Being rich is nearly everyone’s dream, except for a vast majority of us, it just stays a dream. You might try your hand in every kind of business but sometimes luck is not on your side, and none of your attempts succeed, or if they do, not long enough to earn you a fortune. For Chelsea Chanel Dudley, better referred to as Chanel West Coast, luck has been on her side. She has tried to make money from different fields, and fortunately for her, her efforts have paid off handsomely. Chanel West Coast has been very successful over a multitude of fields such as rapping, modelling, acting and singing. She has done so much at such a young age. Some would say she was destined to be a rapper since her father was a DJ and she inherited a passion for music. Whether destiny had any hand in it or not, we will never know for sure. However, what is certain is the incredible wealth and success Chanel West Coast has amassed over the years. As of 2020, Chanel West Coaast’s net worth is $6 million.

Chanel West Coast: Net worth and career

When was Chanel West Coast born?

Chelsea Chanel Dudley was born on September 1st, 1988. Chanel West Coast was born in Los Angeles, California. Chanel West Coast’s father is of Russian-Jewish descent while her mother has English heritage. Growing up, Chanel West Coast stayed half the time with her mother in Hollywood and half the time with her father in New York City. Chanel West Coast’s father was a DJ who took her along for the ride. She went to a lot of nightclubs with her father as a child. Chanel Coast started taking serious singing and dancing lessons from a very young age. According to Chanel West Coast, the song that inspired her to take up rapping was How Do U Want It by legendary rapper Tupac Shakur.

Chanel West Coast: Showbiz career

In 2008, she was discovered from MySpace, and in the next year, mutual friends introduced her to Rob Dyrdek. Rob hired her to be a secretary for his MTV series, Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory. He must have noticed her talent because later on he recruited her to be a full cast member of his show and Chanel earned $81,170 for her work. Her star continued to shine brightly enough for MTV producers to recognize her and she co-hosted the MTV show, Ridiculousness from 2010 and earning $142,050. In 2011, she also appeared on one among the many episodes of “The adversity of RJ Berger” another MTV series. Chanel West Coast didn’t stop her acting career at that point and continued rolling. She voiced Fipz on the animated show “Wild Grinders” between 2012 and 2015. For her services, Chanel West Coast earned $174,830.

Chanel West Coast: Music Career

Chanel West Coast is a famous multitasker. In 2009, Chanel West Coast started working on her music which she recorded in the same year while collaborating with other artists such as Midi Mafia and Tiffanie Anderson. With songs like “Phamous”, “Melting like ice cream” and “I love money” she attracted fans which became the inspiration for her music career. In 2012, Lil Wayne signed her on to his label, Young Money Entertainment. In 2013 she released “Now You Know,” her first mixtape that raked in $100,000 in sales. Chanel West Coast toured relentlessly to promote her mixtapes and as a result, was thrust into limelight. From then on, Chanel West Coast released another mixtape, a music video, and singles but is yet to give her fans a long-awaited album. Through the compilation album Young Money where she was featured, she garnered $68,900.

Why did Sharon Stone sue Chanel West Coast?

In 2019, Chanel West Coast released her hit song, Sharon Stoned. Soon after that, famous actress Sharon Stone filed a lawsuit against Chanel West Coast, claiming that Chanel West Coast had used her name and likeness without her consent. However, Chanel West Coast was disappointed at the lawsuit and claimed that Sharon Stone was aware of the song and was also slated to appear in the music video. This is what Chanel West Coast said about the situation:

“Sharon pulled out of participating in the music video the day of the shoot after months of conversations, in-person meetings with myself and the director, two dance rehearsals and even had her own ideas that she shared with myself and my team for the collaborative on the video,” To be frank, the entire production team and myself were surprised when she walked off. Nonetheless, the shoot proceeded. I am an artist who was expressing myself through music by making a song and video about someone whom I greatly admire. I only had the best intentions to create something visually amazing that highlights Sharon Stone as well as myself and for that I have done nothing wrong.”

Chanel West Coast: Other Sources of Wealth

Chanel West Coast has continuously boosted her bank balance via multiple sources of income. For example, she has her own YouTube channel named Chanel West Coast. She started this channel in May 2017, the year when her net worth stood at $5 million. Launching the YouTube channel earned her $20,000, and currently, over 55 videos have been posted on the channel which has accumulated more than 300,000 subscribers. Chanel West Coast’s incredible fame has also opened the doors for a wide variety of endorsement deals. She has endorsed products such as Beach Bunny Swimwear, 310 nutrition, Buffalo David Bitton, Bling Jenny Bui, and Candy Jewelry Company. By recommending these products, she has earned a substantial amount of money. Chanel Coast Media is an entrepreneurial endeavour of hers that features a line of T-shirts. She sells them online, and keeps her fans updated about new arrivals as soon as they hit the shelves. She promotes her brand through social media platforms.

Chanel West Coast: Best Quotes

“I’ve been on shows that are very comedic and happy, and you really only get to see one side of my personality. They’re not shows about my life or my music, or my struggle or anything like that. They’re shows where you pretty much see me laughing and smiling all the time.”

“When I first started rapping, I was like, ‘I’m gonna be, like, the female Eminem.”

“These people that watch our MTV shows, they’re not music fans. They’re people that are lazy on their couch and want to watch funny videos or whatever.”

“I grew up listening to a lot of rap music. My dad’s a DJ from Brooklyn, and he’s a very soulful guy, so he always spun a lot of hip-hop, and that’s where I get a lot of my hip-hop influence.”

“Music is what I do pretty much all the time. I’m always in the studio. I’m always rehearsing for shows. Always doing shows.”

“I think hip-hop doesn’t give women as much of a chance as it gives guys.”

“It’s hard being a woman in the hip-hop game, but I’m lucky to have good people around me who have had my back.”

“I’ve been on MTV for so many years. They’re so stupid and, like, disrespectful and rude.”

As things stand today, Chanel West Coast’s net worth is over $6 million by virtue of income from various careers. She lives the dream and has an incredible collection of cars including a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 worth $1.7 million and a Mercedes SLK55 AMG worth over $127,000.She also has a beach house in the Hamptons. Chanel West Coast also creates time for her hobbies regardless of how tight her work schedule is. Besides listening to music and driving super cars, she has a love for jewelry and the collaboration with Candy Jewelry Company has made sure that she wears Chanel West branded jewelry. With such talent and ambition, Chanel West Coast’s net worth is bound to rise very fast and might start rivalling that of rap stalwarts such as Nicki Minaj and Cardi B.