{"id":68594,"date":"2021-07-16T14:05:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T13:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=68594"},"modified":"2022-08-08T14:06:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T13:06:21","slug":"everything-to-know-about-skales-net-worth-and-how-he-built-his-rap-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/everything-to-know-about-skales-net-worth-and-how-he-built-his-rap-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Skales Net Worth and How He Built His Rap Career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skales’ net worth is estimated at $2 million. He is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and brand ambassador who parlayed his talent and hard work into interesting fame and fortune. His career that kicked off when he was 9 years old in 2000 saw him become a sought-after act in the Nigerian entertainment industry, where he became prominent for his unique and entertaining songs such as Must Shine, Mukulu,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Shake Body, <\/em>among others.<\/p>\n

How Music Contributed to Skales’ Net Worth of $2 Million<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Skales was born Raoul John Njeng-Njeng in Kaduna State of the North-Western region of Nigeria. However, he is a native of Edo State.\u00a0At a young age, while growing up with a single mother and getting exposed to music from her cassette store, Skales began to fall in love with music, nurtured the love, and eventually started writing raps songs in 2000 at the age of 9.<\/p>\n

At the age of 16 in 2007, Skales moved to Jos, where he met with Jesse Jagz and Jeremiah Gyang, who helped shape his career path. Nevertheless, it was not until he was 17 in 2008 that he began to be heard in different places after joining the Zain Tru competition and ended as the winner of the competition in the North Central region. Although he started as a rapper, the Kaduna-born musician soon adopted Afropop, which has immensely contributed to the growth of his music career.<\/p>\n

His Breakthrough Started with the Release of His Debut Song, Must Shine,<\/em>\u00a0in 2009<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In 2009, after relocating to Lagos, he got signed to Banky W<\/a>‘s E.M.E music record label, where he became more renowned in the music industry. At that time, Skales had started making good riches, traveling the world for tours alongside other E.M.E members such as Wizkid, Niyola, Shaydee, and DJ Xclusive. With the record label, Skales released many songs, including his hit debut single Must Shine,<\/em> Ori Mi<\/em> Ft. Wizkid<\/em> (2009), and Be Mine<\/em> (2010).<\/p>\n

Spending 4 years as a signee at E.M.E, Skales’ net worth grew in the course of the time, and he started his own label, OHKmusic, in 2014 following the expiration of his contract with E.M.E.\u00a0Still, in 2014, Skales saw a new dawn in his music career, following the release of his hit song Shake Body,<\/em>\u00a0which was followed by his debut album titled Man of the Year <\/em>(2015). The success of his music came along with shows and concerts in Nigeria and Dubai, among other places. In the same year, he performed at Felabration, a festival set aside for the celebration of Fela Kuti.<\/p>\n