Moneybagg Yo

Moneybagg Yo
Moneybagg Yo in 2023
Moneybagg Yo in 2023
Background information
Birth nameDemario Dewayne White Jr. [1]
Born (1991-09-22) September 22, 1991 (age 33)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
DiscographyMoneybagg Yo discography
Years active2011–present
Labels
Children4
Websitebaggnation.com
PartnerAri Fletcher

DeMario DeWayne White Jr. (born September 22, 1991[2]), known professionally as Moneybagg Yo, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is known for his melodic trap and Southern hip hop music style.[3][4]

White signed with fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group in 2016, later in a joint venture with Interscope Records.[5] His commercial mixtapes Federal 3X (2017) and 2 Heartless (2018) yielded his mainstream breakthrough, peaking at numbers five and 16 on the Billboard 200, respectively.[6] His studio albums, Reset (2018), 43va Heartless (2019), Time Served (2020), and A Gangsta's Pain (2021), were each met with critical and commercial success; the latter became his first to debut atop the chart and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 20 single "Wockesha."

White is the recipient of multiple accolades, and has received a Grammy Award nomination, in addition to American Music Award, MTV Music Video Award, Hollywood Music in Media Award, and iHeartRadio Music Award nominations; for the latter of which, he received four.[7][8][9][10] He won the 2021 "Trapper of the Year" Award by genre progenitor T.I.[11][12][13]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Yeung, Neil Z. was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Robinson, Zandria (August 18, 2017). "Is Moneybagg Yo Memphis Rap's Next Big Thing?". Mass Appeal. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Moneybagg Yo Crowns The Best Rapper of the Decade | Complex Brackets". Complex. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Simmons, Ted (October 28, 2016). "Yo Gotti Signs MoneyBagg Yo". XXL. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  6. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (August 21, 2017). "Rapper Moneybagg Yo Reaches The Top 10 For The First Time Behind Kesha's Latest No. 1". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Jack Harlow Scores Two Song of the Year Nods for 2023 iHeart Radio Awards: Full Nominations List".
  8. ^ "Moneybagg Yo – GRAMMY.com".
  9. ^ Aleah, Kimberly (February 6, 2023). "2023 GRAMMYs Red Carpet: Moneybagg Yo". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Daly, Rhian (November 22, 2021). "BTS, Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat dominate American Music Awards 2021". NME. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "T.I. honors Moneybagg Yo as Trap Museum's 2021 Trapper of the Year". REVOLT. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Ng, Philiana (October 25, 2014). "Glen Campbell to Receive Lifetime Honor at Hollywood Music in Media Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List Of Winners". iHeartRadio. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.