American Rapper Yo Gotti - Top 5 Facts

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Mario Sentell Giden Mims or professionally known as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Yo Gotti entered the music industry after he released his debut album 'Youngsta's On a Come Up' under the alias Lil Yo. He later went on to release other albums like 'From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game,' 'Self-Explanatory,' 'Life,' 'Back 2 da Basics,' 'Live from the Kitchen,' 'I Am,' 'The Art of Hustle,' 'I Still Am' and 'Untrapped.'

Many people are eager to learn more about Yo Gotti's professional and personal life. So we listed some important facts you need to know about the rapper in the sections below.

Yo Gotti's Early Life

Yo Gotti was born on May 19, 1981. He went through a tough childhood, growing up in Memphis, Tennessee. When he was in the third grade, federal agents raided his family's residence. His mother and aunts were indicted and eventually sentenced to serve 10 to 15 years.

Yo Gotti was born on May 19, 1981.
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With no guardian to guide him in his childhood years, Yo Gotti soon started running with kids five or six years older than him. He went on to be known as Yo (short for his given name, Mario) and added the Gotti surname later because of his affinity for doing things kids his age typically didn't do.

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Beginnings of Yo Gotti's Career

Growing up in Ridgecrest Apartments in the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, Yo Gotti began pursuing music at the age of 14. He started rapping as Lil Yo, affiliated with DJ Sound and his crew.

Yo Gotti grew up in Ridgecrest Apartments in the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee.
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In 1996, Yo Gotti released his debut album 'Youngsta's On a Come Up' under the same alias. From 2000 to 2006, he released a string of independent albums: From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game (2000), Self-Explanatory (2001), Life (2003), and Back 2 da Basics (2006).

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Yo Gotti is Also Involved in Real Estate Business

Apart from music, Yo Gotti is also engaged in the real estate industry over the years. Among his interests that also include fashion and esports, the property business also seems to be keeping him busy in recent years.

Yo Gotti is also engaged in the real estate industry over the years.
Source: Billboard

'Real estate was one of the first things I was doing,' Yo Gotti told Yahoo Finance. 'I kinda like mistakenly fell into that. But the rapper is not formally educated in the trade. 'I didn't have education or information about real estate at the time,' he said. 'I learned after I bought a few houses, and then I kind of fell in love with the rehabbing of the houses and fixing them up and just the whole process and turned it into a business.'

Yo Gotti Founded Collective Music Group

Yo Gotti - who is currently unmarried - founded Collective Music Group, also known as CMG. The record label was formerly known as Cocaine Muzik Group.

Yo Gotti founded the record label Collective Music Group, also known as CMG.
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Yo Gotti is currently at the labels helm as CEO. The label's current president is his relative, Brandon Mims. The label released Gotti's sixth studio album 'I Am.' Also, the label released a collective project featuring the whole roster titled Chapter One in 2014.

Yo Gotti's Been Nominated For Some Prominent Years

Yo Gotti has earned some award nominations for his contribution to hip hop. BET Hip Hop Awards nominated him for Album of the Year for his album 'I Am' in 2014.

Yo Gotti has earned some award nominations for his contribution to hip hop.
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In 2017, Yo Gotti earned a nomination for Best Collabo, Duo or Group and Best Mixtape in 2017. In the same year, he got nominations for Rhythm & Bars Award for his song 'Rake It Up' with Nicki Minaj.

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