Yo Gotti, born Mario Mims, emerged as a rapper in the '90s and gained recognition with his album From da Dope Game 2 da Rap Game in 1999. He later signed a distribution deal with TVT and achieved his first success on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart with Life in 2003. Over the years, Gotti released several successful albums, including Back 2 da Basics in 2006, I Am in 2013, The Art of Hustle in 2016, and Untrapped in 2020.
In the 2010s and 2020s, Yo Gotti continued to see commercial success with albums like Live from the Kitchen in 2012 and I Still Am in 2017. He scored hits such as "Down in the DM," "Rake It Up," and "Put a Date on It," earning gold and platinum certifications for his singles. Gotti's collaborative projects and mixtapes, along with his consistent chart performance, solidified his position in the rap scene.
