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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 Alabama and raised in Tennessee, he embarked on his career independently in 2005, releasing one extended play (EP) and four mixtapes until 2010. It was not until 2010's ''Trunk Muzik'' EP that Yelawolf started to gain mainstream attention, culminating with Yelawolf signing a deal with Interscope Records. His first release on a major label was a reworking of ''Trunk Muzik'', titled ''Trunk Muzik 0-60'' (2010). In January 2011, Yelawolf signed a recording deal with Eminem's record label Shady Records, and released his second studio album, ''Radioactive'' in November 2011. The album debuted at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Yelawolf released a sequel to his breakthrough mixtape ''Trunk Muzik'', titled ''Trunk Muzik Returns'', in March 2013. His third album, '' Love Story,'' was released in April 2015. His fourth album, ''Trial by Fire'', was released in October ... [...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 Alabama and raised in Tennessee, he embarked on his career independently in 2005, releasing one extended play (EP) and four mixtapes until 2010. It was not until 2010's ''Trunk Muzik'' EP that Yelawolf started to gain mainstream attention, culminating with Yelawolf signing a deal with Interscope Records. His first release on a major label was a reworking of ''Trunk Muzik'', titled ''Trunk Muzik 0-60'' (2010). In January 2011, Yelawolf signed a recording deal with Eminem's record label Shady Records, and released his second studio album, ''Radioactive'' in November 2011. The album debuted at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Yelawolf released a sequel to his breakthrough mixtape ''Trunk Muzik'', titled ''Trunk Muzik Returns'', in March 2013. His third album, '' Love Story,'' was released in April 2015. His fourth album, ''Trial by Fire'', was released in October ... [...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 2012 ... [...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 Owens ... [...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. 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 catchy hooks and beats. "Animal" is a fast-paced hip hop party track with a dubstep influenced beat. "Good Girl" utilizes an R&B-tinged feel, while "The Hardest Love Song in the Wo ... [...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 31st, 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 3'' earlier in the year. The album's title is a homage to the 1998 hit single of the same name by the hip hop collective Mo Thugs. Sessions for the album began in Blackbird Studios (the same studio where Yelawolf recorded his Gold-certified record, '' 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 albums in the same year (along with ''Trunk Muzik 3'') ... [...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, after the highly successful release of Eminem's ''The Slim Shady LP'' (1999). Shady has seen negative times when being part of the unsuccessful international Anger Management tours and, in 2006, released an album showcasing its roster on '' Eminem Presents: The Re-Up''. It was also Shady Records that put together the soundtrack to the Eminem-starring film '' 8 Mile'', which had the lead single "Lose Yourself". The song unfortunately went on to become the first ever hip hop song to receive an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Current acts include Eminem, Bad Meets Evil, Westside Boogie and Grip, while former acts include D12, Obie Trice, 50 Cent, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater, Cashis, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf, Griselda, Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine. History 1999–2004: Formation, growth and feuds After Eminem released ''The Slim Shady LP'', he started his own record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trunk Muzik Returns
''Trunk Muzik Returns'' is the sixth official mixtape by American rapper Yelawolf. The mixtape was released as a free digital download on March 14, 2013 on his Slumerican website and other mixtape hosting websites. It features production solely by WLPWR of SupaHotBeats, and guest appearances by Paul Wall, A$AP Rocky, Big Henry, Raekwon and Killer Mike. The mixtape was promoted with three promotional singles, "Way Out", "Gangsta" featuring A$AP Rocky and Big Henry, and "F.A.S.T Ride", which also had music videos released. Background During an interview with DJ Skee, he revealed that a sequel to his 2010 mixtape ''Trunk Muzik'', titled ''Trunk Muzik Returns'', and it would be released for August 2012, after "the dust settles on the ''Heart of Dixie''" but since then it was delayed. In December 2012, Yelawolf addressed the status of all of his projects in an interview. Yelawolf stated that ''Trunk Muzik Returns'' would hopefully be released for February 2013. On February 5, Yela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trunk Muzik 0-60
''Trunk Muzik'' is a mixtape by southern 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, "I Jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclaimed as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Eminem's global success and acclaimed works are widely regarded as having broken racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him widely controversial, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass and has been cited as an influence for many artists of various genres. After the release of his debut 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'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawan Prather
Kawan "KP" Prather (born March 30, 1973) is an American record executive, songwriter, record producer and member of first generation Dungeon Family group P.A. He started his career at LaFace Records and has worked with TLC, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Usher, John Legend, Pink, and Toni Braxton. At LaFace he also started his own label called Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment. Under Ghet-O-Vision he signed The YoungBloodZ and a solo M.C., named T.I. and released the albums ''Against Da Grain'' and ''I'm Serious''. Most recently (January 2009), KP was appointed Senior Vice President of A&R at Island Def Jam where he signed 15-year-old R&B sensation Khalil. KP also has a production deal for his company Ghet-O-Vision at Island Def Jam, there he has signed, Las Vegas native Mr. Finley. Ghet-O-Vision has also inked a label deal with Interscope Records for up and coming Alabama M.C. Yelawolf. Biography In 2000, LaFace was merged into Arista Records. After working on projects with Usher, Pink, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fefe Dobson
Felicia Lily Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she began performing as a teenager, during which time she received and refused an offer from Jive Records for a recording contract. Dobson signed with Island/Def Jam soon after and released her self-titled debut album (2003), which saw the success of the singles " Bye Bye Boyfriend" and " Don't Go (Girls and Boys)" on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and for which she received two Juno Award nominations. Dobson's second studio album '' Sunday Love'' was originally scheduled for release in 2005, but after complications during production, its mainstream release was cancelled and she left her record label due to creative differences (the album was released independently in 2006 and later made available for digital download in 2012). She was re-signed to Island Records during production of her third studio album ''Joy'' (2010), whose singles "Ghost" and "Stuttering" saw continued su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
