Lil Tjay is a very successful young American rapper, songwriter, and singer. He became famous after his song “Resume” was released in 2018 that year. Lili Tjay was born on 30th April 2001 in New York City, U.S. His birth name is Tione Jayden Merriott but he later came up with Lil Tjay as his stage name. One of his releases True 2 Myself ranked at number 5 on the Billboard 200.
Lil Tjay was born in New York and raised by a single mother. He has two younger siblings which makes him the eldest of them all. Tjay has shared some of his childhood stories saying that he was the most problematic child out of all his siblings and he often involved himself in robberies and fights in high school.
When Lil Tjay was 15 years old he was sentenced to one year of jail at a youth detention centre. When
he was in jail he started writing rap songs. His hit song “Release” is one of the songs which he wrote
while he was in the detention centre.
Lil Tjay Net Worth
The 21-year-old rapper, songwriter, and singer have a net worth of $1 Million US as of 2022. Lil Tjay is one of the most successful rappers and also one of the highest-paid youngsters in New York City. He
earned a lot of fame at a very young year and since then his career is only growing. His major income
sources include rapping, his single album releases, and popular records. He gets paid a huge amount for all his projects.
According to some music industry experts, Lil Tjay is going to be one of the top rising stars in the
industry and he is going to be a very successful rapper in the coming future. Tjay also jas his youtube
account where he owns $400 revenue from every video he uploads. He earns an annual income of more than $200000. In many of his interviews, he has said that music has been a big part of his life even before he took it up as a career and he grew up listening to stars like Michael Jackson and Usher. These two have been an icon for him since he was a kid.
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Lil Tjay And His Dating History
Lil Tjay was dating Rubi Rose in 2020. Rubi Rose is an American rapper. Both of them made their
relationship official but soon things didn’t go well and both of them had a lot of disputes after which
they decided to part ways. Rubi Rose has claimed that Lik Tjay hooked up with her friend Lala Baptiste.
In one of his interviews, Tjay also mentioned his break-up with Rubi Rose. He said Rubi flew all the way to see him but started overreacting after watching some other girls’ contacts on his phone. He also
mentioned that she tried to call the police and wanted to get him arrested without any reason.
After one year of their break up, Lil Tjay started dating Rubi Rose’s friend Lal Baptiste in 2021. They also shared some Instagram pictures and made it official. Lala Baptiste is a model growing up in Atlanta, Georgia. It is said that they started seeing each other after Lala and Tjay worked together on the music video “Mood Swings”.
The rumours are all over the internet that Lil Tjay is currently dating Lil Wayne’s daughter Reginae
Carter. The rumours started after both of them took a trip together recently. Both of them also shared
some pictures on their official Instagram account. Well until now Tjay has never been seen in a serious
relationship, all his affairs have been pretty casual and open to his fans and followers.
Lil Tjay Got Shot Last Week
The news of Rapper Lil Tjay being shot last week in New Jersey is making rounds and his fans are praying for him ever since the news has been circulated. According to TMZ, the rapper was shifted to the emergency ward immediately after being shot and he has undergone surgery after that incident.
Although there are no accurate reports on how severely he has been wounded after the shooting took
place. According to some reports, he has been shot multiple times in the chest area.