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American rapper, guitarist, actor, producer and musician Adam Horovitz has an estimated net worth of $75 million. He is best recognized as one of the members of the New York-based hip hop group Beastie Boys.

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Horovitz started off his music career with the band Young and the Useless. When the guitarist of Beastie Boys, John Berry, left the group, he was replaced by Horovitz. During that time, he was just 16 years old. In 2010, the band held more than 40 million record sales across the globe. In 2012, Beastie Boys was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Also known as Ad-Rock or King Ad-Rock, Adam Keefe Horovitz was born on October 31, 1966 in South Orange, New Jersey. He is of Irish and Jewish ancestry. In addition to being a musician, Horovitz also took roles in several TV and film projects which include Roadside Prophets, Godspeed, and Lost Angels. 

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2010

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two

$128,000

2004

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Solid Gold Hits with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified gold by RIAA and silver by and BPI)

$600,000

2003

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album To the 5 Boroughs with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, and gold by ARIA and BPI)

$1,235,000

1999

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Beastie Boys Video Anthology with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified gold by RIAA)

$50,000

1998

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, and gold by and BPI)

$2,300,000

1997

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Hello Nasty with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified 3x platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, platinum by ARIA and RMNZ, and gold by BPI, IFPI-SWE and IFPI-SWI)

$3,518,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Sabotage with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified gold by BPI)

$10,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Ill Communication with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified 3x platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, and gold by BPI)

$3,400,000

1991

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Check Your Head with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, and silver by BPI)

$2,260,000

1991

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album The Skills to Pay the Bills with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified gold by RIAA)

$50,000

1988

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Paul's Boutique with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified 2x platinum by RIAA, platinum by Music Canada, and silver by BPI)

$2,160,000

1986

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Beastie Boys with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified gold by RIAA)

$50,000

1985

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Licensed to Ill with the American hip hop group, Beastie Boys (certified diamond by RIAA, 2x platinum by Music Canada, and gold by BPI)

$10,300,000