Andre Lauren Benjamin or better known as Andre 3000 is an American rapper with and estimated net worth of $45 million. He is not only a rapper but also a singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer songwriter and actor. He is mostly recognized as a part of the duo known as OutKast. Although he has appeared in a couple of movies, his acting achievements cannot be compared with those of his music career. Andre 3000 is also the founder of a clothing line known as Benjamin Bixby.
Andre 3000 was born in Georgia and since his parents were not married, he was brought up by his single mother. He met Big Boi, the other half of OutKast, while attending high school and soon after they graduated, they entered into a contract with Laface. Their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, which was released in 1994, became a direct commercial success since their leading single “Player’s Ball” was a huge hit. At the end of that year, the album had sold over a million copies thus getting platinum status boosting Andre 3000’s net worth in just a single night. Andre and Big Boi released two more albums before the end of the century but they were both not as successful as their first album.
However, in 2000, they released their fourth album and due to the appeal of two of their singles, “The Whole World” and “Ms Jackson”, the album was more successful than any of their previous ones. This lead to a further increment in Andre 3000 net worth.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Idlewild with Outkast (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$1,050,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below with Outkast (certified 11x platinum by RIAA, 2x platinum by BPI and RMNZ, platinum by ARIA, and gold by BVMI, Music Canada, IFPI-SWE and IFPI-SWI) |
$11,950,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Big Boi and Dre Present… Outkast with Outkast (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Stankonia with Outkast (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, 2x platinum by Music Canada, and gold by BPI) |
$5,100,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Aquemini with Outkast (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$2,050,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album ATLiens with Outkast (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$2,050,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik with Outkast (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |