Born Kwasi Danguah III on 14 September 1986, in Accra, Ghana, Tinchy Stryder has been interested in the music industry since 1997, but is also a successful businessman. Amongst the people involved in the music industry, Tinchy is labelled as The Star in the Hood. Interestingly though, Stryder was supposed to become a professional footballer, and was a member of the team named Leyton Orient F.C. from 2003 to 2006.
So just how rich is Tinchy Stryder? Sources estimate that Tinchy has managed to save a net worth of approximately $4 million, from his career in both the music industry and business, Such activities as being a producer and a record executive have added large revenues to the overall sum of Tinchy’s wealth.
Tinchy Stryder Net Worth $4 Million
Tinchy Stryder moved to the UK in 1995 and attended school inForest Gate, London. He graduated from the University of East London with a BA (Honours) degree in Digital Arts, Moving Image and Animation. Tinchy began making music in 1997, and soon started in business too. Firstly he became known and popular through working on radio stations in London. Secondly Tinchy never lost sight of his personal music, which is the basis of his career, becoming a successful rap artist and releasing three solo albums: Star in the Hood(2007), which spawned two popular singles, “Breakaway”, and “Something About You”, all of which really launched his net worth, followed by ” Catch 22 (2009) and Third Strike(2010).
A play named Cloud 9 The EP was released in 2008 and was well praised. For that, Tinchy increased his net worth considerably. As regards his collaborations with other musicians, Tinchy worked with Gang Gang Dance in 2008 on the band`s album that was named as Saint Dymphna.
Tinchy Stryder concurrently became a businessman, too, as he co-founded Takeover Roc Nation, a record label company, along with the famous rapper Jay-Z; Tinchy is a co-chief executive officer of this firm. Not content with this project, significant income has been derived when Tinchy Stryder then founded the clothing line Star in the Hood, which title is also one of his nicknames. Stryder is also the founder and president of Takeover/Cloud 9, a company that focuses on music publishing. Furthermore, Tinchy is the chairman of Takeover Entertainment Limited, another company bringing large revenues to Tinchy Stryder’s net worth. Additionally Tinchy Stryder established Goji Electronics, a company producing such items as smartphones, computers and headphones, in 2012.
All these businesses and interests probably explain why Tinchy Stryder’s net worth isn’t higher: he constantly re-invests and expands, so far very successfully, but possibly his net worth is yet to grow considerably, but may well do as his businesses bear fruit.
As Tinchy Stryder is a philanthropist, a big part of his income is donated to charity organisations. For example, in 2014 Stryder paired up with the Chuckle Brothers to release the charity single “To Me, To You Bruv” to raise money for the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. Tinchy also contributes to Alicia Keys`s charity organization Keep a Child Alive.
Tinchy Stryder now resides in Macao, but otherwise keeps his personal life very private.
