Yo Gotti

Yo Gotti
Birth name	Mario Mims
Born	May 19, 1981 (1981-05-19)
Origin	Memphis, Tennessee
Genres	Southern hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Polo Grounds, J Records, RCA Records
Associated acts	Lil Boosie, 8Ball & MJG, Young Buck, All Star, DJ Drama, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, Ciara
Website	[1]

Mario Mims (born May 19, 1981), better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is a southern rapper from the northern side of Memphis, Tennessee who was previously known as Lil Yo.

Music career

Independent Albums

Yo Gotti released a string of independent albums. From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game (2000),Self-Explanatory (2001), Life (2003) and Back 2 da Basics (2006) Yo Gotti became very well known in Memphis after the release of his album, Life. The song "Dirty South Soldiers" featuring Lil Jon propelled Gotti into the higher ranks of Memphis rappers. The album Back 2 da Basics had even more success. The singles "I Got 'Em", "Full Time", "Shawty", & "Gangsta Party" featuring 8Ball & MJG solidified his status as one of the top rappers from the city.

Live from the Kitchen (2009-2012)

Yo Gotti's first studio album is called Live From The Kitchen. The album's original first single was titled ""5 Star"" and it was released on May 20, 2009. The single peaked at 79 on the Hot 100, 19 on U.S R&B and 11 on U.S Rap. "Women Lie, Men Lie" was the second official single released December 11, 2009. The song peaked at 81 on 100, 22 on the U.S R&B and 12 on the U.S Rap. "Look In the Mirror" was the third single released 7 months after his second single on July 27, 2010. The song peaked at 97 on the U.S R&B chart "For the Hood" featured rapper Gucci Mane it was released on October 1, 2010 and charted at 86 on the U.S R&B chart. "We Can Get It On" was released May 10, 2011, and the single featured R&B singer Ciara. It peaked at 40 on the U.S R&B Chart. "Single" was released on August 5th, 2011. This song is said to be the first "official" single off the album, all the others would be cut from the album. The second single will be a song with rapper Drake, entitled by "All About Mine", produced by Giarad Fleetwood.

Discography

Main article: Yo Gotti discography

Studio albums

• 2012: Live from the Kitchen

Independent albums

• 2000: From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game
• 2001: Self-Explanatory
• 2003: Life
• 2006: Back 2 da Basics

Mixtapes

• 2006: Full Time Hustlin
• 2006: I Told U So
• 2008: Cocaine Muzik (Hosted By Giarad Fleetwood)
• 2008: Definition of a G (with Gucci Mane)
• 2009: Cocaine Muzik 2 (Hosted DJ Drama)
• 2009: Cocaine Muzik 3 (Hosted By (Giarad Fleetwood)
• 2010: Cocaine Muzik 4 (with Zed Zilla & Hosted By DJ Drama)
• 2010: Cocaine Muzik 4.5 :(Da Documentary) (Hosted By DJ Drama
• 2010: Cocaine Muzik 5 :(White Friday) (Hosted By Giarad Fleetwood)
• 2011: Cocaine Muzik 6 :(Gangsta of The Year) (Hosted By DJ Drama)
• 2012: January 10th :(The Mixtape)

External links

• Yo Gotti Official Site
• Yo Gotti RCA Label Site
• Yo Gotti | Features Artist | Global Hit Music
• Behind the Scenes, Yo Gotti, "Women Lie, Men Lie" in Los Angeles, February 4, 2010 by Streetgangs.com
• Yo Gotti Interview, Jan 18, 2010
• Non-commercial Yo Gotti mixtapes