Posted on August 21, 2024
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Yelawolf net worth is $250,000
Yelawolf salary is $3.5 million
Yelawolf Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American hip hop recording artist from Gadsden, Alabama. He is currently signed to Shady Records, Interscope Records, and has since founded his own independent record label, Slumerican. Yelawolf released his independent debut studio album titled Creek Water in 2005. From 2005 to 2010 he also released an extended play and four mixtapes. The last of the four, titled Trunk Muzik, amassed a strong following for the rapper, eventually landing him a deal with Interscope Records, which re-released the mixtape as Trunk Muzik 0-60 later that year.In March 2011, Yelawolf signed with Eminem's record label, Shady Records, and released his album, Radioactive on November 21, 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 on March 14, 2013. His second album under Shady Records, titled Love Story is set to be released in 2014.
Full Name
Yelawolf
Net Worth
$250,000
Salary
$3.5 million
Date Of Birth
December 30, 1979
Place Of Birth
Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Height
1.83 m
Occupation
Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
Profession
Singer-songwriter, Rapper, Till It's Gone, Best Friend, Daddy's Lambo
Nationality
American
Nicknames
Yelawolf, Corndog, Atha, Michael Wayne, Michael Wayne Atha, Yelawolf rap rock, Yelawolf (also known as Larry mic farn)
Life is a long story. Like I've said before, I've yet to write a record that defines me entirely as a person. I'm not really trying to say anything specific. I want to represent the culture. [I want to] use images of people and places and things that I've seen to make music with.
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I would love to work with Anthony Kiedis. I think I've said that so many times. I'm just zoned in on possibly working with him. [On who he would like to work with on future projects.]
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There are grandparents alive today whose parents went through a war just out of the slave trade. It's a very real situation. You don't take that shit lightly. Hip-hop and American music culture is black culture. Know your roots. Know who the fuck you're getting this music from and respect it. [On white rappers using the N word.]
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In the fifth grade, I had [written] my first rhyme and it was really, you know, just gangster rap. It was pretty much influenced by Ice Cube and NWA. I was just trying to emulate them. I would have a lot of curse words, and you know, shoot you this, fuck you that. So, I was making copies in the office and the principal was like "Let me see that." He suspended me. He tried to suspend me for profanity and called my mom. My mom came up to the school and was like, "[What] the fuck do you mean suspend him? You can't suspend him for expressing himself. Look what he's surrounded by." At the time we were living in Antioch, but we were getting bussed from Antioch to downtown Nashville to this school called Carter Lawrence surrounded by projects. [There were] bars all on the windows, liquor stores, pawn shops. That's what I was looking at. [There were] drug dealers in the playground, needles on the playground, kids in fifth grade, sixth grade dealing crack during recess. As real as it gets. That's what introduced me to the street culture of hip-hop.
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[on interviewing artists] I just think that , like, I just wish that some of the people would take it more seriously, like documenting music. It used to be so hard to get to a band. Back in the day, it was so tough. Everything today is so accessible. There's movies about great writers and people who went out and documented great artists, followed bands, and got great interviews. So, I just want them to look at it as an art and stop being so redundant. If you're interviewing an artist, I would think, at least if it was me, I would do a little research and watch some interviews that they've done before, and be sure to do something creative.
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Fact
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Was a former skateboarder.
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Is of Native American (Cherokee) descent.
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Signed to Interscope/Shady Records by hip-hop artist Eminem.
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Lived in Alabama and Tennessee growing up.
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Has three children, two sons and one daughter, born 2002, 2004, 2006, respectively.
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Is an avid fan of songwriter/singer Johnny Cash and hip-hop group Outcast.
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Released his first full-length album Radioactive in 2011.
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Engaged to singer/songwriter Fefe Dobson as of 2013.
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Is the founder of the independent record label Slumerican.
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Has a tattoo of June Carter and Johnny Cash representing his love with his new fiancé, Fefe.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wimbledon
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
NXT TakeOver: Dallas
2016
TV Special performer: "Fiddle Me This"
Conan
TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2011 - 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
Nashville
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Battlefield Hardline
2015
Video Game performer: "Outer Space" / writer: "Outer Space"
Ride Along
2014
performer: "Let's Go" / writer: "Let's Go" - as Michael Atha
Eastbound & Down
2013
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Step Up Revolution
2012
performer: "Let's Go Ricky Luna Remix" / writer: "Let's Go Ricky Luna Remix" - as Michael Altha
Girls
2012
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Sons of Anarchy
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011
Madden NFL 12
2011
Video Game performer: "Get the F*** Up" / writer: "Get the F*** Up" - as Michael Atha
