Chris Brown and Tyga have been friends for well over a decade, having collaborated on a string of hit songs together, including “Ayo,” “For The Road,” “Haute,” and “Rodeo,” just to name a few. They’ve been so successful with their songs that they even put out an album together back in February 2015 with Fan of a Fan, which peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 200.
Tyga, who shares a child named Cairo with socialite Blac Chyna, has made it no secret that he considers Chris one of his closest pals, which is evident by the amount of time they spend together partying, making music, and supporting each other’s business ventures like real friends do.
While the “Run It” hitmaker landed his big break back in 2005 with the release of his self-titled debut album, Tyga, gained notoriety after signing a record deal with Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint in 2009. While both stars have been incredibly successful in the music industry, who has accumulated the bigger fortune over the years?
Who’s Richer: Chris Brown Or Tyga?
Since his rise to fame 16 years ago, Chris has sold well over 30 million albums and surpassed more than 15 billion streams, making him one of the most successful R&B singers in the world.
His debut album in 2005 alone sold three million copies, while his second offering with 2007’s Exclusive was another hit, with the songs “Wall to Wall,” “Kiss Kiss,” “With You,” and “Forever” all landing in the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100. The album pushed another three million copies worldwide.
Chris has released another seven albums since then, including Graffiti, F.A.M.E., Fortune, X, and Royalty.
His contract with RCA Records - who he’s been signed to since the start of his career - ended in 2019, following the release of his latest album Indigo, but the firm certainly wasn’t going to let him and go and offered him a new deal, which was finalized in January of that year.
“This new deal structure between Brown and RCA Records will undoubtedly enhance the release of new Chris Brown music, content, and much more throughout 2019 and beyond,” a statement from RCA revealed.
Aside from his music career, where the father of two has undoubtedly made most of his money, Chris has also made a substantial amount from his endorsement deals with the likes of Childsplay Clothing, Avianne Jewelers, and BAPE.
In 2008, he starred in a commercial for Wrigley’s Doublemint chewing gum, and while it’s unclear how much he was paid for the gig, given his gigantic stardom at the time, it’s fair to assume he received a nice income from the deal.
Since 2016, Chris has also been promoting his clothing line Black Pyramid on his social media, which has frequently been worn by the likes of Jhene Aiko, will.i.am, socialite Shaun Ross, just to name a few.
It’s believed the “No Guidance” star has accumulated a $50 million net worth.
Tyga, on the other hand, has actually had a lot of financial issues over the years, having made endless headlines for the past decade for failing to pay his rent on time.
As recently as November 2020, the “Rack City” rapper was sued for failing to make payments on a $13 million Bel-Air home he had rented for a year at a pricey $58,000 a month.
Rap-Up reported that Tyga owed the landlord over $200,000, which included damages caused inside the property, such as broken marble floors, destroyed walls, and a damaged entry door from the basketball hoop he installed without permission, court documents revealed.
In February 2019, Tyga was also sued for $130,000 because he hadn’t made payments on two luxury vehicles that he rented from a rental car company.
These instances have become so common for the former Young Money-signed artist that a quick Google search will bring up tons of lawsuits he’s been involved in over the past 10 years for not making payments on time — or not paying at all.
This would probably explain why the 31-year-old is only worth $5 million.
In the past, Tyga has also revealed that while working with Young Money/Cash Money, he didn’t actually make a lot of money from the record label, despite having penned a few hits at the time with “Rack City,” “Faded,” and “Dope.”
In October 2018, however, after ditching his former imprint, Tyga signed a multi-million-dollar deal with Columbia Records, where he plans to release his next album at the end of 2021.
Speaking on why he loves to collaborate with Breezy in a 2019 interview, Tyga told HotNewHipHop, "We've been friends for almost 10 years now, and we've been making music for that long. So it was very nostalgic. It was important to get him on the album because we haven't done anything big since 'Ayo' [in 2015].
"But 'February Love' [from this album] is just funny, because I feel like Chris likes making party records with me and I like making R&B records with him."