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He began his music career around the age of 14, rapping as Lil Yo, affiliated with DJ Sound and his crew. Mario grew up in Ridgecrest Apartments in the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. He went on to release From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game (2000), Self-Explanatory (2001), Life (2003), Back 2 da Basics (2006), Live from the Kitchen (2012), I Am (2013), The Art of Hustle (2016), I Still Am (2017), Untrapped (2020) and CM10: Free Game.Īs a record executive, he is the founder of the record label Collective Music Group, which has signed successful acts such as Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, Blac Youngsta, EST Gee And Mozzy.Ĭareer 2000–2006: Career beginnings In 1996, Gotti released his debut album Youngsta's On a Come Up under the alias Lil Yo. He hits and hustles just as hard in 2020 as he launches his biggest movement yet.Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. Between sold out tours with the likes of G-Eazy and Logic as well as an annual sold-out Birthday Bash in Memphis accompanied by everyone from Lil Wayne to Young Thug, he has performed and appeared on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, The Real, and BET. Not to mention, he unleashed two double-platinum smashes “Down in the DM” and “Rake It Up” as well as the gold-certified “Law” , “5 Star, ” “Act Right” , and “I Know” . To date, he has landed three consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Top 200 with the gold-certified I Am , gold-certified The Art of Hustle , and I Still Am .

You can hear the blood, sweat, and tears in each bar Yo Gotti spits. Some rappers leave everything on tape like heavyweights in the ring. Meanwhile, the video stood out as one of the “most-watched” music videos of the year, cranking out 167 million views. In other big news, his 2019 smash “Put A Date On It”  just scored a platinum certification from the RIAA.

It might just be his most “presidential” moment yet. He takes his place behind the podium and riles up journalists before turning a press briefing into a party and leading a drumline. In the accompanying music video, he dons his best suit and a red “Make the Hood Great Again” cap. Marching along on a boisterous horn line and slick beat, Gotti confidently works through quotable bars on the verses before carrying the instantly catchy chorus, “I’m a hoe, I know I’m a hoe, ” with sing-a-long swagger.