Haystak Net Worth & Wife

What is rapper Haystak’s net worth? Who is Haystak’s wife?

Introduction

Haystak is a Nashville-born rapper who spits rhymes about his “white trash” life—growing up poor and resorting to crime to make ends meet.

But how much truth is he spittin’ on his tracks—and what do we know about his life at all?

The Origin Story

Haystak was born Jason Winfree. He was born on March 22, 1973, to teen parents in Lebanon—the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee.

Winfree was raised by his grandparents in a poor area of Lebanon, and took to a life of petty crime early on.

By 15 years old, he had been arrested—and eventually convicted—of drug possession, after bringing Valium and cocaine to school.

His experiences as self-described ‘white trash’ led to him penning his own raps.

Wife

Haystak married long-term girlfriend Dania Walker, and the pair have two daughters—Michaela and Kennedy. The pair continued to co-parent following their divorce in 2015.

A Different Path

Following Jason Winfree’s brush with the law as a teenager, he realized that rap music was a better path for him.

His friends and fellow aspiring rappers credited him with a slick, introspective style, but as an overweight white guy, serious labels and those on the hip hop scene weren’t eager to give him a chance.

Winfree found support in an unlikely place—through a small local label run by Kevin Grisham and Sonny Paradise. Street Flava Records signed Winfree, who was going under the name Haystak, to produce his debut album in 1998.

The album, Mak Million, offered an insight into the life of an impoverished white boy from the South, and gained Haystak some serious attention on the underground rap circuit.

Following the underground success of Mak Million, Haystak released Car Fulla White Boys a couple of years later.

Fans were thrilled, and demanded more from the young up and comer.

He signed to Koch Records—the North American umbrella for Koch Entertainment, which held exclusive distribution rights for rap superpower Death Row Records—and released his third album.

After 2002’s The Natural was successfully received by the mainstream hip hop community, Haystak followed up with an extensive discography list:

• Return of the Mak Million (2003)
• Portrait of a White Boy (2004)
• From Start 2 Finish (2005)
• The New South (2005)
• The Southwest Connection (2006)
• Crackavelli (2007)
• Hard 2 Love (2008)
• Crack the Safe (2008)
• The Natural II (2009)
• Came A Long Way (2009)
• Easy 2 Hate (2010)

The Tennessee rapper also played a bit part in 2005’s Hustle and Flow, and the documentary movie White Boys Can’t Rap.

Got Beef?

Haystak might not be a household name, but he’s got no problem taking on much bigger fish in the Hip Hop sea.

Case in point: Eminem. In the early 2000s, Haystak started attacking the rap legend through various diss tracks and live gigs.

The tension, which is believed to have stemmed from Eminem’s beef with the Insane Clown Posse, triggered Haystak to copy Em’s skits and encourage crowds at his own gigs to chant “F*ck Eminem”.

D12’s Bizarre issued a cutting diss to Haystak, who clapped back—and doubled down by dissing 50 Cent.

Eminem—who has no problem calling out lame-duck rappers like Machine Gun Kelly and Benzino—didn’t bother wasting studio time or energy by responding.

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Facing The Music

Haystak may have faced a learning experience at 15 when he was convicted on drug possession charges, but it wouldn’t be his last brush with the law.

In 2004 he was found guilty of statutory rape. In 2006 he was convicted of assault and sentenced to 11 months 29 days of probation. Several years later, in 2014, he was arrested on domestic violence charges.

He also copped a charge of intent to commit sexual abuse in Iowa—but was found not guilty after video evidence was produced. His accuser, who hasn’t been publically named, admitted that Haystak was innocent in 2019.

Trivia

Jason has collaborated with rapper Jelly Roll.

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Haystak – Net Worth

So, how much is rapper Haystak worth? Winfree earned most of his wealth from selling copies of his albums, which include – The SouthWest Connection, Car Fulla White Boys, Return of the Mak Million, Still Standing, Crackavelli, From Start to Finish, Came a Long Way, Walking Tall, and Hard 2 Love. Therefore, American rapper Haystak has an estimated net worth of $2 million.

On YouTube, Haystak has over 112 million views–about $350k in revenue.

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