Making Millions from Viral Beats: How Kato Turned TikTok Sounds into a Music Empire

Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF

Vivian Tu

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🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Today’s episode of Networth and Chill features none other than Kato on the Track, the dynamic music producer who's been behind some of the biggest beats in the contemporary hip-hop and rap scene. We dive into his journey from underground beatmaker to working with artists like Tyga, B.o.B, K Camp, Snoop Dogg, E-40, Jay Park, Jack Harlow, Paul Wall, and even members of the Wu-Tang Clan. Kato breaks down the art of producing hit tracks, shares behind-the-scenes stories from the studio, and how a music producer actually makes money. Check out Kato on Instagram HERE and TikTok HERE! Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Prefer video? Check out all episodes of the podcast on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@YourRichBFF Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors: Brooklinen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How do you make money touring?
0:02.0	I created my own tour called the Sound Advice Tour.
0:05.0	I go city to city to individual studios across the U.S. and Canada.
0:10.0	I sold out my first 26 city tour just by doing that.
0:15.0	Of the three kind of like main lines of business you have, like which one's the most lucrative?
0:20.0	Right now or just all time.
0:21.6	Wow, can I get it both? Like the way you asked that.
0:23.6	I probably invested, how much do you think we invested in that place?
0:27.6	You've worked with some incredible artists.
0:30.6	Yeah.
0:31.6	Who has been the favorite? What's up, rich friends?
0:42.7	Welcome back to another episode of Net Worth and Chill with me, your host, Vivian 2,
0:47.4	aka Your Rich BFF and your favorite Wall Street girlie.
0:51.5	So today we are diving into something that has been plaguing me. The fact that
0:56.9	in another life, I really should have been a rapper. No, I'm just kidding. Please do not laugh at me.
1:02.6	But, you know, music is something that I've always been super passionate about. I love listening to
1:06.8	music, whether I'm working out or doing work at my desk or just commuting or just having
1:12.8	a dinner with some girlfriends. And the business of music and how to actually build wealth
1:17.7	in a creative industry is something that we do not talk about enough. And I know we have a lot
1:24.5	of creative entrepreneurs in our audience, and if you think Wall Street
1:27.8	is cutthroat, wait until you hear about the music industry.
1:32.7	That's why I'm hyped to welcome someone who's not just making hits.
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