Rolland Collins was born on 23 November 1985 in Brooklyn, New York, and is an American rapper whose nickname and now professional name, “Troy Ave” came from a street close to the neighborhood where he grew up. He is best known to his fans as one of the hottest hip hop rappers of the new generation. His debut album ‘New York City: The Album,’ managed to reach US Billboard number 47 in the category of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
So, how wealthy is Troy Ave? As of early 2016, Troy Ave is estimated to have a net worth amounting to almost $1 million. He has acquired his wealth from his career as a hip hop rapper, releasing hit songs such as ‘Bang Bang,’ ‘Your Style’ and ‘New York City.’ His fan base originated from New York streets, but has now expanded not only across the United States but also overseas. In 2011, he started his own label known as BSB Records, which brought together a number of actors he met around his neighborhood. In 2014, he made a lucrative deal that was reported to be about $5 million. He has worked with Capital, Columbia, Epic and Def Jam Records.
Troy Ave Net Worth $1 Million
Troy Ave was raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, which also happens to be home to some of other hip hop rappers such as Biggie. Since he was a kid, he had a deep passion for rapping, aiming to restore quality rap music in his neighbourhood and re-throne New York as the main centre of such music. He began his rapping career by releasing mixtapes, starting with ‘I’m In Traffic,’ in August 2009, and then ‘Bricks In My Backpack’ in September 2010. Other mixtapes which followed in August 2011, July 2012 and December 2012 are ‘Bricks In My Backpack 2: Powder To The People,’ Bricks In My BackPack 3: The Harry Powder Trilogy’ and ‘White Christmas’ respectively.
In 2013, Troy Ave released a hit single from the album ‘New York City: The Album’ called ‘Hot Out,’ which made it to the charts as one of the hottest rap songs at that time. In 2014, Troy Ave went ahead to release ‘Your Style’ and ‘All About the Money’, and that same year, he appeared on XXL cover ‘Freshmen’ issue that featured the hottest up-and-coming artists such as Kid Ink, Future, French Montana, Macklemore, MGK, Kirko Bangz, Schoolboy Q and Iggy Azalea. His latest album ‘Major Without a Deal,’ which he released in 2015 with the help of Empire, managed to peak at position 14 on the hottest R$B Albums chart, although numbers of copies sold is indeterminate, but nevertheless helping making his net worth increase somewhat.
In his personal life, Troy Ave is known to be quite a private person and doesn’t disclose much information about his relationships. However, it is well known that he lives in Queens, which is one of the largest boroughs in the city of New York.
