“So if you got the music and it’s good, people will want to come get it.” Now, with over two decades in the game, Yo Gotti is 10 albums deep and has amassed an empire that includes his CMG collective-which officially launched in 2013 and is now home to artists such as Moneybagg Yo, Blac Youngsta, Lil Migo and 42 Dugg-as well as partnerships with Roc Nation and Puma. Mario Mims (born May 19, 1981), better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is a southern rapper from the northernsideofMemphis,Tennesseewho was previously.
During the trial, Castellano was murdered by an ambitious sub-boss named John Gotti. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. He went on to release From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game (2000), Self-Explanatory (2001), Life (2003), Back 2 da Basics (2006), Live from the Kitchen (2012), I Am. In 1983, Joe Bonnano, boss of New York City's Bonnano family. “Coming from the streets, I was taught that good dope sells itself,” says the I Am rapper, who has supplied the streets with gold and platinum hits such as “5 Star,” “Act Right” with YG and Jeezy and the Nicki Minaj-assisted tracks “ Down in the DM” and “ Rake It Up,” which peaked at No. Guided by his hustler’s spirit, he managed to navigate the independent route on his own terms, eventually locking in deals with major labels like RCA Records and Epic Records. Introduced as Lil Yo in the mid-1990s, the Memphis legend dropped off his debut album, Youngsta’s on a Come Up, independently in 1996, and has been on his grind ever since. Starting from the bottom, Yo Gotti rose from underground kingpin to one of hip-hop’s reigning kings in the South.