He hasn’t been around for very long, but I think that it’s safe to say that Schoolboy Q has been able to rapidly become one of the more influential hip hop artists of this decade. Like many rappers, he came from humble beginnings. However, he has since been able to work with some pretty big name artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West. Everyone knows that music can be a very profitable business. How much money has Schoolboy Q been able to make over the course of his career? In this article, I intend to answer that question. I’ll talk about some of the things that Schoolboy Q did in order to become famous, while also addressing the wealth that he has seen in the process. Without further ado, let’s learn a little bit more about the success of this hip hop artist.
Schoolboy Q Net Worth 2018 – $2.5 Million
How did Schoolboy Q make his money and wealth?
Schoolboy Q, also known as Quincy Hanley, was born in October of 1986 in Hesse, Germany. His parents were divorced before he was born, with his father being in the military. When Quincy was born, he and his mother moved to Texas. They wouldn’t remain in Texas for very long, though, moving to Los Angeles just a couple of years later. He went to John Muir Middle School, which is a school in San Jose. Growing up, Hanley was very much involved in sports. He played a lot of football, mostly wide receiver, cornerback, and halfback. After middle school, Hanley would go on to attend Crenshaw High School, which he would graduate from. After Crenshaw High School, Quincy went to an array of different local colleges, including Glendale Community College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles City College, and West Los Angeles. He actually played football for West Los Angeles College as a wide receiver and returner.
After a couple of years of hard work, Quincy released his debut album as an iTunes exclusive in January of 2011. The album, titled Setbacks, admittedly didn’t do as well as you might think. This is mainly because of how unknown Hanley was at the time. The album ended up peaking at number 100 on the Billboard 200 chart. However, the release of Setbacks allowed Hanley to amass a little bit of a fan base online. More and more people knew who this guy was, and more and more people were starting to be really impressed by the work that he was putting out. Just a year after the release of Setbacks, Quincy released Habits & Contradictions, which was also an iTunes release. This album featured quite a few big name artists, including ASAP Rocky, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and Jhené Aiko. Habits & Contradictions did better than its predecessor, but it admittedly didn’t set any records.
With Oxymoron, I think that it’s safe to say that Quincy had struck gold. He had found major success in the music industry. However, he was not at all content to just sit by and be a one hit wonder. Two years after the release of this album, Top Dawg Entertainment announced that Schoolboy Q was going to be releasing another album in that year, which would prove to be true. Blank Face LP was released in July of 2016, and this one also featured some high profile names. This LP included guest appearances from the likes of Jadakiss, Vince staples, Kanye West, and Miguel. This album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, and like its predecessor, earned Hanley another Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album. The track “THat Part”, which featured Kanye West, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Performance. Schoolboy Q started out small, but he embraced the grind, and he has since become a major success story in hip hop.
Schoolboy Q Personal Life and FAQs:
Is Schoolboy Q married?Â
Schoolboy Q is not actually married, but he does have a daughter named Joyce. Joyce was born in 2010, and she has had a surprisingly active in role in Quincy’s musical career. She was featured on the cover of Oxymoron, and she has also appeared in quite a few of his music videos.
Schoolboy Q Salary & Annual Earnings in 2016
In 2016, Hanley saw the release of Blank Face LP. This album wasn’t quite as commercially successful as Oxymoron, but it still did pretty well for itself. It has been estimated that Schoolboy Q made around $900,000 off of the release of this album alone. That definitely isn’t a number to scoff at.
How much money does Schoolboy Q make per day?
If you use that previous $900,000 as a starting point, then you can just use some basic math to calculate Schoolboy Q’s daily income. In a year consisting of 365 days, he makes approximately $2465 per day.
Where does Schoolboy Q live? Picture of Schoolboy Q’s house
Schoolboy Q’s Accomplishments
He may have had a slow start, but Quincy Hanley has been the subject of quite a lot of praise in recent years. At the 2014 BET Awards, he was nominated for Best New Artist. At the BET Hip Hop Awards during that same year, he was nominated for Album of the Year for Oxymoron. He was also nominated for Rookie of the Year. His video for “Man of the Year” in 2014 also earned him an MTV Video Music Award nomination for Artist to Watch. Perhaps most impressive are Quincy’s Grammy Award nominations. In 2015, he was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Studio” with BJ the Chicago Kid. He was also nominated for Best Rap Album for Oxymoron. In 2017, he received another two Grammy Award nominations: one for Blank Face LP and another for “That Part” featuring Kanye West. Even critics can see the hard work that Schoolboy Q puts into his tracks, and they appreciate it.