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American rapper from Georgia (built-in 1997)

Lil Yachty
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Lil Yachty in 2016
Born

Miles Parks McCollum


(1997-08-23) August 23, 1997 (age 24)

Mableton, Georgia, U.S.
Other names
  • Lil Gunkhole
  • FaZe Boat
Education Pebblebrook Loftier School
Alabama Country University (no degree)
Occupation
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • vocalism thespian
Years active 2014–nowadays
Children 1
Awards Full list
Musical career
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, U.Southward.
Genres
  • Hip hop
  • trap
  • pop rap[1]
  • mumble rap[2]
Labels

Quality Control

Associated acts
  • 30 Roc
  • Digital Nas
  • Tee Grizzley
  • TheGoodPerry
  • Zaytoven

Musical artist
Website lilyachty.com

Miles Parks McCollum (built-in August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Yachty, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. McCollum showtime gained recognition on the net in 2015 for his singles "Ane Dark" and "Minnesota" (featuring Quavo, Skippa Da Flippa and Young Thug) from his debut EP Summertime Songs.[3] [4] [5] [six] He released his debut mixtape Lil Boat in March 2016. On June 10, 2016, Yachty announced that he had signed a joint venture tape deal with Motown, Capitol Records, and Quality Control Music.[vii]

Yachty has released four studio albums, beginning with Teenage Emotions in 2017. His second and third studio albums, Lil Boat 2 and Nuthin' 2 Prove, were released in 2018, and his most recent anthology, Lil Boat 3, was released on May 29, 2020.[8] All 4 of his albums take charted inside the top 20 of the Billboard 200, with Lil Boat 2 peaking at number 2. Yachty has as well released several mixtapes and EPs throughout his career. Lil Yachty is as well known for his features on the 2016 multi-platinum songs "Broccoli" past DRAM and "ISpy" by Kyle, his eccentric hairstyle, and his optimistic prototype.[9] Yachty was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on "Broccoli".[x]

Early on life

Miles McCollum was built-in in Mableton, Georgia.[eleven] He attended Alabama State University in fall 2015 but shortly dropped out to pursue his musical career.[12] He adopted the name "Yachty" and moved from his hometown of Atlanta to New York City to launch his career. In New York, he lived with a friend and networked with online street fashion personalities, while he built upwards his own Instagram following.[13] He worked at McDonald'south to supplement his income early on in his career.[14]

Career

2015–2017: "I Night", Lil Gunkhole, and Teenage Emotions

Yachty first came to prominence in December 2015 when the SoundCloud version of his song "I Nighttime" was used in a viral comedy video.[1]

In Feb 2016, Yachty debuted as a model in Kanye W's Yeezy Flavor 3 fashion line at Madison Square Garden.[15] Yachty's debut mixtape Lil Boat was released in March 2016.[xvi]

In April 2016, Yachty collaborated with DRAM on the hit song "Broccoli", which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] He featured on Chance the Rapper'southward Coloring Volume mixtape, released in May 2016.[xiii] On June 10, 2016 he appear he had signed a joint venture record deal with Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, and Motown Records.[7] [17] Yachty released his 2d mixtape Summertime Songs 2 in July 2016.[18]

In June 2016, Lil Yachty appeared in XXL mag as part of their 2016 Freshman Class. As role of this advent, Yachty performed a 'freshman nix' alongside Denzel Curry, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Brutal, and Kodak Black. Every bit of March 2021, this cypher has received over 180 million YouTube views, by far the nearly for the XXL aqueduct.[nineteen]

In December 2016, he was featured on the hip hop single "iSpy" by Kyle.[20] He was featured in Tee Grizzley's unmarried "From the D to the A", released in March 2017.[21]

On May 26, 2017, Lil Yachty released his debut studio album, Teenage Emotions. It features invitee appearances from Migos, Diplo, and YG, amongst others.[22] [23] Three promotional singles were released to coincide with the album. The outset promotional unmarried, "Harley", produced by K Swisha, was released on April xiv, 2017.[24] [25] The second promotional single, "Bring Information technology Back", produced past Gratuitous School, was released on May iv, 2017.[26] [27] The third promotional single, "X Men", produced by 30 Roc and Tillie and featuring a guest advent from American rapper Evander Griiim, was released on May 18, 2017.[28] [29] He featured in a remix of "With My Team" by Creek Boyz, released December 15, 2017.[30]

In 2017, Yachty appeared in several high-contour promotional campaigns. He starred alongside LeBron James in a Sprite commercial, where he is seen in an ice cavern playing the piano.[31] Lil Yachty was picked to be the face of the new Nautica and Urban Outfitters collection for the Bound 2017 season.[32] Yachty also appeared in the "Information technology Takes Two" video with Carly Rae Jepsen for Target.[33]

2018–nowadays: Lil Boat 2, Nuthin' 2 Bear witness and Lil Boat 3

In January 2018, information technology was reported that Lil Yachty and Takeoff were working on a collaborative project.[34] This project has yet to exist released as of 2021. Yachty'due south second studio album, Lil Boat 2, was released on March 9, 2018.[35] Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Lil Boat 2 performed well commercially, debuting at number two on the US Billboard 200, with 64,000 anthology-equivalent units. The album featured two Chainz, Quavo, and Offset, among other guests. On October 19, 2018, Yachty released his third album, Nuthin' 2 Prove. The project received similarly mixed reception and debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200. As well in 2018, Yachty appeared on Social House'southward gold single "Magic in the Hamptons" and Bhad Bhabie'due south platinum single "Gucci Flip Flops", and worked with Donny Osmond to create a theme song for Chef Boyardee titled "Start the Par-dee".[36] In December 2018, E-sports group FaZe Clan announced that Yachty had become their newest fellow member. Yachty took on the name "FaZe Gunkhole", in reference to his 'Lil Boat' nickname and mixtape.[37]

After a relatively tranquillity 2019, Lil Yachty teamed upwards with fellow Atlanta artists Lil Keed, Lil Gotit, and veteran producer Zaytoven in February 2020 for a collaborative mixtape, A-Team.[38] Yachty released the lead single for his side by side studio anthology, Lil Boat 3, on March nine, 2020. The song, titled "Oprah'southward Bank Account", features Drake and DaBaby.[39] [xl] . The release was accompanied by a 9-infinitesimal music video directed by Director X, in which Yachty dresses up as a parody of Oprah Winfrey.[41] Lil Gunkhole 3 was released on May 29, 2020 and debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200.[eight] A deluxe version of the album titled Lil Gunkhole 3.5 was released on November 27.[42] On Oct xix, 2020, Lil Yachty announced his intention to release a mixtape titled Michigan Boy Boat, earlier the end of 2020.[43] Michigan Boy Boat was released on Apr 23, 2021. The project draws heavily from the burgeoning Detroit rap scene, in contrast with Yachty's usual popular rap and Atlanta trap way.[44]

Throughout 2020, Yachty was i of the many celebrities to gain a large following on social media app TikTok.[45] [46] Yachty performed the theme song for the 2020 revival of Saved by the Bong, which was a remixed version of the theme from the original goggle box serial.[47] In early 2021, Yachty was reported to be producing and starring in a alive-action movie based on the UNO carte game, which is being adult by Mattel Films.[48] Yachty is set to characteristic in the Pokémon 25th ceremony music album.[49]

Musical manner

Lil Yachty has called his manner "bubblegum trap."[thirteen] [1] His songs accept sampled sounds from Mario Bros., Charlie Chocolate-brown, the theme from Rugrats, the startup audio of a GameCube panel, as well as J-pop singer Daoko.[thirteen] Other themes in his works include clouds, cotton processed, the Super Nintendo, and scenes from Pixar films. His friend TheGoodPerry is heavily involved in the production of his songs.[1] Yachty's style has besides been described every bit mumble rap.[2]

Rolling Stone described his music every bit "tricky, intentionally dinky-sounding tunes packed with off-color boasts delivered in a proudly non-expert singsong."[13] The Guardian chosen his music "fun, claw-kickoff popular rap oblivious to songcraft and structure that doesn't have itself besides seriously, with very trivial interest in legacy and fifty-fifty less in rap canon."[1]

Personal life

On September 1, 2015, Yachty and ane other man were arrested at a mall in Palm Embankment Gardens, Florida for credit card fraud, Yachty was released afterwards posting a bail bond of $xi,000.[50] Co-ordinate to Yachty, his records were expunged.[13]

In a 2016 interview for CNN, Yachty expressed support for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election, and praised Sanders for his work during the civil rights motion.[51] On October twenty, 2021 Yachty appear the birth of his start child, a girl. At this fourth dimension the mother is unknown.[52]

Filmography

Yr Film Role Notes
2018 Teen Titans Get! To the Movies Green Lantern Vocalization part[53]
2018 Life-Size ii: A Christmas Eve The Beatboxer [54]
2019 Long Shot Himself
2019 How Loftier 2 Roger Silas Telly film[55]
2021 A Homo Named Scott Himself Documentary

Discography

  • Teenage Emotions (2017)
  • Lil Boat 2 (2018)
  • Nuthin' 2 Prove (2018)
  • Lil Boat iii (2020)

Awards and nominations

Billboard Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

Other awards

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2017 Grammy Awards[56] Best Rap/Sung Collaboration "Broccoli" (with DRAM) Nominated
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Best New International Artist Himself Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Video "iSpy" (with Kyle) Nominated
2022 Grammy Awards Album Of The Year Donda (every bit a featured artist) Awaiting

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External links

  • Official website
  • Lil Yachty on SoundCloud

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