Yelawolf
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Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979)[4], better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper from Gadsden, Alabama. He is currently signed to Interscope Records.
Biography
Yelawolf was born in Gadsden, Alabama. He spent much of his childhood in various locations around the southern United States, including Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Atlanta, Georgia, and Antioch, Tennessee.[5] Atha is of Caucasian and Cherokee descent, and the name Yelawolf is a reference to his Native American roots.[6] Yelawolf is an avid skateboarder and made attempts at a professional skateboarding career but was forced to abandon it due to injuries. Yelawolf began releasing mixtapes independently in 2007. He was briefly signed to Columbia Records in 2007 and left the label the same year along with Kawan "KP" Prather. In 2010 he appeared in the track "Down This Road" from Bizarre's third studio album Friday Night at St. Andrews, in Big Boi's first solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty track "You Ain't No DJ" which was produced by André 3000, and his most recent appareance is in Paul Wall's fifth studio album Heart of a Champion track "Live It" which also features Jay Electronica and Raekwon, produced by Travis Barker. In 2010, Atha confirmed he has signed with Interscope Records, he announced that he is working in his debut studio album with the label, and has a desire to work with Eminem.[7][8]
On July 2, 2010, Yelawolf told Rap-Up that he went to Eminem's Studio in Detroit, Michigan to meet him and record a track for Yelawolf's upcoming debut studio album titled Trunk Muzik: 0-60, being his first project with a major label and set to be released at October 26 of the year under Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment/Interscope Records.[9][10]
Discography
Albums
Radioactive (2011)
EPs
- Arena Rap – EP (2008)
Mixtapes
- Ball of Flames: The Ballad of Slick Rick E. Bobby (2008)
- Stereo (2008)
- Trunk Muzik (2010)
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | |||
| 2010 | "Pop the Trunk"[11][12] | ||||
Guest Appeareances
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | |||
| 2009 | "I Run" (Slim Thug featuring Yelawolf) | — | 49 | 20 | Boss of all Bosses |
| "Mixin' Up the Medicine" (Juelz Santana featuring Yelawolf) | — | — | — | Born to Lose, Built to Win | |
| 2010 | "Down this Road" (Bizarre featuring Yelawolf) | — | — | — | Friday Night at St. Andrews |
| "You Ain't No DJ" (Big Boi featuring Yelawolf) | — | — | — | Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty | |
| "Live It" (Paul Wall featuring Jay Electronica, Raekwon & Yelawolf) | — | — | — | Heart of a Champion | |
References
- ^ "YELAWOLF". Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "ReverbNation - Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment". Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "YelaWolf And Ghet-O-Vision Team Up With Interscope Records". 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=YELAWOLF&sql=11:gbfexq9rld6e~T0
- ^ "YELAWOLF". Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Shock Mansion Interviews Yelawolf". Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ http://www.dashadyboard.com/eminem/12856-yelawolf-wants-work-eminem.html
- ^ http://www.rapbasement.com/rap/040110-yelawolf-confirms-hes-signed-to-interscope-and-he-wants-a-colab-with-eminem-watch-here.html
- ^ http://rapradar.com/2010/07/02/yelawolf-on-comparisons-to-eminem/
- ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2010/07/02/rap-up-tv-yelawolf-shares-meeting-with-eminem/
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pop-the-trunk-single/id382823574
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Pop-The-Trunk-Explicit/dp/B003WA7K3K
http://www.champmag.com/2010/02/10/spotlight-yelawolf-exclusive-interview-w-champmag-com/