Yo Gotti net worth
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What is Yo Gotti’s net worth and salary?
Yo Gotti is an American rapper and producer with a net worth of US$16 million. He has released ten studio albums, three of which have received gold certification. Gotti was nominated for the BET Hip Hop Award and the Soul Train Music Award. Yo Gotti is also the CEO and founder of the record company Collective Music Group.
early life
Gotti was born on May 19, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee, his original name is Mario Sentell Giden Mims. He grew up in the Ridgecrest apartment in the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis. His father is a sports coach from Zimbabwe and his mother is of South African descent. Yo Gotti grew up surrounded by crime. When he was in third grade, federal agents raided his home. Some of his family members were arrested and eventually sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.
At a very young age, Gotti started smoking, drinking, and stealing; however, after realizing that the path he took would only lead him to jail, he decided to focus on success. By the age of 14, he would rap, perform and release music under the leadership of Lil Yo.
Profession
Between 2000 and 2006, Yo Gotti began to release albums under his new name. The album includes “From Da Dope Game 2”, “Da Rap Game”, “Self-Explanatory”, “Life” and “Back 2 da Basics”. Then, in 2012, after signing with the major record label RCA, he released his sixth album “Live From The Kitchen”. The album’s first single “5 Star” peaked at 79 on the Top 100 Singles Chart and 11 on the American Rap Chart. The album itself ranked 12,200 copies on the U.S. Billboard and sold 16,000 copies in the first week.
Gotti was disappointed by the poor sales of RCA’s albums, and then left the record company. At the end of 2012, he released a mixtape called “Cocaine Muzik 7: The World Is Yours”. In early 2013, Yo Gotti signed a new release agreement with Epic Records and announced that his seventh studio album “I Am” will be released in November of that year. The single from the album “Act Right” was performed by Young Jeezy and YG. This single ranked fifth on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. “I Am” on November 19, 2013. The album received positive reviews and eventually won Yo Gotti’s album of the year nomination for the BET Hip Hop Award.
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In February 2016, Gotti released his eighth studio album “The Art of Hustle”. The album ranked fourth in the Billboard 200, and the lead single “Down in the DM” ranked 13th in the Billboard Hot 100. At the end of 2016, Yo Gotti announced that he had teamed up with Jay Z and his main label Roc Nation.
In 2017, Gotti released his ninth studio album “I Still Am”, which included the song “Rake It Up” with Nicki Minaj. This song ranked eighth in the Billboard Hot 100. “Rake It Up” became the highest chart song in Yo Gotti’s career and was nominated as the best collaboration of duo or group in the BET Hip Hop Awards. “I’m Still” was later certified as a gold medal by the Recording Association of America.
In January 2020, Gotti released his tenth album “Untrapped”, which entered the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart for the first time. The album received most of the positive reviews and guest appearances by Rick Ross, Estelle and Megan Thee Stallion. Yo Gotti is also the founder and CEO of the record company Collective Music Group.
real estate
According to reports, Gotti is involved in the real estate business. He said he started buying houses, repairing and reselling them early in his career.
In June 2021, Yo Gotti spent $7.6 million to purchase a rather ridiculous mansion in Westlake Village, California. This 10,000-square-foot residence covers 3 acres and has 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, a tennis court and a charming infinity pool overlooking the golf course.
