350 ($40,000)
5. Burna Boy - Net worth of $17 million
Burna Boy's real name
is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu. He is a Nigerian singer, rapper,
songwriter, and dancer. Burnaboy comes from Mbiama in Ahoda West
LGA of Rivers State.
He is the 5th richest
musician among the top 10 richest musicians in Africa in 2022. In 2022 he is
also among the top ten richest musicians in Nigeria.
Burna Boy's net worth is
estimated to be $17 million. He is also rated as one of the best musicians in Nigeria.
Burna
was born in Port Harcourt. His parents had relocated to Lagos State, Nigeria,
after some time.
When
Burna Boy's parents relocated to Lagos, It was more like a nice move for him as
that even helped his career- remember that many of the big names in the
Nigerian music industry and the best music resources are found in Lagos State,
Nigeria.
Burna
Boy started gaining recognition in the music industry in 2012 when he released
his hit single ‘Like to Party’ from his debut album L.I.F.E.
He
sold up to 40,000 copies of L.I.F.E. on the first day of its release. Also,
Burna Boy sold L.I.F.E marketing rights to Uba Pacific for
$20,000.
Burna boy left Aristokrat records in
2014, and in 2015 he established his record label named Spaceship
Entertainment. He debuted his second album under his record label on
the 25th of November 2015.
Burna
Boy's music career has been filled with success stories as he has been making
waves both nationally and internationally.
In
2020, Burna Boy released his most recent music album, Twice as Tall, making
waves nationally and internationally. Twice as Tall earned him a 2021
Grammy Award nomination for the Best Global Music Album.
Also
reported that Burna Boy, alongside another top artiste, Wizkid won prizes at
the 2020 MOBO Awards.
Currently,
he is a brand ambassador to Globacom, Nigerian
Breweries Plc, and Mortell Cognac.
Burna Boy's cars and houses
Burna Boy loves exotic
cars. He once said he purchased his first ride, a Range Rover, at the age of
17. Check out some of Burna Boy's cars:
1. Lexus
2. Bentley
3. Mercedes-Benz
G Wagon.
4. 2013
Ferrari 458 Italia
5. Rolls
Royce Down Convertible
6. 2Face (2Baba) – Net
Worth of $16.5 million
Number six in our list of
top richest musicians in Africa in 2022 is Innocent Ujah Idibia, also known
with his stage name 2Baba or 2Face.
2Fcae
was born in Plateau State, Nigeria, on 18th September 1975. Even though he was
born in Jos, he is an indigene of Benue State.
2Face
is the 6th richest musician in Africa among the top 10 richest musicians in
Africa in 2022, with a net worth of $16.5 million. 2Baba improved in his music
skills and rose to become one of the best Afropop artists in Africa.
He
is one of the oldest musicians in Nigeria that are still active in the Nigerian
music industry. 2Face has earned so much money in his music career, making him
one of the richest musicians in Africa in 2022.
At
first, he started with the Plantashun Boiz group, after which he went solo. One
would think he would fall off the music industry radar. But, no, he held on
even flourishing while on his own.
During
his early career years, Kennis Music signed him. In Kennis Music, he released
his first music album, 'African Queen'.
Indeed,
the African Queen brought him to the limelight in the year 2004. Since the
debut of that song, Tuface has remained top of his game as he has made major
hits back to back.
He
has won different awards like the MTV Music Awards, Headies and BET Awards. All
his efforts and hard work in the music industry has helped him become one of
the richest musicians in Africa in 2022.
Tuface's luxurious apartment and cars
Even
though 2face likes living a private life, it's not hard to tell that he
possesses luxurious cars and houses. He owns two houses in Lagos, one apartment
in the US, and relaxation lounges in Ikeja, FESTAC and Lagos Island.
2baba
is not very open about his collection of cars, but here are the cars that
were caught ridden by 2Face:
1. Chevrolet Corvette Coupe ($9,000)
2. Ferrari Coupe ($114,000 - $160,000)
3. Used Toyota Land Cruiser Prado
($60,000 – $104,000)
7. Rude Boy - Net worth of $16 million
Nigerian
musician Rude Boy has been one of the best musicians in Nigeria and Africa with
lots of fan bases. He is the 7th richest musician in Africa among the top 10
richest musicians in Africa in 2022.
Rude
Boy started his music career with his twin brother Mr P both popularly known as
P-Square. Rudeboy started his music career singing in school shows with his
twin brother while attending music school.
He
was performing alongside his twin brother Mr P. Rude boy together with his
brother released their first music, Last Nite, under Timbuk2 music label after
they won the Grab Da Mic competition.
The two singers progressed
into the Nigerian music industry. They released many hit singles that earned
them a huge net worth, including E No Easy with
J Martins, Chop My Money with
Akon and May D, Beautiful Onyinye featuring
Popular American rapper Rick Ross and many more.
Rude
Boy, together with his twin brother, released six hit albums, with five of them
being under their record label (Square record Label) and one under Timbuk2
Music Label before they separated themselves due to a dispute between them.
Their
albums include Last Nite, Get Squared, Game Over, Danger, The invasion and
Double Trouble. Together they won many awards that helped them become one of
the richest musicians in Africa, including Best Group, Album of the Year, Video
of the Year, Best HipHop of the Year and others.
After
separation from his twin brother, Rude Boy started singing on his own.
Paul Okoye (Rudeboy)'s Cars and Mansion
Paul Okoye, currently known
as RudeBoy, has mansions both within and outside Nigeria.
His
collections of cars include:
1. Rolls-Royce
Phantom ($408,000)
2. Rolls
Royce Ghost ($382,000 - $494,000)
3. Land
Rover Range Rover ($100,000 - $164,000)
4. Lamborghini
Gallardo ($149,200 - $235,800)
8. Timaya – Net worth of
$12.5 million
"The plantain
boy", as Timaya always calls himself, was born on the 15th of August,
1980. The Nigerian singer and songwriter make it to our list of the top richest
musicians in Africa in 2022 as number 8.
Timaya's
official name is Initime Alfred Odom. He started a music group called
‘Dem Mama Soldiers. With this music group, Timaya kick-started his musical
career.
Timaya's
net worth is estimated to be $12.5 million, making him the 8th richest musician
among Africa's top ten richest musicians in 2022.
The
King of Dancehall in Nigeria began his music career from the lower ranks. In
fact, he started as a backup singer for some musicians before he finally went
solo with K Solo's help.
His
first professionally released song was 'True Story, released in 2005. True
Story was closely followed by other big hits like 'Gift and Grace' released in
2008 and De Rebirth, his third album.
Timaya
is the CEO of the DM record label, which he signed
King Perry to. This was after he groomed the likes of Runtown and Patoraking
under the record label.
Having
been very active in the Nigerian music industry, Timaya has won so many awards
that have earned him a fortune to become one of the richest musicians in
Africa, including Best Reggae/Dancehall Album with his music True Story, Best
Collaboration with "Good or Bad and many more.
Timaya's houses and cars
Timaya
has a mansion worth $500,000 at Lekki, Lagos State. If you are an active
follower of Nigerian artists on Instagram, you will surely be
informed of his 3 Mercedes G-Wagon cars in different colours, which once went
viral on the social medium platform.
Besides
the Benzs, Timaya's car collection is enviable with other expensive
rides; see below:
1. Porsche 911 Carrera ($84,000)
2. 2 Range Rover Sports ($168,000
- $180,000)
3. Mercedes-Benz G55
AMG ($1290,000 - $170,000)
4. Mercedes-Benz GLE ($40,000
- $44,000)
5. Bentley Continental GT ($152,000)
6. Lexus LX570 2015 ($58,000 - $78,000)
7. Used Lexus GX 460 ($50,000
- $84,000)
9. Olamide - Net worth of $12 million
Olamide
Adedeji chose to retain his first name Olamide on stage. However, he is
also called Baddo due to his street music's nature. Olamide was born on March
15th, 1989, in Bariga, Lagos State.
Are
you wondering about Olamide net worth? Olamide's net worth is estimated to
be $12 million - making him the 9th richest musician in Africa in 2022.
He is well known to sing mostly in his
native language Yoruba, and this has gained him many fan bases and followership
across western Nigeria, especially Lagos.
Olamide,
who now has an estimated net worth of $12 million, commenced his journey into
the music world with the Coded Tunes label but currently puts a lot of
effort to raise a few other artists through his YBNL
record label.
Olamide's
music career started flourishing in 2012 following the release of his song, Eni
Duro. His 2011 album, Rapsodi, also did very well.
Rapsodi
was followed by YBNL, his second album featuring some single hits that gained
him even more fame within a short duration.
Today,
this music icon has up to seven studio albums to his name.
He
has bagged many awards in the Nigerian music industry, such as the Best
Indigenous Artist, Album of the year. He has also received many nominations.
All
his efforts and music awards have helped him make it to Africa's top ten
richest musicians in 2022.
Olamide's houses and cars
Being the 9th richest
musician in Africa with an estimated net worth of $12 million, Olamide has
acquired many assets. He owns two mansions in Lekki and Bariga,
Lagos. He also has a flashy garage with some expensive cars, including:
1. Toyota
Venza ($12,000)
2. Range
Rover Sports ($30,000)
3. Mercedes-Benz
G Wagon (46,000)
4. Range
Rover Sports V8 ($168,000 - $180,000)
5. Used
Rolls-Royce Phantom ($408,000)
10. Mr P - Net worth of $11
million
The last person in our list
of the top richest musicians in Africa in 2022 is Mr P. He has made the richest
musicians' list alongside his twin brother Rude Boy. Mr P is the 10th richest
musician among the top ten richest musicians in Africa in 2022.
The
duo made lots of achievements singing together before their separation. Since
then, Mr P has released many songs that have fetched him so much money
increasing his net worth to become the 10th richest musician in Africa in 2022.
His
music after their separation include's Cool it down, For my head, My way, Look
into my eyes, Ebeano, Woki Woki and many more. He has released one album since
going solo.
Mr P's Cars and Mansion
Mr P has different
luxurious houses. There is one in Lagos, Nigeria, and another one in Atlanta,
USA. He is also a real car collector. He owns varieties of exquisite cars such
as:
1. 2
Range Rovers ($100,000 - $164,000)
2. BMW
X6 ($47,000 - $56,000)
3. Dodge
Challenger ($21,600 - $44,000)
4. Porsche
718 Cayman ($21,600)
5. Mercedes
AMG GL63 ($90,000)
6. Bentley
Mulsanne ($250,000)
7. Jeep Wrangler ($25,200)
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