Jon Z is a Puerto Rican rapper, songwriter, and record producer who has a net worth of $3 Million. He rose to fame after releasing his breakout single “0 Sentimientos” in 2016. For this viral track, Jon collaborated with the likes of Baby Rasta, Noriel, Darkiel, Messiah, and Lyan.
The rapper began his music career by sharing his freestyles on his YouTube channel JonzTV in early 2014. Two years later he was at the peak of his career and started getting offers from big artists.
What is Jon Z’s Net Worth?
[table id=437 /]Early Life
Jonathan Resto Quiñones was born on May 20th, 1991, in San Juan, the Capital of Puerto Rico. Despite being born in a humble house, Jon’s family has always supported his love for music.
His father is a drummer and taught him to play the drums and other instruments. Jon’s mother Nancy used to sing in church and he continued with his parents to play drums and sing in the church choir too.
Jon has two older sisters and a younger brother. At the age of 14, Jon discovered his passion for music. Before launching his career Jon did a handful of odd jobs including in software, as a security guard, in construction, and in other fast food chains to help his family around the age of 17.
Career
He started writing songs and then created a duo called J-Tonez and Jon Z in 2011. At this time he needed a stage name so he used the first letters of his name Jonathan in conjunction with the pronunciation of the last syllables of his mother which is Nancy and that is why it’s Jon Z.
J-Tonez and Jon Z dropped their first track “Nunca te veo” followed by more singles like “El dinero me llama” and “Háblame de dinero”.
In January 2014, Jon made his first freestyle video and uploaded it on his YouTube channel named JonzTV. After that, he released a weekly freestyle on the Facebook page “Freestyle Mania”. From there he began to make himself known more strongly.
Breakthrough
Jon Z released his album “The Game is about to Change” in November 2015. The album had eight tracks some of which are Nasty and My Life. Jon Z had a big break when he dropped the song 0 Sentimientos which pulled over 440 million views on YouTube.
Shortly thereafter, the remix version of 0 Sentimientos with Baby Rasta came out. Rata is known for supporting new rappers. In November 2017 Jon Z dropped an album JonTrapVolta which debuted on the Billboard in the number one position of the Latin Rhythm Sounds chart and number two on the 100.
In the following year, his mixtape SuperSaiyanFlow came out in collaboration with Ele A El Dominio. In 2019 Jon teamed up with Baby Rasta to release Jon’s album Voodoo. He followed this up by releasing his fourth project titled Loco, Humilde y Real. Jon Z has a net worth of $3 million.
Other Ventures
Jon says that he was influenced by artists like Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, and Tego Calderón, among others. He also considers Eminem, Jay, and Lil Wayne as the best rappers in history.
In September 2019, a thirteen-episode American biographical TV series Nicky Jam: El Ganador premiered in which on Netflix. Jon Z was cast as Piri for 2 episodes of the series.
Career Highlights
- The Game is about to Change (Album, 2015)
- 0 Sentimientos (Song, 2016)
- JonTrapVolta (Album, 2017)
Jon Z Net Worth
Jon Z is on his way to becoming one of the rising rappers in the Puerto Rican rap community. He came to the limelight with his single 0 Sentimientos which earned him a lot of recognition all across the country.
Jon Z is part of the new generation of Latin Trap that he has felt great love for all his live music. He began his career by publishing freestyles on YouTube and now he works with high-profile artists.
Jon Z has managed to garner over 6.7 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and that is a big contributor to his royalties. Some of his music videos even amassed over 100 million views on his channel. As of 2023, Jon Z’s net worth is estimated to be $3 Million.
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