Mario Mims (born May 19, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his s… Read Full Bio ↴Mario Mims (born May 19, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is an American rapper signed to Cash Money Records. Formerly known as Lil Yo in the 90's, he released his first album, From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game, in 2000. Since then he has released 2001's Self-Explanatory, 2003's Life, 2006's Back 2 Da Basics, 2008's Cocaine Muzik, 2009's CM2 (Cocaine Muzik 2 hosted by DJ Drama), and The Pyrex King: Street Runnaz Special Edition.
As one of the six epicenters of Southern hip hop, Memphis has always had a thriving underground capable of producing major platinum superstars such as Eightball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia and Project Pat,Skip a.k.a Gianni Booker. All of the above-mentioned artists at one point in time literally dominated the city’s underground rap scene before going on to become national superstars. Next up to bat is Yo Gotti, M-Town’s current underground rap kingpin. Like his namesake John Gotti, the Memphis based rapper has been running the Southern underground scene with an iron fist for the past. Known and respected throughout the South for his skill and finesse on the microphone, Yo Gotti is one the South’s most respected young rappers.
Born Mario Mims, Yo Gotti grew up in the infamous Ridge Crest Apartments in a North Memphis neighborhood called Frazier. His childhood was typical for a poor ghetto youth in the Deep South. Raised in a family of hustlers and exposed to hard times 24 hours a day the Tennessee rap titan soon turned to the only thing that he knew could get him paid, hustling. “Being from the hood things like hustling will come your way,” says Yo Gotti. “Everybody in my family hustled in some kinda way.” Ironically, hustling is what ultimately led Yo Gotti to rapping.
Taking his cue from Memphis rap legends such as Eightball & MJG, Al Kapone, Gangsta Black, Triple 6 Mafia and Kingpin Skinny Pimp, all of whom he lists as influences, Yo Gotti released his own underground tape entitled, Youngster on the Come Up and placed it on consignment at local mom & pop record stores as well as hustling it out the trunk. The tape sold like hotcakes on the street and made Yo Gotti the hottest rapper on the streets of Memphis. From the Dope Game to the Rap Game, Yo Gotti’s sophomore effort sold so well that Select-O-Hits, a local based independent distributor offered him a small deal and the Memphis rapper more than doubled his fan base with absolutely no marketing or promotions. Soon he found himself ranked among the city’s top rappers. In addition to being featured on the cover of Murderdog Magazine along side his idols Kingpin Skinny Pimp and Al Kapone his record From the Dope Game to the Rap Game made the list for the magazine’s top independent record for the year 2000.
Two years later he inked a distribution deal with TVT Records and released the critically acclaimed album Life, which did respectable numbers for an independent label. “It sold about 40 or 50,000, with no promotions or video,” says Yo Gotti. “That record did what it did on its own.” But as the old saying goes when one door is closed another opened. Gotti’s reputation as the king of Memphis continued to spread and that eventually led him to a production deal with Cash Money/Universal records for his group the Block Burnaz. With his TVT sophomore album entitled Back 2 Da Basics, Yo Gotti returns with the same hardcore street flavor that his die-hard fans have come to know and love, only this time around the true king of Memphis has elevated his game a bit. Given the fact that his last record didn’t do the type of big number he’d hope for you’d think that Yo Gotti would switch up his style to reach a larger audience. Right? Wrong! According to Gotti his street credibility with his underground fans means more to him than gold or platinum status.
“The one thing that you have to understand is that when you create a fan base off of street product the last thing you wanna do is disrespect them by changing because of the record companies and stuff like that. When you do that you change what created you. To me it is very important that I keep in tune with the people that helped to sell 40,000 records independently. That’s why I call my record Back 2 Da Basics.”
Produced by DJ Thoomp, Mannie Fresh, Carlos Brody and newcomers Street Tunes, Back 2 Da Basics offers fans a gritty, insider’s view into the real streets of Memphis as seen through the eyes of Yo Gotti. Nowhere is this viewpoint more intense than on “Full Time,” the amped up lead single –and featured in the MTV Films’ Hustle & Flow movie - with a thunderous bass and intoxicating beat that espouses Gotti’s formula to success –hustle full time.
“A lotta cats wanna be a rapper or a street hustler but they don’t wanna put in the time that it takes,” says Yo Gotti. “They want the money and the cars and the girls, but they don’t wanna work hard for it. But to be successful at anything you gotta grind for it.” On the song “Mama We Gone Be Alright,” he waxes introspective by reflecting on all of the hard times that he and his family have suffered through the years and offers her hope-filled words encouragement. “Mama We Gone Be Alright” along with the gripping tune “My Story” emerges as two of the most interesting songs on Back 2 Da Basics. These three titles along with club banging songs like “Shorty” featuring Baby make Back 2 Da Basics one of the best albums of the year.
As one of the six epicenters of Southern hip hop, Memphis has always had a thriving underground capable of producing major platinum superstars such as Eightball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia and Project Pat,Skip a.k.a Gianni Booker. All of the above-mentioned artists at one point in time literally dominated the city’s underground rap scene before going on to become national superstars. Next up to bat is Yo Gotti, M-Town’s current underground rap kingpin. Like his namesake John Gotti, the Memphis based rapper has been running the Southern underground scene with an iron fist for the past. Known and respected throughout the South for his skill and finesse on the microphone, Yo Gotti is one the South’s most respected young rappers.
Born Mario Mims, Yo Gotti grew up in the infamous Ridge Crest Apartments in a North Memphis neighborhood called Frazier. His childhood was typical for a poor ghetto youth in the Deep South. Raised in a family of hustlers and exposed to hard times 24 hours a day the Tennessee rap titan soon turned to the only thing that he knew could get him paid, hustling. “Being from the hood things like hustling will come your way,” says Yo Gotti. “Everybody in my family hustled in some kinda way.” Ironically, hustling is what ultimately led Yo Gotti to rapping.
Taking his cue from Memphis rap legends such as Eightball & MJG, Al Kapone, Gangsta Black, Triple 6 Mafia and Kingpin Skinny Pimp, all of whom he lists as influences, Yo Gotti released his own underground tape entitled, Youngster on the Come Up and placed it on consignment at local mom & pop record stores as well as hustling it out the trunk. The tape sold like hotcakes on the street and made Yo Gotti the hottest rapper on the streets of Memphis. From the Dope Game to the Rap Game, Yo Gotti’s sophomore effort sold so well that Select-O-Hits, a local based independent distributor offered him a small deal and the Memphis rapper more than doubled his fan base with absolutely no marketing or promotions. Soon he found himself ranked among the city’s top rappers. In addition to being featured on the cover of Murderdog Magazine along side his idols Kingpin Skinny Pimp and Al Kapone his record From the Dope Game to the Rap Game made the list for the magazine’s top independent record for the year 2000.
Two years later he inked a distribution deal with TVT Records and released the critically acclaimed album Life, which did respectable numbers for an independent label. “It sold about 40 or 50,000, with no promotions or video,” says Yo Gotti. “That record did what it did on its own.” But as the old saying goes when one door is closed another opened. Gotti’s reputation as the king of Memphis continued to spread and that eventually led him to a production deal with Cash Money/Universal records for his group the Block Burnaz. With his TVT sophomore album entitled Back 2 Da Basics, Yo Gotti returns with the same hardcore street flavor that his die-hard fans have come to know and love, only this time around the true king of Memphis has elevated his game a bit. Given the fact that his last record didn’t do the type of big number he’d hope for you’d think that Yo Gotti would switch up his style to reach a larger audience. Right? Wrong! According to Gotti his street credibility with his underground fans means more to him than gold or platinum status.
“The one thing that you have to understand is that when you create a fan base off of street product the last thing you wanna do is disrespect them by changing because of the record companies and stuff like that. When you do that you change what created you. To me it is very important that I keep in tune with the people that helped to sell 40,000 records independently. That’s why I call my record Back 2 Da Basics.”
Produced by DJ Thoomp, Mannie Fresh, Carlos Brody and newcomers Street Tunes, Back 2 Da Basics offers fans a gritty, insider’s view into the real streets of Memphis as seen through the eyes of Yo Gotti. Nowhere is this viewpoint more intense than on “Full Time,” the amped up lead single –and featured in the MTV Films’ Hustle & Flow movie - with a thunderous bass and intoxicating beat that espouses Gotti’s formula to success –hustle full time.
“A lotta cats wanna be a rapper or a street hustler but they don’t wanna put in the time that it takes,” says Yo Gotti. “They want the money and the cars and the girls, but they don’t wanna work hard for it. But to be successful at anything you gotta grind for it.” On the song “Mama We Gone Be Alright,” he waxes introspective by reflecting on all of the hard times that he and his family have suffered through the years and offers her hope-filled words encouragement. “Mama We Gone Be Alright” along with the gripping tune “My Story” emerges as two of the most interesting songs on Back 2 Da Basics. These three titles along with club banging songs like “Shorty” featuring Baby make Back 2 Da Basics one of the best albums of the year.
Gangsta Art
Yo Gotti Lyrics
Yeah, it's CMG the album, nigga, you know what I'm sayin'?
History
You ain't never seen this many gangsters in the same squad
You never seen this much money with no issues
Know what I'm sayin'?
You never seen this many big dawgs come together, nigga
Yeah
Extortion still exists (yeah)
Orchestrate the blitz
When we was kids, I thought that corner'll make me rich
It's forfeit 'til I'm torched 'cause that mean more to me than this bitch
Give a fuck about your hustle, that don't mean more to me than these skits (yeah)
Scorin' up with these sticks, if you don't pour enough, I ain't sippin'
Threw switches on this blick
But, when he blick 'em, they be glitchin'
Be discrete an keep yo' distance
When it get greasy you can't fix it
Don't be subbin' me in yo' mentions
Bitch, you givin' the feds assistance
They be givin' the feds descriptions
I'm bangin' the red division
My brother ain't here to sip with me
So, I'm pourin' out red prescription
These niggas ain't get no chicken
They scared of jail, they scared of riskin'
These niggas ain't sendin' no hits
They sendin' attempteds, that's the difference
Yeah
You niggas got me bent
Thinkin' that I'm goin', like I ever went (thinkin' that I'm goin' or somethin')
On the phone with Chase, locked my account, I'm like, the hell I spend?
One thing I ain't know is how it'd go when the feds hit (I ain't know that)
Same feelings yo' man get
Chop' hit his top and his dreads twist (you know that)
Playin' cool, they playin' you like a fool
I learned my lesson (I learned my lesson)
No to tellin'
No luck bein' in these streets without yo' weapon
PJ trailin', ridin' through my section
I better not feel threatened
He was pussy, wet him, I'm protected
That's my contraceptive
Nigga, what you tryna do?
It's already come down to
When they huddled up against us
Draco knock they crowd loose
All these trials never break me down
These the last two yerks, I chewed them first before I found dude
Ridin' through, yeeky on my lap, cars back to back
Nigga run up, he heard, "Blatt"
He gon' die if he don't shoot back
And there's so many niggas whacked
He must not wanna get me back
My opps so pussy, nigga might not do nothin' to me if I left
Day's been cold, just like my wrist
(Every picture I paint must be vivid) I'll be used to, I
Paint these words just like my whips
(Blood, sweat and tears on the canvas)
What you know 'bout gangsta's art? (Go)
Never got nowhere bein' the nice guy (nah)
Yeah I got it, but just know the price high (up)
Prada model, I came out the house fly
Spark come out of the switch, 4th of July (frrt)
Diamonds sluggin', I'm back to my old ways (ayy)
Tinted Phantom gettin' chauffeured by Jose (skrrt)
Book me out the states, they gotta translate
How could niggas think we on the same page? (Huh)
Everybody gon' shine together
We grind together
Get caught, do the time together (gang)
Bitch, I'm a rebel, this a fraternity
Throwin' up signs, I be with the steppers
Millionaire at a early age
This the lifestyle of the young and paid
I done took my talent to the global stage
Look at him pourin' drank at the VMAS
Stickin' to the same rules (what's that?)
No new friends, same old dudes
Got no receiver, paid all dues
Should've went diamond, I dropped jewels
Underneath my pillow where the AR be
Paint a ugly picture, gangsta A-R-T
In a SRT with a H-O-E
In a AUG (three letter), CMG
Day's been cold, just like my wrist
(Hello, this is a pre-paid collect call from) I'll be used to, I
(An inmate at) paint these words just like my whips
(This call is subject to recording, and monitoring)
What you know 'bout gangsta's art? (To accept charges, press one)
Judge just gave my young nigga a gnat, hope I ain't next
Prosecutor been readin' my messages, she got me stressed and shit
Run off, I better not catch the bitch
Fell out with my bestest mans
I done dodged a few broad days, shout out that F&N
"Dugg, did what?" Bitch, guess again
Prices drop, I'm taxin' still
Why you rat, I'm askin' Will?
Why you rat, I'm askin' G?
Youngin' turned me G, and Drezz
Stack my money and have some kids
Gotti did just what it is
Cmg a hundred years
Day's been cold, just like my wrist
I'll be used to, I (it was another dangerous night in Memphis)
Paint these words just like my whips
(With police responding to multiple shootings across the city)
What you know 'bout gangsta's art? (Community activists tried to make the city safe)
Feds wanna know my whereabouts
You get a headshot
Go against this, ya leg shot
Young nigga pulled up in a Demon with that choppa
He a demon, you get a red dot
Real gangster outta Memphis
Book me for a show, I'm doin' every slot
Mama told me she can picture me
on the front row of the Grammys with my legs propped (yeah)
2015, I was burnin' lights in the Hellcat (Hellcat)
Bought my dog a Scatpack
He crossed me out, so I fell back (facts)
When the bum land, he say it didn't land
But, you know I smell that (what's that?)
He sold his soul to the devil when he tried to sell that (I want your soul)
Day's been cold, just like my wrist
I'll be used to, I
Paint these words just like my whips
What you know 'bout gangsta's art?
Label full of feelings, all our entourage gellin' (real shit)
I'll give a pack to my niggas if they ain't sellin' (woo)
And, I'll risk it all with my niggas 'cause they ain't tellin' (they ain't tellin')
First, you get the money, then I mail it
First, you roll the Trufflez then inhale it
My bitch like Keisha off a Belly (Belly)
Vacuum seal the pack, you can't smell it (woo)
That's a ton in the truck, you can't mail it
I been eatin' spaghetti with the lobster (lobster)
Nigga, I'm a motherfuckin' mobster
CEO that's runnin' with the robbers
We get paid on time, they don't want no problems
Platinum plaques and choppers (choppers)
They made the news and the charts
Who turned this gangsta shit into a art? Us
CMG
History
You ain't never seen this many gangsters in the same squad
You never seen this much money with no issues
Know what I'm sayin'?
You never seen this many big dawgs come together, nigga
Yeah
Extortion still exists (yeah)
Orchestrate the blitz
It's forfeit 'til I'm torched 'cause that mean more to me than this bitch
Give a fuck about your hustle, that don't mean more to me than these skits (yeah)
Scorin' up with these sticks, if you don't pour enough, I ain't sippin'
Threw switches on this blick
But, when he blick 'em, they be glitchin'
Be discrete an keep yo' distance
When it get greasy you can't fix it
Don't be subbin' me in yo' mentions
Bitch, you givin' the feds assistance
They be givin' the feds descriptions
I'm bangin' the red division
My brother ain't here to sip with me
So, I'm pourin' out red prescription
These niggas ain't get no chicken
They scared of jail, they scared of riskin'
These niggas ain't sendin' no hits
They sendin' attempteds, that's the difference
Yeah
You niggas got me bent
Thinkin' that I'm goin', like I ever went (thinkin' that I'm goin' or somethin')
On the phone with Chase, locked my account, I'm like, the hell I spend?
One thing I ain't know is how it'd go when the feds hit (I ain't know that)
Same feelings yo' man get
Chop' hit his top and his dreads twist (you know that)
Playin' cool, they playin' you like a fool
I learned my lesson (I learned my lesson)
No to tellin'
No luck bein' in these streets without yo' weapon
PJ trailin', ridin' through my section
I better not feel threatened
He was pussy, wet him, I'm protected
That's my contraceptive
Nigga, what you tryna do?
It's already come down to
When they huddled up against us
Draco knock they crowd loose
All these trials never break me down
These the last two yerks, I chewed them first before I found dude
Ridin' through, yeeky on my lap, cars back to back
Nigga run up, he heard, "Blatt"
He gon' die if he don't shoot back
And there's so many niggas whacked
He must not wanna get me back
My opps so pussy, nigga might not do nothin' to me if I left
Day's been cold, just like my wrist
(Every picture I paint must be vivid) I'll be used to, I
Paint these words just like my whips
(Blood, sweat and tears on the canvas)
What you know 'bout gangsta's art? (Go)
Never got nowhere bein' the nice guy (nah)
Yeah I got it, but just know the price high (up)
Prada model, I came out the house fly
Spark come out of the switch, 4th of July (frrt)
Diamonds sluggin', I'm back to my old ways (ayy)
Tinted Phantom gettin' chauffeured by Jose (skrrt)
Book me out the states, they gotta translate
How could niggas think we on the same page? (Huh)
Everybody gon' shine together
We grind together
Get caught, do the time together (gang)
Bitch, I'm a rebel, this a fraternity
Throwin' up signs, I be with the steppers
Millionaire at a early age
This the lifestyle of the young and paid
I done took my talent to the global stage
Look at him pourin' drank at the VMAS
Stickin' to the same rules (what's that?)
No new friends, same old dudes
Got no receiver, paid all dues
Should've went diamond, I dropped jewels
Underneath my pillow where the AR be
Paint a ugly picture, gangsta A-R-T
In a SRT with a H-O-E
In a AUG (three letter), CMG
Day's been cold, just like my wrist
(Hello, this is a pre-paid collect call from) I'll be used to, I
(An inmate at) paint these words just like my whips
(This call is subject to recording, and monitoring)
What you know 'bout gangsta's art? (To accept charges, press one)
Judge just gave my young nigga a gnat, hope I ain't next
Prosecutor been readin' my messages, she got me stressed and shit
Run off, I better not catch the bitch
Fell out with my bestest mans
I done dodged a few broad days, shout out that F&N
"Dugg, did what?" Bitch, guess again
Prices drop, I'm taxin' still
Why you rat, I'm askin' Will?
Why you rat, I'm askin' G?
Youngin' turned me G, and Drezz
Stack my money and have some kids
Gotti did just what it is
Cmg a hundred years
Day's been cold, just like my wrist
I'll be used to, I (it was another dangerous night in Memphis)
Paint these words just like my whips
(With police responding to multiple shootings across the city)
What you know 'bout gangsta's art? (Community activists tried to make the city safe)
Feds wanna know my whereabouts
You get a headshot
Go against this, ya leg shot
Young nigga pulled up in a Demon with that choppa
He a demon, you get a red dot
Real gangster outta Memphis
Book me for a show, I'm doin' every slot
Mama told me she can picture me
on the front row of the Grammys with my legs propped (yeah)
2015, I was burnin' lights in the Hellcat (Hellcat)
Bought my dog a Scatpack
He crossed me out, so I fell back (facts)
When the bum land, he say it didn't land
But, you know I smell that (what's that?)
He sold his soul to the devil when he tried to sell that (I want your soul)
Day's been cold, just like my wrist
I'll be used to, I
Paint these words just like my whips
What you know 'bout gangsta's art?
Label full of feelings, all our entourage gellin' (real shit)
I'll give a pack to my niggas if they ain't sellin' (woo)
And, I'll risk it all with my niggas 'cause they ain't tellin' (they ain't tellin')
First, you get the money, then I mail it
First, you roll the Trufflez then inhale it
My bitch like Keisha off a Belly (Belly)
Vacuum seal the pack, you can't smell it (woo)
That's a ton in the truck, you can't mail it
I been eatin' spaghetti with the lobster (lobster)
Nigga, I'm a motherfuckin' mobster
CEO that's runnin' with the robbers
We get paid on time, they don't want no problems
Platinum plaques and choppers (choppers)
They made the news and the charts
Who turned this gangsta shit into a art? Us
CMG
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., EMPIRE PUBLISHING
Written by: Aja Ayanna Cruz, Demario White, George Stone III, Jack Richmeier, Lehla Samia Harmon, Malikov Bulat Radikovich, Mario Mims, Salomon Naar, Sammie Benson, Tia Dajee Rice, Timothy Patterson
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@CresceMusicOfficial
Yo Gotti with the heat again. Ima be on top like him one day. This month I released my first three music videos to get my name out here. To anyone that takes the time to show support, I will forever be thankful 🔥
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