In 2014, Yelawolf teased his upcoming third studio album, "Love Story," with the release of the single "Box Chevy V." The album was eventually released in April of 2015, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 to become Yelawolf's most commercially successful album yet. The next year, he released the mixtape "Trunk Muzik Returns," also as a free digital download it features appearances by such artists as Raekwon, ASAP Rocky, and Killer Mike. In early 2010, Yelawolf had his breakthrough with the mixtape "Trunk Muzik." Later in the year, he signed to Interscope Records and re-released the mixtape as the EP "Trunk Muzik 0-60." Yelawolf continued to break out as a major artist when he signed to Eminem's label Shady Records in 2011 and released his debut studio album, "Radioactive." Receiving critical acclaim, the album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 and launched the singles "Hard White (Up in the Club)" and "Let's Roll." Further Solo Mixtapes and Albumsįollowing the success of "Radioactive," Yelawolf released the mixtape "Heart of Dixie" as a free download in 2012. Taylor Hill/Getty Images Music Breakthroughs Bobby" and "Stereo: A Hip Hop Tribute to Classic Rock." These were followed by "Arena Rap," Yelawolf's debut EP. Subsequently, Yelawolf put out the mixtapes "Ball of Flames: The Ballad of Slick Rick E. Yelawolf made his first major media appearance in 2005, when he was a contestant on the hip hop reality competition television show "The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott." Following his elimination from the program, he released his debut album, "Creekwater." Shortly after this, he released a mixtape entitled "Pissin' in a Barrel of Beez." In 2007, Yelawolf signed to Columbia Records and released the single "Kickin'." He was soon dropped from the label. He soon met and befriended the trio of Run-DMC, who visited his home and gave him cassette tapes by the Beastie Boys. Yelawolf was introduced to hip hop early on in his life, in part due to his mother's boyfriend being the sound designer for Aerosmith during that band's famed collaboration with Run-DMC. As a kid, he moved with his family to Antioch, Tennessee, and went to Carter Lawrence Middle School in Nashville. Yelawolf, whose real name is Michael Wayne Atha, was born on Decemin Gadsden, Alabama.
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