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Yelawolf
Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, and raised in Antioch, Tennessee, he embarked on his recording career in 2005, releasing four mixtapes to positive local reception. His fourth mixtape, ''Trunk Muzik'' (2010), earned him wider recognition and led him to sign a recording contract with Interscope Records. He re-worked the mixtape into his first major label release, '' Trunk Muzik 0-60'' (2010). He entered a joint venture deal with Eminem's Shady Records to release his second studio album, ''Radioactive'' (2011), which peaked at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. His third album, '' Love Story'' (2015) peaked at number three on the chart and spawned the single " Till It's Gone," which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fourth and fifth albums, ''Trial by Fire'' (2017) and '' Trunk Muzik III'' (2019), both saw moderate comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slumerican Records
Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, and raised in Antioch, Tennessee, he embarked on his recording career in 2005, releasing four mixtapes to positive local reception. His fourth mixtape, ''Trunk Muzik'' (2010), earned him wider recognition and led him to sign a recording contract with Interscope Records. He re-worked the mixtape into his first major label release, '' Trunk Muzik 0-60'' (2010). He entered a joint venture deal with Eminem's Shady Records to release his second studio album, ''Radioactive'' (2011), which peaked at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. His third album, ''Love Story'' (2015) peaked at number three on the chart and spawned the single " Till It's Gone," which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fourth and fifth albums, ''Trial by Fire'' (2017) and ''Trunk Muzik III'' (2019), both saw moderate commerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Story (Yelawolf Album)
''Love Story'' is the third studio album by American rapper Yelawolf. It was released on April 21, 2015, by Interscope Records, Shady Records and Slumerican. The album was described by Yelawolf as a more passionate album than his debut album. Recording process took place primarily in Nashville, Tennessee from 2012 to 2015. The production on the album was handled by Yelawolf himself, along with Eminem (who also served as the executive producer), Malay and WLPWR, among others. The album was influenced by aspects of country and rock. ''Love Story'' was supported by five singles: " Box Chevy V", " Till It's Gone", " Whiskey in a Bottle", "American You" and " Best Friend" featuring Eminem. ''Love Story'' received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the album's emotional feel as well as its ambition and production, but criticized its length. The album debuted at number three on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 51,000 copies in its first week. Background In April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelawolf Discography ...
The discography of American rapper Yelawolf consists of eight studio albums, five collaborative albums, six mixtapes, nine EPs, 50 singles (including sixteen as a featured artist) and 82 music videos. His music has been released on record labels Interscope Records, Shady Records and DGC Records, including independent record label Ghet-O-Vision and Slumerican which has released some of his independent material. Albums Studio albums Collaborative albums Extended plays Mixtapes Singles As lead artist As featured artist Other charted songs Guest appearances Music videos Notes References {{Yelawolf Discographies of American artists Hip-hop discographies discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trial By Fire (Yelawolf Album)
''Trial by Fire'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Yelawolf. The album was released on October 27, 2017, by Slumerican, Shady Records and Interscope Records. This album was entirely produced by Yelawolf himself. Background In August 2015, the same year as the release of Yelawolf's previous album, ''Love Story'', he became mired in controversy when he decided to defend the confederate flag before reconsidering his stance and entirely rejecting the flag with a non-album track titled "To Whom It May Concern", which was released on October 30, 2015. The single addressed his upbringings and his disgust with the Charleston church shooting, a racially motivated mass shooting. After the controversy had settled, on September 22, 2015, Yelawolf announced his fourth studio album, ''Trial By Fire''. He alluded to the record being much darker than its predecessor, and also being produced entirely by himself and constant collaborators DJ Klever and Bones Owens, which Bones Owen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trunk Muzik III
''Trunk Muzik III'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Yelawolf, released on March 29, 2019. It is his final album under Eminem's imprint Shady Records, and was released in conjunction with Interscope Records and Yelawolf's own label Slumerican. The album marks a return to an emphasis on the southern hip hop sound that was predominant in Yelawolf's music at the start of the decade, a contrast to the country-folk and hip hop fusions of his previous two albums. While the album is titled as the third in the ''Trunk Muzik'' series, it is, technically, the fourth, following his 2009 mixtape '' Trunk Muzik'', its subsequent 2010 reissue '' Trunk Muzik 0-60'', and 2013's ''Trunk Muzik Returns''. Sessions for the album began in January 2018, following the release Yelawolf's fourth album '' Trial by Fire'', with long-time producer and collaborator WLPWR. This marks their first production collaboration on one of Yelawolf's studio albums since the release of 2015's '' Love Story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radioactive (Yelawolf Album)
''Radioactive'' (also known as ''Radioactive: Amazing and Mystifying Chemical Tricks'') is the second studio album and major label debut by American rapper Yelawolf. It was released on November 21, 2011 through Shady Records and Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances from Shawty Fatt, Mystikal, Kid Rock, Lil Jon, Rittz, Gangsta Boo, Eminem, Poo Bear, Priscilla Renea, Fefe Dobson, Mona Moua and Killer Mike. Recording Recording sessions took place at Las Vegas Valley, Nevada in two weeks. Music composition, style, and lyrics ''Radioactive'' covers many different styles of hip hop fusions, being alternative hip hop as principal musical genre. Hardcore hip hop is represented on the tracks "Radioactive Introduction", "Throw It Up", "Get Away", and "Slumerican Shitizen". A horrorcore rap style is used in "Growin' Up in the Gutter", whereas " Hard White (Up in the Club)" is a crunk party track. "Let's Roll", "Write Your Name", and "Radio" follow a pop rap style, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till It's Gone
"Till It's Gone" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Yelawolf, featured on his 2015 album ''Love Story''. Written by Yelawolf, producer WLPWR, guitarist Mike Hartnett and mixing engineer Matthew Hayes, it was originally featured on some versions of the 2014 Shady Records compilation ''Shady XV''. The song was released as the second single from both albums on September 16, 2014. Recording and production Like much of ''Love Story'', "Till It's Gone" was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with mixing engineer Matthew Hayes and producer William "WLPWR" Washington, who also performed keyboards, pads, drums, programming and strings on the song; Mike Hartnett performed guitar and bass guitar. The song originated as an acoustic guitar riff, which was then looped and used as the backing for lyrics which were written "in a couple hours". Due to its "dark and swampy" tone, the track was originally known as "The Swampy Record". Promotion and release On September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghetto Cowboy (album)
''Ghetto Cowboy'' is the sixth studio album by American rapper Yelawolf, released on October 31, 2019. It is his second independent studio album, after his 2005 debut ''Creekwater'', and his first since departing from Eminem's imprint Shady Records, and its parent label, Interscope Records, following the release of Trunk Muzik III, ''Trunk Muzik 3'' earlier in the year. The album's title is a homage to the Ghetto Cowboy, 1998 hit single of the same name by the hip hop collective Mo Thugs. Sessions for the album began at Blackbird Studio (the same studio where Yelawolf recorded his Gold-certified record, ''Love Story (Yelawolf album), Love Story'', in 2015), shortly after the release of Yelawolf's fifth album. Production was handled by long-time collaborators Jim Jonsin, DJ Klever, DJ Paul, and Brian Jones, who worked on several tracks for Yelawolf's weekly freestyle series leading up to the release of ''Trunk Muzik 3''. This also marks the first time Yelawolf released two studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shady Records
Shady Records is an American record label founded by rapper Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg in 1999, following the commercially successful release of '' The Slim Shady LP'' that same year. The label's name comes from the last name of Eminem's alter ego, Slim Shady. The Shady Records roster was showcased on their 2006 compilation album, '' Eminem Presents: The Re-Up'', which peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The label's roster was also predominantly featured on the soundtrack to the film '' 8 Mile''; the film starred Eminem while the album was led by the single " Lose Yourself". The song became the first hip hop song to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Shady Records has signed and released projects for acts including Eminem himself, his group D12, Obie Trice, 50 Cent, Cashis, Bad Meets Evil, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf, Griselda, Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine; its roster as of 2024 includes Westside Boogie, Grip and Ez Mil. History 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trunk Muzik 0-60
''Trunk Muzik'' is a mixtape by American rapper Yelawolf, released on January 1, 2010. It features ten all new songs and two remixes. It is hosted by DJ Burn One and contains production from WLPWR, Malay & KP and Kane Beatz and features guest appearances from Bun B, Rittz, Diamond, Raekwon and Juelz Santana. Track listing Trunk Muzik 0-60 ''Trunk Muzik 0-60'' is the second extended play by American rapper Yelawolf. It was released on November 22, 2010, by Interscope Records. The EP features guest appearances by Gucci Mane, Rock City, Rittz, Bun B and Raekwon; and features six tracks taken from his last mixtape titled ''Trunk Muzik''. Production was handled by WLPWR, Jim Jonsin and Drama Beats, among others. Composition and music structure The accompanying music video for the song "Daddy's Lambo" was released. The album's third track "That's What We on Now", has instrumentation that includes "Klaxon synthesizers and a swift, ticking beat". The mixtape's second single, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DGC Records
DGC Records (an initialism for the David Geffen Company) was an American record label that operated as a division of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, which is owned by Universal Music Group. In 1999, after the PolyGram merger into UMG which created the Interscope Geffen A&M unit, DGC was absorbed into Geffen Records, but was later revived in 2007 before being merged into Geffen again in September 2021 following eight years of inactivity. The most famous group they signed was Nirvana. History DGC Records (The 'DGC' portion of the name was then known as the David Geffen Company) was launched in 1990 by David Geffen as a subsidiary label of Geffen Records and was distributed by Warner Bros. Records until 1991, when it was acquired by MCA Music Entertainment Group, a division of MCA Inc. The label was created as a response to the success Geffen had with the harder rock acts on its roster. Though it initially focused on more progressive rock and heavy metal, as the decade progressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popularizing hip-hop in Middle America (United States), Middle America and breaking down racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his Transgressive art, transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him Public image of Eminem, a controversial figure, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass. After the release of his debut album ''Infinite (Eminem album), Infinite'' (1996) and the extended play ''Slim Shady EP'' (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with ''The Slim Shady LP''. His next two releases, ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' (2000) and ''The Eminem Show'' (2002), became world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
