Emtee’s net worth is about $300,000. Any book on how to be a successful rapper must have at least one chapter dedicated to bragging and showing off wealth. This has become a norm in the hip-hop music genre as almost all rappers from anywhere across the world tend to tell stories about the luxuries their wealth has been able to provide. South Africa’s very own Emtee has stuck to this script as he often raps about what he is worth and shares photos of all the good things life has offered him. This has been evident right from the time he broke into the music industry as his first-ever released song was titled “In It To Win It”. The multiple award-winning rapper has since then been able to make a lot of money from his career to live a lavish lifestyle that is the dream of many others.<\/p>\n
Emtee, whose birth name is Mthembeni Ndevu, revealed in an interview on ANN7 that he always wanted to become a musician. He said he started leaning towards music right from when he was a child in first grade in primary school. By the time he turned 9, he was able to perform for the first time on stage at his primary school talent show. This experience further propelled him to chase his dream and so he kept on working on his craft all through his teenage years.<\/p>\n
The Rockville, Soweto-raised rapper paid so much attention to music as a student that he was unable to get good enough grades that would allow him to attend a top university in the country. He was then required to repeat the year but he opted against it to instead launch his music career.<\/p>\n
In 2010, Emtee released the song “In It To Win It” which was a collaboration between him and rapper Maraza. The song helped put him on the radar as it was featured on Channel O. Things subsequently did not move as quickly as he had hoped since he was unable to produce another hit song in the following years. During that time, he joined forces with fellow South African rappers; Sjava and Saudi to form the rap trio that went by the name, African Trap Movement.<\/p>\n
In early 2015, Emtee announced himself to a greater audience following the release of the song, “Roll Up”, which would eventually become his debut single. This came after he signed on the dotted lines with Ambitiouz Entertainment, a South African independent record label owned and founded by Kgosi Mahumapelo.<\/p>\n
While the terms of the contract between the two parties have not been made public, Emtee evidently began making a lot of money around this time as his “Roll Up” song received massive airplay, peaking at number 2 on the local iTunes hip hop\/rap chart and at number 1 on YFM’s DJ Speedsta’s hip hop chart. Before the end of the year, the song had won the rapper a couple of awards and attracted heavyweights like Nigeria’s WizKid and SA’s AKA<\/a> who both featured on the official re-release titled “Roll Up Re-Up”. The song has since been downloaded over 500,000 times, with the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) certifying it 3x Platinum.<\/p>\n