Machine Gun Kelly is living life like a rockstar.
He went from playing a roadie in a showtime series, to actually playing a rockstar in
a Netflix movie about the life of Motley Crew.
And that’s not all, MGK has been in multiple Netflix films, including Birdbox
Although we’re still not sure where he went at the end of the movie:
And he’s set to star in Judd Apatow’s latest comedy with his buddy Pete Davidson
And besides the acting, we can’t forget that MGK is living out that rockstar lifestyle
in real life every night on the road in front of sold out crowds, flying out to shows on
Air Diablo, his private jet,
With all of the money from acting and rapping, MGK has been able to buy himself some pretty
nice things, like an LA mansion that includes a home studio, pool table and backyard pool.
And out front he parks his blacked out Range Rover and the yellow 79’ Camaro that he
bought for only 8 grand!
That’s probably less than his Cleveland Cavs championship ring cost:
MGK of course spends a lot of money on tattoos, but hey, he probably saves some money on clothes
since the man is never wearing a shirt!
And while he may not have a fan in Eminem, at least he has a fan in Logan Paul:
According to celebritynetworth, Machine Gun Kelly is worth around 8 million dollars.
But with his acting career taking off, his beef with Eminem cooling down and his music
continuing to take him on sold out tours around the world, it seems like MGK is setting himself
up for a nice increase in that number.
But how did MGK go from working at Chipotle wrapping burritos to making millions of dollars,
and how does he spend that money?
Well, we’re going to walk you through all of that in this video.
That’s a generous guy!
What’s going on guys?
It’s your boy Michael McCrudden, walking you through the financial come up of MGK,
here for you on The Rich Life.
We’ve recently covered other celebrities like Will Smith and Austin McBroom of The
Ace Family, but you got to let us know who to cover next in the comments down below.
Before we start, I’ve got a trivia question for you though:
What song did MGK used to listen to while working at Chipotle?
Place your guesses in the comments down below and I’ll see you after the intro.
Machine Gun Kelly was born Richard Colson baker on April 22, 1990 in Houston to missionary
parents who moved their family all over the world.
When MGK was young he lived in Egypt, Germany, Chicago and Denver before finally taking up
residence in Cleveland.
MGK started rapping seriously in high school releasing mixtapes and making a name for himself
through local performances.
His first big break came after winning back to back competitions at the Apollo Theater,
making him the first rapper to ever win the contest.
His mixtape “100 Words and Running” started to gain some online traction and he began
to build a loyal fan base.
It was during this time that he was working at Chipotle to afford rent.
Plus, he was about to be a father so MGK needed a break.
MGK’s music began to get played on Cleveland radio stations and the Cavaliers even had
his song about the city playing at their home games.
MGK became a XXL freshman and signed to Diddy’s Bad Boy Records.
His single “Wild Boy” with Waka Flocka went 2x platinum and from there, MGK was laced
up and off to the races.
He continued to make money off of his music creating multiple Gold and Platinum singles,
the biggest of which came from the Camilla Cabello featured “Bad Things” which went
3x platinum.
But MGK made a lot of his money on the road.
He was known for his high energy, moshpit-filled, rockstar-like performances.
He went on Tour in support of his debut album “Lace Up”
And over the years, he has been a part of the Warped Tour, he’s been on the road with
Limp Biscuit, Rick Ross and most recently, he’s going on tour with Young Thug, Killy,
Polo G and YBN Nahmir.
That’s a stacked line up.
But MGK doesn’t make all of his money from music, the man is a legit actor these days.
He appeared in Birdbox, which was one of the most streamed Netflix movies of the year.
And he played the lead role in Netflix’s Motley Crew movie “The Dirt.”
MGK played one of the world’s most famous rockstar Tommy Lee, and it probably didn’t
take much work, because he basically lives out the part in real life.
But he did have to cover up his tattoos:
We don’t know exactly how much Machine Gun Kelly got paid for his role in the movie,
but some Netflix films have 200 million dollar budgets and with the biggest stars like Ryan
Reynolds and Will Smith earning around $30 million for their recent Netflix roles, MGK
likely earned himself a few million for the role
Either way, he got a shoutout from Cardi B and Offset for the role, and that’s really
all the compensation you need: MGK told GQ that he also plans on opening
up a coffee lounge soon, so that will be yet another source of income for the kid from
Cleveland.
Alright, so how does he spend his dollars?
Well MGK not only has a tour bus where things get wild, but he also occasionally flies to
shows on his private jet, which he refers to as Air Diablo.
But when he’s not on the road, he is chilling at his luxurious LA home.
Although they might burn the house down before long if they keep this up:
Inside the home, MGK has a Kaws doll, which go for upwards of 10 grand online.
And a guitar collection that is probably worth around 10 grand also.
Not to mention the drum set
MGK invested in his career by building a home studio so that he doesn’t have to leave
the crib to record.
But when he wants to cool off from spitting fire in the booth, he is able to hop outside
for a dip in the pool.
And when he’s done in the pool he can go back inside and play on his pool table...
Looks like he needs some more practice…
But hey, the man is on the road for most of the year so I’m sure he doesn’t have much
free time to play pool.
And apparently he needs to work on his bopit skills also:
It looks like MGK is a great dad though!
Of course, MGK keeps his awards on full display: I’m sure his daughter is proud of the Disney
award.
MGK’s closet is filled with designer and a lot of nice shoes:
In terms of cars, MGK drives an all-black Range Rover.
Prices for the car start at around 100 grand.
But MGK let us know that he DOESN’T drive a Black Honda ’98 Civic.
The other car sitting in his driveway is a yellow 79’ Chevrolet Camaro
But he also told GQ that he doesn’t have a driver’s license…
So I’m not sure how he’s riding around with such a big smile on…
I would be nervous.
And it did get him in trouble at least once.
In an interview, MGK said that one time:
There was one time I got pulled over -- I don't have a driver's license, but I was driving
a friend's car -- and I had a gun.
Obviously I told them there was a gun in the car.
They put me and my friend, who was this girl I was speaking to at the time, in the cop
car and we hooked up in the back.
Like I said, the guy’s a rock star.
He did GQ’s “10 Things I can’t live without” but he didn’t mention the prices
of his most essential items, so we’ll go through how much some of those things cost.
The Red Gucci Bag can sell for up to 5 grand online.
The Noir 29 cologne costs around 100 bucks
And currently you can buy a Nintendo Switch for around 200 bucks.
MGK also has to spend a lot of money on his tattoos, because as you know, he has a lot
of them:
One of the best tattoos he has is of a double decker bus… which he got hit by!
That’s how you know MGK has been through some dark things, when you can casually brush
off getting hit by a double decker bus like it’s nothing.
MGK even has no problem getting his nipple tatted
That felt like it hurt even just watching it.
So it seems like MGK is living a pretty nice life.
He’s come a long way from listening to “Mrs. Officer” by Lil Wayne while making Chipotle
burritos.
And there you have the answer to your question from the beginning of the video.
But that’s all I got for you in this video.