Yelawolf Quick Info
Height6 ft
Weight76 kg
Date of BirthDecember 30, 1979
Zodiac SignCapricorn
Eye Color
Green

Yelawolf is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter whose discography includes albums, extended plays, mixtapes, and tracks like Trial by Fire, Radioactive, Creek Water, Ghetto Cowboy, Love Story, Trunk Muzik 0-60, Heart of Dixie, Mud Mouth, Trunk Muzik III, Arena Rap, I Just Wanna Party (ft. Gucci Mane), Hard White (Up in the Club) (ft. Lil Jon), Daddy’s Lambo, Father’s Day, Let’s Roll (ft. Kid Rock), Honey Brown, Push ‘Em (with Travis Barker), Whiskey in a Bottle, American You, Box Chevy V, F.A.S.T Ride, Best Friend (ft. Eminem), Out of Control (with Travis Barker), Punk (ft. Travis Barker and Juicy J), Unnatural Born Killer, Row Your Boat, All on Three (ft. Baldacci), and Opie Taylor. He signed a recording deal with Eminem’s record label Shady Records in January 2011.

Born Name

Michael Wayne Atha

Nick Names

Yelawolf, Catfish Billy, Wayneo

Sun Sign

Capricorn

Born Place

Gadsden, Alabama, United States

Residence

Alabama, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Yelawolf attended the Carter Lawrence Elementary School in Nashville.

Occupation

Rapper, singer, songwriter

Family

  • Father – Michael Howard Atha
  • Mother – Sheila Diane Mitchell
  • Siblings – Amy Atha Edwards (Oldest Sister), Jazmen McMurry (Sister), PJ Atha, Coty Atha Domian
  • Others – “Tommy” Mitchell (Maternal Grandfather), Barbara J. Williams (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

Yelawolf has been managed by –

  • Jeremy “J Dot” Jones
  • Redd Klay LLC
  • William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC

Genre

Hip hop, rap-rock, country rap

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

Shady Records, Interscope Records, Slumerican Records, DGC Records, Ghet-O-Vision, Columbia Records

Build

Slim

Height

6 ft or 183 cm

Weight

76 kg or 167.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Yelawolf has dated –

  • Sonora Rosario – According to reports, Yelawolf was married to a woman named Sonora Rosario in the past. During the course of their relationship, she gave birth to three children. He has separated from Rosario since, but nevertheless, plays an important role in the upbringing of their children.
  • Fefe Dobson – After having dated for quite some time, Yelawolf got engaged to Canadian singer Fefe Dobson in 2013. They were spotted at numerous events and public functions together. However, in July 2016, he took to his Instagram account to reveal that he and Dobson were no longer together. He also seemed to be hinting that before breaking up, she had trashed his place. Their separation did not last very long and the lovebirds soon reunited. They eventually got married on September 27, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    He is of English, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and Native American (Cherokee and remote Powhatan) descent.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Green

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Green eyes
    • Multiple tattoos
    • Often wears a hat or a cap

    Brand Endorsements

    Yelawolf has done endorsement work for Famous Stars & Straps.

    His song “Good To Go” has been used in a Champs Sports commercial.

    Best Known For

    • The commercial success of his studio album, Love Story, which managed to sell over 51,000 copies in a week. The album also debuted on the US Billboard 200 at the #3 position.
    • The popularity of his EP, Trunk Muzik, which helped him land a record deal with Interscope Records. The song was eventually re-released as Trunk Muzik 0-60 by the record label.

    First Album

    In 2006, Yelawolf released his debut studio album, Creek Water. However, the album was released independently.

    His debut studio album that was released by a record label was Radioactive. The album managed to sell over 40,000 copies within the first week.

    First Film

    He made his theatrical film debut in the adventure movie, The Peanut Butter Falcon in 2018 in the role of a ratboy.

    First TV Show

    In 2010, Yelawolf made his first TV show appearance in the Jingle Z episode of the reality TV series, Rob Dyrdek‘s Fantasy Factory.

    Yelawolf Favorite Things

    • Eminem Song – So Much Better
    • Eminem Album – The Marshall Mathers LP
    • Food – Chicken Wings
    • Song – Country Boy Can Survive by Hank Williams
    • Album – Aquemini by OutKast
    • New Music Artist – Rittz (Atlanta based rapper)
    • TV Show – Married… with Children (1986-1997)
    • Movie – Walk Hard (2007)
    • Restaurant – Beans and Greens in Gadsden, Alabama
    • Gadget – iPhone
    • Keepsake – Print of the cover of XXL magazine’s March issue that featured him with Eminem and Slaughterhouse
    • Music Albums – Live at Folsom Prison (By Johnny Cash), Paranoid (By Black Sabbath), Morrison Hotel (By The Doors), Innervisions (By Stevie Wonder), Second Helping (By Lynyrd Skynyrd), Rumours (By Fleetwood Mac)

    Source – Complex, Spin, Complex

    Yelawolf Facts

  • His mother got pregnant with him at the age of 15. She gave birth to Yelawolf when she herself was merely 16 years old.
  • He got into hip hop at the age of 6 after his mother’s boyfriend bought him Licensed to Ill, which was Beastie Boys’ debut album, and Run–D.M.C.’s single My Adidas.
  • He began smoking weed at the age of 11 or 12. However, he claims to have never smoked crack in his life. He stopped doing drugs altogether by the time he reached 18 years of age after he had to endure pretty bad trips for having done mushrooms and acid.
  • He started writing rap when he was studying in the 5th grade. However, he didn’t start rapping till 2007.
  • Before he started rapping, he tried his hand at professional skateboarding. However, he realized that he didn’t have good enough skills to compete at the professional level and hence did not pursue it.
  • After giving up skateboarding, he went to Alaska with a friend to try his hand at fishing in 2001. He changed his mind, after just one season, as he couldn’t earn a decent amount from the venture.
  • After returning from Alaska, he tried to experiment with selling drugs but didn’t manage to make much money from it either.
  • In 2012, he established his independent record label, Slumerican, which is mostly focused on hip-hop music. The label is based in Nashville.
  • His 6th studio album Ghetto Cowboy was released on November 1, 2019, and it peaked at number #40 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart and at number #76 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
  • On April 30, 2021, he released his album titled Mud Mouth.
  • Visit his official website @ yelawolf.com.

    • Featured Image by Dominick Brady / Flickr / CC BY 2.0

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