Now that 50 years have passed since the birth of Hip-Hop, we’ve come across many OG legendary names who’ve contributed to this art. One such music artist/rapper has been Yo Gotti, who’s been in this intense music industry since 2000.
After experimenting with music at 14, Yo Gotti began releasing quick singles from his apartment in Memphis under the name of “Lil Yo”. Eleven studio albums and multiple collaborations later, Yo Gotti has still managed to be a staple rapper in this competitive music genre.
As cool as his life might sound, Yo Gotti had to struggle a lot in his initial days, but still managed to keep going and knew what he wanted from a young age. He also has his own hit record label named CMG now. Gotti seems to have a sharp taste, as his record label features some well-known singers like Moneybagg Yo, GloRilla, and Blac Youngsta.
Yo Gotti: About The American Rapper
Born on May 19th, 1981, Yo Gotti was raised in the Ridgecrest Apartments located in Memphis, Tennessee. He was originally named Mario Sentell Giden Mims, with him adopting Yo Gotti as his stage name sometime back in the 2000s. After getting involved in drinking and partying, Yo Gotti started to feel this life wouldn’t make him reach his dreams, and that’s when he started focusing on making a good music career.
From the years 2000 to 2006, Yo Gotti began releasing many independent albums such as From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game, Life, and Back 2 da Basics. While all of these albums did give him widespread recognition, it was his Live From The Kitchen in 2012 that managed to be his major debut album.
In the year 2009, Gotti’s multiple songs and collaborations were turning out to be successful, like Women Lie, Men Lie, and 5 Star. After His debut album in 2012, unfortunately, didn’t sell many copies, Yo Gotti made up his mind to change the record label. By the year 2013, Yo Gotti created his own record label named CMG and signed a deal with Epic Records.
February 2016 was when Yo Gotti collaborated with Nicki Minaj on the song Down in the DM, which ended up occupying 13th rank on the Hot 100 list. By the end of 2016, Yo Gotti got to close a deal with his idol, Jay Z‘s record Label. Another hit album by Yo Gotti is the tenth album “Untrapped” which features a ton of popular artists like Ty Dolla $ign, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Uzi Vert.
2020 Was the year when Gotti released Recession Proof, a song that celebrated his experience and history with the music industry. A year later in 2021, Gotti was titled the co-owner of D.C. United. In a CBS interview, Gotti revealed that he wasn’t familiar with soccer growing up, and only knew football and basketball.
It was when Gotti dropped his son off for Soccer practice that he discovered the competitive sport. The I Am singer is now dating Angela Simmons, who he considers his dream girl. Angela and Gotti go out to music awards together and have a good relationship.
Yo Gotti Net Worth:
After having 11 successful albums, Yo Gotti has built a net worth of $16 Million. Through being nominated for several music awards and managing to top the rap songs charts, Gotti made this empire solely by himself. Since he was mostly based in Memphis at the beginning of his music career, Yo Gotti’s regarded as the king of Memphis.
The record label that he created, CMG, has also been successful since its introduction & could have added to his total net worth. The president of CMG is Brandon Mims and artists under CMG are 42 Dugg, Blac Youngsta, Lil Migo, and many others. Asides from hit albums, Yo Gotti is also known for his high-ranking mixtapes and work as a Real estate legend.
Yo Gotti allegedly earns $300k-$400k every month. At present, Yo Gotti’s expanding his music career, not only as a music artist but also as a record label founder, father, and loving partner.
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