Yo Gotti

Yo Gotti: Biography in Details

Who is Yo Gotti?

Yo Gotti is an American rapper. In 1996, Gotti is discharged his presentation collection  Youngsta’s On a Come Up under the nom de plume Lil Yo.

He proceeded to discharge From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game (2000), Self-Explanatory (2001), Life (2003), Back 2 da Basics (2006), Live from the Kitchen (2012), as well as in I Am (2013), The Art of Hustle (2016) I Still Am (2017).

What is the nationality of Yo Gotti?

Yo Gotti was born in Frayser, North Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, the United States on May 19, 1981. His birth name is Mario Mims and he is currently 42 years old.

Yo Gotti was born in a middle-class family. His father was a gym instructor of Zimbabwe origin while his mother was of South African origin.

In fact, when he was in 2nd grade, police raided their house, and his parents and other family members were arrested. He thus had to fend for the household so he started thugging on the streets.

Later, he gravitated toward music and started to rap at the age of 14 with his crew around Memphis during the 90s.

He released his first Gangsta style Underground cassette titled ‘Youngsta On A Come Up’ as ‘Lil Yo’ under the ‘Crime Lordz Records’ label in 1996.

There is no information about his siblings. Gotti holds American citizenship, and his ethnicity is African-American. His birth sign is Taurus.

Yo Gotti: Education, School/ College University

Talking about Yo Gotti’s education history, he attended Southwest Tennessee Community College – Union Avenue Campus.

Yo Gotti: Professional Life, Career

Yo Gotti next released the albums of Trap Gangsta hip-hop genres titled ‘Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game, ‘Self-Explanatory’ and ‘Block Burning, Vol 1’(2000, 2001and 2002) under the Inevitable Entertainment label.

After getting signed in by the TVT record label he released his fourth studio album titled ‘Life’ in 2003 with its first single titled ‘Dirty South Soldiers’ (a duet with Lil John).

Next, his song titled ‘Full Time’ featured on the popular drama film Hustle & Flow’s soundtrack in 2005, and then he released his fifth album titled ‘Back 2 da Basics’ in 2006 with the same label and the album reached a 3rd position on the US Rap charts.

After a series of mixtapes, Yo Gotti released his next album titled ‘Life from the Kitchen’ in 2012 with Polo Grounds/RCA record label and it secured a 4th position on the US Rap charts and 12th position on the Billboard 200.

The song ‘Harder’ featuring Rick Ross debuted at 6th position on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

The music video of the single titled ‘5 Star’ has a cameo appearance by Rick Ross and the single itself sold 500 thousand copies and amassed Gold certifications from RIAA.

Yo Gotti released his seventh album titled ‘I Am’ in 2013 and it reached the 7th position and 2nd position on the weekly US Billboard 200 and US Top R&B/ Hip Hop Albums charts. It has sold over 212 thousand copies in the United States as of 2015.

The album’s first single titled ‘Act Right’ featuring Jeezy and YG and the fourth single titled ‘I Know’ featuring Rich Homie Quan received Gold certifications from RIAA.

The second single ‘King Shit’ reached a 5th position on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/ Hip-Hop Singles chart.

Whereas, Yo Gotti released mixtapes from 2014 to 2017 with CMG record labels; some of them being ‘The Return’, ‘2 Federal’, ‘Chapter One’, ‘White Friday (CM 9)’ etc.

He released his eighth album titled ‘The Art of Hustle’ in 2016 with Epic Records and CMG and it debuted at 4th position on Billboard 200 charts and 1st position on the US Top R&B/ Hip-Hop Albums as of 2016.

The album sold over 45 thousand copies in the first week of its release in the US. The first single titled ‘Down in the DM’ reached the 13th position on US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

How much is the net worth of Yo Gotti?

He has expected all-out resources of around $16 million as of 2023, which he has earned from his master calling.

In any case, his compensation and pay are under study.

Yo Gotti: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

There are no such rumors and controversies related to his personal and professional life. He is far from rumors and controversies.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Gotti has a height of 5 feet 7 inches.

Additionally, he weighs 72 kg. Gotti’s hair color is black and his eye color is dark brown.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Being an American rapper Yo Gotti has a huge fan following rate. He has been active in social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

He has 4.2K followers on his Facebook. Around 1.77M followers on his Twitter and he has around 4.2M followers on his Instagram.

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Reference: (Wikipedia)

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