Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by
his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. He is currently signed to Shady
Records, Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment and Interscope Records. He is co-managed
by Redd Klay Entertainment along with his personal manager Jeremy “J Dot”
Jones.Raised in Gadsden, Alabama, Atha appeared on the reality series The Road
to Stardom with Missy Elliott and released his independent debut album Creek
Water in 2005. Two years later, Atha signed to Columbia Records and released
the single “Kickin’” from his unreleased first studio album, before being
released from the label later that same year. From 2008 to 2010, Atha released
an extended play and four mixtapes with Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment. Trunk
Muzik 0-60, Atha’s fourth mixtape, was also released by Interscope

Records. In
2011, Atha signed to Shady Records and his debut studio album Radioactive was
released on November 21, 2011 to positive reviews. It entered the Billboard 200
at number 27. He spent much of his childhood in various locations around the
southern United States, including Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Atlanta, Georgia, and
Antioch, Tennessee.Atha is half white and Cherokee, and the name Yelawolf is a
reference to his Native American roots. Yelawolf is an avid skateboarder and
made attempts at a professional skateboarding career but was forced to abandon
due to injuries. Yelawolf began releasing mixtapes independently in 2007. He
was briefly signed to Columbia Records in 2007 and left the label the same
year. In 2011, YelaWolf admitted that he went on a trip to Detroit to have a
meeting with Eminem, and has been subsequently signed to Shady Records.
YelaWolf is a very skilled rapper. He reminds me of Machine Gun Kelly with the
way that he raps. He is a definite speed rapper, and he does it well. YelaWolf
will be making a mark in the game, and soon.
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