As one of the most talked-about figures, Perri "Pebbles" Reid has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What Is Perri "Pebbles" Reid's Net Worth?

In 1980, Reid began her music career at the age of 16, singing back-up for the band Con Funk Shun and the band leader/percussionist Bill Summers. She co-wrote the Con Funk Shun song 'Body Lovers." Perri entered into a production deal with a local musician, but the deal fell through when Reid became pregnant with her first child.

Perri Pebbles Reid was born Perri Arlette McKissack on August 29, 1964, in Oakland, California. Perri is the daughter of mixed African-American parents who divorced when she was a child, and she has three siblings. Reid's mother worked as a housekeeper and waitress while raising her four children. Perri is a cousin of R&B singer and songwriter Cherrelle, who is known for songs such as "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" and "Everything I Miss at Home." Cherrelle was featured on Perri's 1991 song "Always."

Perri's company Pebbitone was responsible for discovering and developing the girl group TLC in the early '90s. TLC would eventually go on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time with an estimated 65 million albums sold worldwide. Unfortunately, tensions developed between TLC and Pebbles over accusations that she was mismanaging their money and had not been fair with their original record deal. TLC filed for bankruptcy in 1995 as a means to extricate themselves from their deal with Pebbitone. Reid produced the 2021 TV movie "Whitney Houston& Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All," and she is an ordained minister who founded the Women of God Changing Lives Ministries.

Perri met her second husband, George L. Smith, while working at a real estate office, and he gave her $80,000 to record a demo tape as well as a video for the song "Mercedes Boy." This led to a record deal with MCA. Reid released her debut album, "Pebbles," in 1987. The album was certified Platinum in the U.S., and it reached #14 on the "Billboard" 200 chart, #5 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #43 on the Canadian "RPM" chart, and #56 on the Dutch Album Top 100 chart and UK Albums Chart. "Pebbles" featured the singles "Love/Hate," "Girlfriend," "Mercedes Boy," "Take Your Time," and "Do Me Right," with "Girlfriend" and "Mercedes Boy" reaching #1 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Take Your Time" reached #3 on that chart, and "Girlfriend" and "Mercedes Boy" reached #5 and #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, respectively.

Reid's second album, 1990's "Always," went Platinum in the U.S., and it reached #37 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and #12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The singles "Giving You the Benefit" and "Love Makes Things Happen" (withBabyface) topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and "Backyard" (with Salt-n-Pepa) reached #4. Perri's third album, "Straight from My Heart," was released in 1995, and it reached #43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

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Perri "Pebbles" Reid is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer who has a net worth of $20 million. Perri "Pebbles" Reid has earned her net worth as a singer of pop and R&B as well as from the many songs she has written or produced through her production company, Pebbitone. She is also known as Sister Perri and has released a number of gospel hits outside of the pop world. Reid has released the studio albums "Pebbles" (1987), "Always" (1990), "Straight from My Heart" (1995), and "Prophetic Flows Vol I & II" (2008), and her singles "Girlfriend," "Mercedes Boy," and "Giving You the Benefit" were top 10 hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart.

Ultimately, Perri "Pebbles" Reid's financial journey is a testament to their success.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.