Yo Gotti
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
ap lyrics. Yo Gotti, however, isnt from the West Coast any more than he is from New Orleans; his stomping ground is Memphis, the city that gave us the Three 6 Mafia, Gangsta Blac, Eightball & MJG, Kingpin Skinny Pimp, and quite a few other Dirty South artists. When Gotti boasts that he is straight from the North, he doesnt mean the northern part of the United States; he means the northern part of Memphis, where he lived in the infamous, crime-ridden Ridge Crest housing projects. And Memphis more dangerous neighborhoods have inspired many of Gottis lyrics, which often describe the dangers of life in the hood. Gotti, however, doesnt always rap about crime and inner-city thug life; he also raps about sex quite a bit. After performing around Memphis in the 90s, Gotti started building a catalog in the early 2000s. His first album, From da Dope Game 2 da Rap Game, came out on the Inevitable label in 2000; Gottis subsequent Inevitable releases included 2001s Self Explanatory and 2002s Block Burnin, Vol. 1. After that, Gotti signed with TVT and recorded Life, which came out in 2003. TVT released Dirty South Soldiers (a duet with Atlanta crunk star Lil Jon) as Lifes first single. After having his track Full Time featured in the film Hustle & Flow, he released Back 2 da Basics in 2006.
