| Real Name: | Rodarius Marcell Green |
| Birthday: | August 27, 1999 |
| Net Worth: | $1.5 million |
| Height: | 168 cm |
| Occupation: | American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter |
Rod Wave is the name Rodarius Marcell Green uses for his stage performance. Born in August 1999, he is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He has a unique success story. His colleague uploaded Wave’s video on social media, and that is how he got famous. Fairly young, Rod is just starting his career. But he is already famous.
Wave released his debut album Ghetto Gospel on November 1, 2019. The album peaked at Number 10 on the US Billboard 200 Chart. The next year, he released his second album, Pray 4 Love, debuting at Number 2 on the Billboard 200.
Career
Rod ‘s father got locked up when he was just a young boy. His parents separated when he was in elementary school. But after his father got locked up, he got surrounded by female figures. Rod turned to street activities. He sold drugs, robbed houses, stole cars, and much more. He got arrested many times and went in and out of juvenile centers.
He turned his life around after his father got released from prison. His brother encouraged him to sing. Rod started singing early in his life. But he did not begin recording.
In fact, his colleague uploaded his first tracks. And after the tracks started turning heads, Wave decided to try it out.
He released his breakout single Heartbreak Hotel in the last quarter of 2016. The song performed great, amassing more than 2.7 million streams on YouTube and getting an approval rating of 95%.
In 2016 he also released Think Too Much, Hunger Games, and Gambling. Hunger Games is the name of his first mixtape as well. He dropped it in December 2016 featuring 16 tracks.
In 2017, he released his new project titled Rookie of the Year. This project featured 8 tracks, including Pull Up, Jumanji, and 50 Shades.
2018 was his year. Thanks to his success and popularity he finally signed up with a big record label. In 2018, Rod signed with Alamo Records. With a record label behind him, nine of his new tracks reached at least a million streams.
At this point, he released the second and third installments of the Hunger Games mixtape.
In 2019, it was time for a debut studio album. Wave titled his first album Ghetto Gospel. The album featured 14 tracks and each one reached one million streams in the first two weeks. Ghetto Gospel proved Rod Wave has no limits to his talent.
With millions and millions of streams, Rod Wave cash flow went up. He now has a fortune of around $1.5 million.
Some of his most successful tracks include Bag, Praying Grandmothers, I Get Around, Changing on Me, Sky Priority, Heart on Ice, Poison, and more.
Rod Wave Earnings
Rod Wave has an above-average YouTube channel. Most of his earnings come from YouTube and Spotify. And of course, a contract with Alamo Records.
He has more than 1 million subscribers on YouTube, amassing more than 444 million views so far. Rod is on YouTube since 2016. Thanks to YouTube, Rod earns between $100,000 and $150,000 per year.
Personal Life
Rod was very shy when he was young. As we said before, colleagues had to put his music online. After his father got to prison, Wave lost his financial support. He had to hustle in the streets.
Rod attended Lakewood High School. He got arrested a few times, once for possession of a pellet gun. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. So far, Rod hasn’t given any info about his girlfriend/partner. But he is just 20 years old.
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