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January 4, 2017updated 05 Jan 2017 4:13pm

Ray J Net Worth

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American actor, music producer and rapper Ray J has an estimated net worth of $6 million.

Born William Norwood, Jr. in Mississippi but raised in California, Ray J is the younger brother of singer Brandy, and the cousin of rap artist Snoop Dogg. He began his career acting, appearing on television shows such as The Sinbad Show, Moesha, and One on One.

How did Ray J go on to make his millions?

He made appearances in films as well, including Mars Attacks!, Steel, and Envy.

At the age of fourteen, Ray J released his debut R&B album Everything You Want, following up with subsequent albums, This Ain’t a Game (2001), Raydiation (2005), All I Feel (2008). Ray J returned to television in 2009 with For the Love of Ray J, a reality dating show on VH1, which has aired two seasons and spawned a spin-off show, Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business, which aired in April, 2010.

Ray J also released For the Love of Ray J, a soundtrack to his reality television show of the same name. In 2004, Ray J founded his own recording label, Knockout Entertainment, which has released music for artists such as Brandy and Shorty Mack.

Ray J has worked with other names in the music industry including Timbaland, Lil Kim, R. Kelly and The Neptunes.

He appears on the reality show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood as a main cast member. He joined the show in 2014.

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Ray J entered the UK Celebrity Big Brother show in January 2017.

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