Skilla Baby’s net worth is estimated to be $1.5 Million. He is an American rapper and hip-hop artist who came to the internet’s attention after releasing his breakout single “Trevon” in June 2019. The track went viral earning him big contracts with labels.
The rapper has been releasing music since September 2019, dropping his debut song “Mystical” at that time. The music video of the song amassed nearly 2 million views on YouTube and it encouraged him to release one song after another.
Skilla established himself as one of the most prominent rappers in the rap community. Following his success, he began collaborating with big names such as Sada Baby releasing their collaborative album “Carmelo Bryant”. Let’s look at the biography and net worth of Skilla Baby.
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Skilla Baby’s Net Worth
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Early Life
Skilla Baby was born on October 2, 1998, in Detroit, Michigan. His real name is Trevon, better known by his stage name “Skilla Baby”. He grew up on the West Side playing basketball and football.
Skilla has managed to keep things private about his family and private life. The rapper had a pretty rough childhood such as facing financial problems and hustling on the streets throughout his childhood.
Trevon never met his father after the age of 15 and at this time he began freestyling. After graduating from high school, Skilla worked a lot of odd jobs at places like McDonald’s, Subway, etc.
Skilla Baby Career
Skilla’s music career began when he started writing lyrics after reading “Mother to Son”, Langston Hughes’ poem. However, he was writing songs just for fun because his real passion was becoming a professional basketball player.
Shortly after, he decided to pursue his music career instead of making a name in Basketball. At the beginning of his music career, Skilla struggled a lot such as walking over two miles every day to record his tracks at the studio. He was dropping his music on SoundCloud but none of them earned him a reputation.
Breakthrough
In 2019, Skilla Baby ended up meeting another rapper from his city named Sada Baby and the two began recording music together. Skilla showcased his rap abilities to Sada and eventually signed to a record label “Big Squad LLC” founded by Sada Baby.
Aside from recording a collaborative album with Sada Baby, Skilla was releasing music on his YouTube channel. In September 2019, he dropped his debut music video titled “Mystical” which earned him popularity. Then in October 2020, Sada and Skilla released their album “Carmelo Bryant”.
Further Success
The rapper wound up earning fame in the industry after his track “Leave It In The Streets” went viral”. In 2022, Skilla was at the peak of his career and dropped two mixtapes “Detroit Raised Me” and “Me VS Me” that year.
In March 2016, Skilla released his breakthrough song “Tay B Style” which pulled over 8.4 million views on YouTube. He followed this up by dropping another hit single “Tim Dunkin” in May of that year. Skilla Baby accumulated a net worth of 1.5 million US dollars.
Skilla Baby Problems
In the summer of 2022, Skilla Baby was approached by a rapper from his city named GMO Stacks and six of his friends at a studio. Unfortunately, Skilla was shot during the encounter.
He released the song “Randall Upshaw” in which he dissed his lawyer, for whom he paid $10,000, yet still lost the case and went to jail.
Skilla Baby Net Worth
Skilla Baby has a net worth of $1.5 million as of 2024. Currently, he is receiving more attention from mainstream rappers. G Herbo was seen listening to his music while driving in his car.
Moreover, Skilla even performed on the stage alongside high-profile artist Lil Baby. The rapper earns from multiple sources like releasing music, performing at live shows, collaborating with artists, etc.
Skilla rose to stardom with his debut album “Push That Sh#t Out Skilla” which contains a couple of hit tracks. His YouTube channel is another big source of his revenue. Skilla Baby’s annual income is roughly $350,000.
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