Right-wing rapper? Ben Shapiro’s claim to fame and fortune: The Daily Wire conservative commentator spends his millions on Mustangs, mansions and investments – and released a No 1 track with Tom MacDonald
- The right-wing pundit recently topped the US iTunes chart with his ‘anti-woke’ rap track titled ‘Facts’ – a collaboration with Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald
- Shapiro, who made a name for himself with Breitbart News and The Daily Wire, spends ‘seven figures a year on personal safety’ – but his first car was a US$400 1986 Honda Civic
Ben Shapiro, founder of the successful conservative media outlet The Daily Wire, is also a lawyer, an author – and now, a rapper.
Despite openly criticising rap music in the past, saying on X (formerly Twitter) that it “isn’t music”, the right-wing commentator recently topped the US iTunes chart with his collaboration with Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald’s “anti-woke” rap track titled “Facts”.
Shapiro is reportedly worth around US$50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Here’s a look at who the latest rapper on the block is – and how he makes his money.
How did Ben Shapiro become famous?
Shapiro regularly made international headlines for his conservative views, which he broadcasted through articles on US politics, radio work on KRLA-AM 870’s morning show, and his books such as The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America’s Institutions Against Dissent.
In 2015, he co-founded The Daily Wire. The publication would go on to be among the most successful conservative media outlets in the country. In 2022, it brought in US$200 million in revenue, reported Bloomberg.
The Ben Shapiro Show on The Daily Wire soon became one of the most listened-to news podcasts in the country, per Chartable, and carried to over 200 markets, according to its website.