Richard Colson Baker was born on 22 April 1990 in Houston, Texas USA, and under the pseudonym of Machine Gun Kelly or MGK, is known as a rapper who has released single ‘’Alice in Wonderland’’, and as an actor he portrayed Wesley in the TV series ‘’Roadies’’.
So just how rich is MGK as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this rapper and actor has a net worth of $1.2 million, accumulated from his career in the previously mentioned fields, which began in 2006.
MGK Net Worth $1.2 Million
MGK was born to missionary parents, and moved a lot during his formative years, spending time in countries such as Egypt and Germany. MGK’s parents separated, and he lived with his aunt and father, but was bullied by other kids in the neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, where they settled. MGK attended Hamilton Middle School, where he started listening to rap – his role models were Ludacris, Eminem and DMX. However, his father moved, which resulted in MGK living alone in his aunt’s basement, and subsequently he began calling-out older students, and then stopped attending school. It was at that time when he started doing drugs, and produced the song ‘’Stamp of Approval’’, but eventually rose above it and entered the world of stardom on iTunes with his debut single ‘’Alice in Wonderland’’ in May 2010, establishing his net worth.
He quickly gained recognition and followed up with ‘’Lace Up’’, his debut studio album which featured 13 tracks such as ‘’Save Me’’ and the main song ‘’Wild Boy’’, made in collaboration with the critically acclaimed rapper Waka Flocka Flame, entered the ‘’US Billboard Hot 100’’, peaking at number 98, and in 2012 he was rewarded with MTV Breaking Woodie award. Gaining more attention from the media, MGK was featured in ‘’XXL’’, an American hip hop magazine, then during the following year, MGK released the mixtape ‘’Black Flag’’ – stating that it was dedicated to ‘’love, because for his entire life it has been taken from him’’- and was a 14-track mixtape featuring songs such as ‘’Raise The Flag’’ and ‘’Breaking News’’, as well as ‘’Pe$o’’ made in collaboration with Pusha T and Meek Mill, and ‘’Mind of a Stoner’’ featuring Wiz Khalifa. MGK then produced another album, ‘’General Admission’’, released in 2015 and featuring 13 songs including ‘’Spotlight’’ and ‘’Till I Die’’, with the latter doing fairly well on charts, and entering the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, adding to his net worth.
Besides being a rapper, MGK is also an actor, and in that branch of entertainment has had several projects, most importantly portraying Wesley in 10 episodes of ‘’Roadies’’, alongside Carla Gugino and Luke Wilson. Besides that, he is currently filming ‘’Bird Box’’, and his movie ‘’Captive State’’ will be released in mid-2018.
When it comes to his personal life, MGK troubled background resulted in an addiction to heroin. He even stated that he planned on overdosing on that drug and committing suicide. However, he is clean now and has spoken about his experience in his song ‘’Lead You On’’. In 2008, he fathered a girl named Cassie. He isn’t together with Cassie’s mother, however, they are apparently still on good terms. He later dated model Amber Rose, but is currently single.
MTV Breaking Woodie Award, MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act (2012), Radio Disney Music Award for Best Musical Collaboration (2017)
Record Labels
EST19XX, Interscope Records, Bad Boy Records
Albums
Bloom, Black Flag (Deluxe Edition), General Admission, Rage Pack (Deluxe Edition), Black Flag, Lace Up, Half Naked & Almost Famous, EP Rage Pack, Stamp of Approval, Fuck It
Nominations
iHeartRadio Music Award for Best Cover Song (2018), Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Collaboration (2017)
Movies
Viral, Nerve, Punk's Dead, The Land, Beyond the Lights, Bird Box
TV Shows
Roadies
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Trademark
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An anarchy symbol above his belly button.
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Tattoo "EST 19xx" on his chest
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Quote
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Words don't make you who you are.
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Fact
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Lives with his daughter, Casie.
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Machine Gun Kelly made his national debut on filmmaker Bayer Mack's indie label, Block Starz Music, with the single "Alice in Wonderland", which was released on iTunes and accompanied a music video that earned MGK the "Best Midwest Artist" at the 2010 Underground Music Awards and Best Music Video at the 2010 Ohio Hip-Hop Awards.
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In seventh grade, MGK found solace in rhyming after watching DMX's "We Right Here" video.
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MGK stopped attending school and like 50 Cent, the high school freshmen, made a name for himself by calling out elder classmates.
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At 18 years old, he had a daughter named Casie.
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On January 28, 2013 MGK announced that he will be reverting to his previous stage name "Machine Gun Kelly".
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His stage name was given for his rapid-fire lyrical flow and is a reference to notorious criminal George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes.
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He rose to fame after releasing his first four mixtapes, Stamp Of Approval (2006), Homecoming (2008), 100 Words and Running (2010), and Lace Up (2010).
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In August 2011, MGK secured a recording contract with Interscope and Bad Boy Records, after a meeting with Jimmy Iovine and Sean "Diddy" Combs.
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In mid-2011, MGK signed a deal with Young and Reckless Clothing.
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Good friends with Austin Carlile (Lead vocals from Of Mice&Men), Da Kurlzz (member from Hollywood Undead ) and Tal Cooperman.
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He spoke Arabic before English.
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He has become iconic in the rap game for his rapid flow lyrics and atypical of the genre sense of style.
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At the age of fourteen, Baker moved to Cleveland, where he attended Shaker Heights High School.
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Richard has a young daughter named Cassie by a woman that is not known to the public.
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Won 'Breaking Woodie' from mtvU Woodie Awards 2012.
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Richard had his start on the popular video sharing site "Youtube", where he would share homemade tracks and upload videos of his daily life.
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Won 'Woodie of the Year' from mtvU Woodie Awards 2013.
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Together with a few friends from Cleveland, including Hypeman Slim Gudz and drummer "Rookie", Richard has an ideological movement known as E.S.T. 19XX.
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Live with his daughter, Casie.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Roadies
2016
TV Series
Wesley
Viral
2016/I
CJ (as Colson Baker)
Nerve
2016
Ty (as Colson Baker)
Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2
2016
Crash (as Richard Colson Baker)
Mod Sun: Shoot Em Down
2016
Video short
The Land
2016
Slick
Beyond the Lights
2014
Kid Culprit (as Richard Colson Baker)
Alternative Press Music Award Show
2014
TV Movie
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016