Bet You Didn't Know 'The Breakfast Club' Host DJ Envy Was This Wealthy

The Gist:

• Before joining The Breakfast Club, DJ Envy served as the host of his own midday show on Power 105.1 based in New York, according to his iHeartRadio bio.
• DJ Envy joined The Breakfast Club clan in 2010, and has since worked as a host for the popular show.
• In October 2023, DJ Envy was linked to real estate scheme involving his former business partner, Cesar Pina. He alleges he is a victim in the case.

Setting out to become a world-renowned DJ is no easy feat. After all, most would agree that the profession is one that’s oversaturated. However, DJ Envy — born Raashaun Casey — has been able to defy the odds and rise to the occasion. Known as one of the powerful trio that makes up the radio show The Breakfast Club, DJ Envy has continued to use his expertise in the world of music to shift the culture and make a difference.

Folks who are familiar with DJ Envy likely know that he first started out as a gardener for DJ Clue. And after impressing Clue with his beatbox skills, he was able to gain a mentor and start the process of building a notable career in music. DJ Envy joined the record label Desert Storm and has gone on to venture out into the radio scene. Since then, DJ Envy has been unstoppable. So, how did Envy make his money and where does his net worth stand? Keep reading to find out.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, DJ Envy has earned a net worth of $7 million as of this writing. The number is a combination of his work as a DJ, record producer, radio personality, real estate entrepreneur, and VJ. Not to mention, DJ Envy, along with his Breakfast Club co-hosts Angela Yee and Charlamagne Tha God, have all been inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.

With his contributions to the music industry and his work as a radio personality, we’re actually surprised his net worth isn’t higher.

DJ Envy’s career in the music industry is nothing short of impressive. At just 17 years old, he embarked on a journey to make something of himself and he eventually did after “becoming Mixtape Legend and the president and CEO of Blok Entertainment,” per his iHeartRadio bio.

By the early 2000s, the radio personality focused on his freestyles and was hosting shows including Takin’ it to the Streets and The People’s Choice Hit List.

DJ Envy was later signed by Sony and by 2003, he released The Desert Storm Mixtape: - Blok Party, Vol. 1. His progress and success paid off, and he eventually went on to work with big names like Jay-Z and Nelly. Before Envy joined The Breakfast Club, he was hosting his very own midday show on Power 105.1. After joining, it didn’t take long for the show to rise in popularity and become a top-rated morning show.

While DJ Envy has done quite well for himself, the attention has also drawn light to the scandals he has been linked to. Aside from being accused of cheating on his wife with Erica Mena, DJ Envy’s involvement with his former business partner’s real estate scheme is now being questioned.

In October 2023, Cesar Pina was arrested and charged with wire fraud for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi-like investment fraud scheme. After claims began mounting against Cesar, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey alleged Cesar of “promising returns that were too good to be true,” among other things.

Oh baby! In case you’ve been out of the loop, DJ Envy and his wife, Gia Casey, expanded their family in 2021. Per Gia’s Instagram account, it was revealed that the couple welcomed their sixth child, Peyton Blair Casey, to the world on Nov. 28, 2021.

“Special Delivery!!! @djenvy and mommy, WE DID IT!!!,” Gia captioned the picture. “My beautiful mother’s spirit was right here with me on this day and standing beside me in the room as we welcomed our new baby into the world ... We hoped. We prayed. We anxiously waited for this blessing. She was more than wanted. She was needed..."

Gia continued, "She is a gift unlike any other that I have ever received because, with my mother’s spirit, she represents the full circle of life and the love that God has for me and my family. She gave me strength during the absolute worst time of my life, and comfort knowing that my mother and God had prepared something special to help carry me through. Peyton Blair Casey arrived on November 28, 2021 at 2:58 AM. She was born with three pushes at 7lbs. 3.5 oz and 20 1/4 inches long.”

What makes Peyton’s arrival even more heartwarming is that Gia’s mother passed away on May 9, 2021, when Gia announced to the world that she was three month pregnant. So, in a sense, Gia’s mother has come back through her daughter.

The couple, who have been married since 2001, also share Madison, Logan, London, Jaxson, and Brooklyn.