Hip Hop Awards '17 | Living In The Limelight Featuring Yo Gotti
Here's what you didn't know!
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Living In The Limelight: Yo Gotti - Discover more about the one and only Yo Gotti.
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Hit Song - Learn what song gave Yo Gotti his major debut!
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Prime Time - Yo Gotti released his major label debut album Live From The Kitchen on January 10, 2012. The album's original first single was titled "5 Star" and it was released on May 20, 2009. The single peaked at No. 79 on the Hot 100, No. 19 on U.S R&B and No. 11 on U.S Rap. (Photo: Cory Schwartz/Getty Images)
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Best Collab - This major collab put Yo Gotti on the map!
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Major Collab - On October 15, 2013, the music video for "King S**t" featuring T.I. was released. "King S**t" peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.(Photo: Vevo)
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Giving Back - Donating to your community and showing that they matter is just as impactful as the music.
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Charity And Giving Back - Having previously gone as far as to hand deliver gifts throughout his community, Yo Gotti decided to expand his charitable efforts over the years during the holiday season by teaming up with celebs to host his annual Yo Gotti Christmas Carnival. He told the Memphis Flyer, “To me, it’s all about helping the community, helping the city, and helping families. But I wanted to do something that was more of a celebration. And that’s what this event is supposed to be. When you think holidays, you think of getting with the family … you know, some things are bigger than the gifts; it’s the environment.”(Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
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Honor/Recognition - Make your music count in a huge way and the rewards will come.
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Key To Memphis - June 29, 2017, was declared Yo Gotti Day as he was given the key to the City of Memphis during his fifth annual Birthday Bash.(Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)
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Put You On Game - The come up is real and the story is raw!
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Started From The Bottom - According to artistdirect.com, “Yo Gotti released his own underground mixtape, Youngster on the Come Up, in mom and pop record stores as well as hustling it out of his trunk. Yo Gotti’s sophomore effort, From Da Dope Game to Da Rap Game, sold so well that Select-O-Hits, a local based independent distributor, offered him a small deal and the Memphis rapper more than doubled his fan base – with absolutely no marketing or promotions. His hardworking mentality ensured that these early releases made waves throughout Memphis and beyond, landing From Da Dope Game on West Coast-based Murder Dog Magazine’s top independent records of 2000 and a cover alongside his idols Kingpin Skinny Pimp and Al Kapone, and on the 'ones to watch' lists of hip hop heads nationwide.”(Photo by Murder Dog)
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Welcome To My Hood - See where Yo Gotti comes from.
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Rough Beginnings - Yo Gotti grew up in the infamous Ridge Crest Apartments in North Memphis. Raised with a family of hustlers, Yo Gotti was exposed violence, poverty and drug dealers at a very young age.(Photo: John Ricard/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
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The Homies - Who is the crew that Yo Gotti's rollin' with?
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The Homies - Everyone knows Yo Gotti has always been longtime friends with Lil Wayne. His mentor L.A. Reid has also played a big part of his life. Other close friends who have performed at his birthday bash include Money Man, YFN Lucci, Meek Mill, Jeezy, MoneyBagg Yo, O.T. Genasis and T Grizzly.(Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images)
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Exclusive Info - You thought you knew everything, but there's more to know!