Young Dolph

Young Dolph: Biography in Details

Who is Young Dolph?

Young Dolph was an American rapper. His debut album was ‘King of Memphis’which was released in 2016 and peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Some of his singles are Get Paid (2016), Bagg (2017), While U Here (2017), and Major (2018).

Death

Young Dolph died on 17th November 2021 at the age of 36. The reports are that he was shot at Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies when he came to pick up cookies for his mum.

Young Dolph: Bio, Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Young Dolph was born on Aug 11, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois, the United States as Adolph Thornton, Jr. He is currently 36 years old. His family later moved to Memphis, Tennessee.

He was just 2 years old at the time and he spent most of his early life there. Dolph was raised by his grandmother. He has two sisters and two brothers.

He had quite a rough childhood as his parents were an addict which he has described by rapping “Mama always in the streets, so guess who raised me?”.

Regarding his education, he focused on getting his high school diploma but had a passion for music from early on. He graduated from high school but didn’t plan on going to college.

Young Dolph: Professional Life, Career

Young Dolph was introduced to various rappers by his cousins. He was involved in a car accident in 2008. In the same year, his grandmother died of lung cancer.

The death of his grandma hit Dolph hard and this motivated him to express his thoughts and feelings through music.

His first mixtape was titled ‘Paper Route Campaign’ which was a success and it acted as a gateway for young Dolph to flourish in his career in the rap world.

Soon, Dolph became a local hero through a series of mixtapes.

Ultimately, he became a nationwide phenomenon around 2014. ‘Weed Album’ and ‘South Memphis Kingpin’ helped him gain widespread popularity. He was soon working with major-label producers including Drumma Boy and Zaytoven.

He founded the record label Paper Route Empire. In addition, he has worked exclusively with Gucci Mane on several occasions.

Furthermore, other artists that he has been involved with include Boosie Badazz, 2 Chainz, Wale, T.I., Gucci Mane, and 21 Savage. Later, his other mixtape ‘Bulletproof’ was also a huge success.

Young Dolph: Net Worth, Salary

This rapper Young Dolph’s estimated net worth is $3 million. He is fond of cars and has his own collections.

As per the sources, the average salary received by a musician is around $32k-$48k per year.

Young Dolph: Rumors, Controversy

Headlines were made after Young became the apparent target of a shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina. Close to a hundred shots were fired with at least a couple of vehicles being involved in the incident.

He was left unharmed thanks to his bulletproof SUV. He has a longtime beef with Yo Gotti. His lyrics have also been the subject of numerous controversies over the years.

Rumors started circulating that rapper Blac Youngsta might be involved in the Charlotte shooting. Blac was later faced with six counts of discharging a weapon into occupied property and a felony.

How tall was Young Dolph?

Young Dolph has a height of 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) and weighs 78 kg. His hair color is black and his eyes are a dark brown color.

Social Media

Young Dolph is active on social networking and he has around 872.6k and 1m followers on Twitter and Facebook respectively.

Moreover, he has over 4.2m followers on his Instagram account.

This rapper also has his own website plus a YouTube channel.

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