Yelawolf
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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).
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Yelawolf, born Michael Wayne Atha on December 30, 1979, in Gadsden, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his work period in 2005 and is associated with Columbia Records. His musical output spans genres including hip-hop, rap rock, country rap, and rock music, with additional tags noting hip hop, dirty south, southern rap, and phone skit styles.
A male artist with a tenor voice type, Yelawolf performs using his voice and speaks English. He is originally from the United States, specifically linked to Alabama through regional tags. His career encompasses roles as a performer and producer within the hip-hop and rock landscapes.
Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, MusicBrainz. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1979
Discography
- Creek Water2005
- Pissin' in a Barrel of Beez2005
- Ball of Flames: The Ballad of Slick Rick E. Bobby2007
- Fearin’ and Loathin’ in Smalltown, USA2007
- Arena Rap EP2008
- Stereo: A Hip-Hop Tribute to Classic Rock2008
- Trunk Muzik2010
- Trunk Muzik 0-602010
- Friday The 13th: Kill My Nightmare2011
- Growin' Up in the Gutter (Kill the Noise remix)2011
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 623,992
- Total plays
- 13,864,737
Tags
Who is Yelawolf? Well according to The Guardian, he is an artist unlike no other. He is not like anyone else and he isn't bound to the gilded cage of privilege inhabited by Jay-Z and Kanye West, instead he depicts everyday rural poverty with the evocative precision of a master storyteller. His style is unlike anything your average rap fan has ever seen, ranging from American gothic to gore, the "richness and invention of his language" and range of his vocal style "from beer-swilling rowdiness
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Yelawolf
- Musical artist.image
- Yelawolf Performing at Slumfest, 2019 (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Yelawolf performing at Slumfest 2019
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Michael Wayne Atha
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
- Musical artist.origin
- Antioch, Tennessee, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2005–present
- Musical artist.discography
- Yelawolf discography
- Person.child
- yes
- Person.children
- 3
- Person.signature
- Yelawolf sig.svg
- Record label.name
- Slumerican
- Record label.founder
- Yelawolf
- Record label.distributor
- ONErpm
- Record label.genre
- Hip-hop
- Record label.country
- U.S.
- Record label.location
- Nashville, Tennessee
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wayne
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gadsden
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.yelawolf.com
- Image
- Yelawolf.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Yelawolf
- date of birth
- 1979-12-30
- topic's main category
- Category:Yelawolf
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- pseudonym
- Yelawolf
- social media followers
- 489191
- name in native language
- Michael Wayne Atha
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2005–2009: Early career
- 2009–2011: ''Trunk Muzik'' and ''Radioactive''
- 2012: ''The Slumdon Bridge'', ''Heart of Dixie, Dogs Eating Dogs,'' and ''Psycho White''
- 2012–2015: ''Trunk Muzik Returns'' and ''Love Story''
- 2016–2017: ''Trial by Fire'' and ''Hotel''
- 2018–2021: ''Trunk Muzik 3'' and ''Ghetto Cowboy''
- 2021–present: ''Yelawolf Blacksheep'', ''TURQUOiSE TORNADO'', ''Slumafia'', ''Mile Zero'' and ''Mud Mouth''
- Influences
- Slumerican
- Discography
- Personal life
- Discography
- Filmography
- Television
- Film
- Notes
- References
- External links
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 3 (2019), both saw moderate commercial performance and critical praise; his sixth album, Ghetto Cowboy (2019), served as his first independent release following his major label departure.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yelawolf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.