| Net Worth | $750,000 |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Dexter Tiewon Gore, Jr. |
| Date of Birth/Age | September 6, 1993 26 y.o. |
| Source of wealth | Rapper, Songwriter, Singer |
| Height | 5’11 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| State/City of origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Last Updated | 2019 |
Famous Dex Net Worth
In 2016, Famous Dex had a reported net worth of $600,000. Over the span of two years, it increased an additional $150,000, increasing his net worth to $750,000 in 2019.
How does Famous Dex make his money?
The majority of Famous Dex’s earnings came from music sales. He has released several mixtapes, tons of singles, a studio album, guest appearances, and collaborations. Famous Dex charges about $7K for 16 bars on a song.
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Another way Famous Dex earned cash is from his Puma endorsement deal. Even though the Puma deal was later terminated, Famous Dex has a merchandise line of his own where he makes sells.
His clothing line is called Dexter Official and has creative T-shirts and hoodies. He also makes money through his social media presence.
Big Purchases
- In 2016 Famous Dex earned a huge sum of cash from the songs he put out. He showcased his purchase of his very first home in Los Angeles. He also owns a Lamborghini.
- In 2017 he purchased a Bentley Bentayga priced at $200,000. He also treated himself to a Maserati for his birthday. He says he traded his jeep for an Audi, and then traded his Audi for a Maserati. Famous Dex can be seen the video showing off his new bling. He purchased a new $80,000 diamond Audemars Piguet watch. He can be heard proudly stating how he just put 80 on his wrist and seen showing off his watch.
Introduction
Famous Dex is a very talented American songwriter and rapper from Chicago who has only been in the rap game for a few years. It was losing his mother to breast cancer in 2015 that gave him the final push he needed to fully pursue his music.
He has brought a unique style to Chicago’s drill rap by focusing more on creativity than crime and violence. He has dropped six mixtapes and an album that has earned him a nice bit of money. Let’s take a closer look at his net worth, bio, personal life, career and more.
Early Life
Famous Dex’s real name is Dexter Gore Jr. He was born in Eaglewood, Chicago on September 6, 1993. The 6ft tall rapper has 11 siblings. His mother Pamela Winters was a waitress and chef at IHOP.
His father Dexter Gore Sr. is a former member of the U.S. Army. As a child, he attended Catholic School in Hyde Park. He then went on to Hernandez Middle School and Paul Roberson High School.
Growing up he had to survive in a very dangerous Chicago neighborhood. He grew up in an area that a few other famous rappers came out of such as Lil Reese, Chief Keef, and Fredo Santana.
Coming out of one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the area brings no surprise that Famous Dex had a little history with drug selling prior to becoming a rap star.
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Personal life
Famous Dex has two little girls and boy who they just welcomed in 2017. He currently lives with his girlfriend of several years and mother of three who is known in public as Baby Mama.
The couple remained separate for a while after the rapper beat her up, but eventually they patched things up when he came forward and apologized.
The incident took place at Tish Hyman’s apartment. Tish Hyman is a famous songwriter, and the cameras in her building captured the incident.
Tish Hyman wound up posting the footage on her IG Page stating that she let Famous Dex stay at her place and he broke into the spot and beat a young lady up so bad. She also referenced Puma in the post asking if that’s the behavior they want representing the brand.
In the result of the leaked footage Puma wound up terminating Famous Dex’s endorsement contract. He also had to serve jail time.
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Career
Famous Dex started out as a dancer and hype man on his friend’s songs. When he gained a little popularity he created a stage name for himself: Famous Dex.
In 2013 he made two remixes that made people associate his name with his new unique sound. In 2014 Famous Dex dropped his very fist single “Bottle After Bottle”. That song earned him close to 200 thousand views on YouTube.
In 2015 after the name change, he started creating hip-hop songs. He released a song called “Duh Dummy” which earned about 300 thousand views in a single week. That song was included in his upcoming mixtape.
During the same year, he released his first mixtape “Never Seen It Coming”. Later in the same year he put out his second mixtape “Dexter’s Laboratory.” The mixtape had nine songs on it, some of the popular tracks are “Hoover Board”, “Hoe Mad”, “Swagg”, and “2 Times”. At that point his music career had officially started.
In 2016 he dropped his third mixtape “Drippy”. He also released his fourth mixtape “#OhhMannGoddDamm”. He became the first rapper Rich the Kid signed to Rich Forever Music. This deal helped Famous Dex gain even more popularity.
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That same year Famous Dex released four additional remix albums. They were all a success on the internet. One remix album called “Dexter the Robot” earned over a million views on the Spinrilla app only a week after it came out. Fans of Famous Dex declare that album one of the best works he put out.
In October 2017, Famous Dex dropped his single “Pick It Up” featuring ASAP Rocky. The track reached number 54 on the US Billboard 100 Chart. It was his first time reaching the charts, and the song wound up certified gold.
His popularity got a major boost when he released the video for “Pick It Up”. It attracted more than 34 million views on his YouTube Channel. Famous Dex has a unique sound when compared to the other musicians from the Chicago’s south side.
He uses the same amount of energy, but his music has more of a positive sound instead of menace or aggression.
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In 2018 Famous Dex released his debut album “Dex Meets Dexter”. His dropped his second single “Japan” on March 16, 2008. Just a few days later on March 30, 2018 he put out te single “Light” which featured Drax Project.
An additional single “Nervous” was released later that year on September 21, 2018. This song featured Lil Baby, Rich the Kid, and Jay Critch.
Famous Dex Motivational Speech
Favorite Quotes from Famous Dex
“I’m smoking dope till I exhaust.”
“Yeah, I put my heart out for you and that wasn’t comfortable.”
“She used to be my boo, and now she going fool.”
