Melle Mel Net Worth

Melle Mel is one of big legends in hip hop music. He’s musically active since late 1970’s and he managed to amass a nice fortune during his long career as a part of Furious Five and also solo. As of 2015, Mel’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $1.5 million. Let’s take a better look now on his fascinating career and life.

Melle Mel was born May 15, 1961 in Bronx, New York. His real name is Melvin Glover and he used stage name MC in the beginning of his career. He was a part of Furious Five group that basically invented the word “hip hop” in 1970’s. Some of the albums he worked on are Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five, Piano, and Muscles.

More recently, Mel appeared with Kool Moe Dee in Macklemore and also Ryan Lewis’s song Downtown in August 2015. So although he’s not as active as he used to be, Melle Mel is far from retiring. He collaborated with countless artists during his career, such as Keith LeBlanc, Van Silk, and Cher

So far, he published at record labels Enjoy Records and Sugar Hill Records. Although his net worth isn’t among the highest in the industry, he’l be always remember as one of those who started the whole hip hop music and culture. And for that he has our gratitude.