YG

Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson (born March 9, 1990), known professionally as YG (short for Young Gangsta), is an American rapper from Compton, California. He began his recording career in 2008, and released his debut mixtape, 4Fingaz and its follow up, The Real 4Fingaz both in the following year. The latter gained recognition for its local hit song “Toot It and Boot It” (featuring Ty Dolla Sign), which entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 67 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He signed with Def Jam Recordings in October 2009, who re-released the song commercially as his debut single the following year. He then signed a joint-venture recording contract with Jeezy’s label, CTE World in 2013.

His 2013 single, “My Nigga” (featuring Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan) peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song and its follow-ups, “Left, Right” (featuring DJ Mustard) and “Who Do You Love?” (featuring Drake) promptly led up to the release of his debut studio album, My Krazy Life in March 2014. The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and received critical acclaim. Also in 2014, he guest appeared on Jeremih’s single “Don’t Tell ‘Em”, which peaked at number six on the Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. He released his second album, Still Brazy (2016) to further acclaim despite less commercial orientation, as it explored political and social issues for its subject matter.He released his third studio album, Stay Dangerous (2018) to similar success and generally positive reception. It was preceded by the single “Big Bank” (featuring 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Nicki Minaj), which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song as a lead artist. His fourth studio album, 4Real 4Real (2019) was released in memory of slain rapper and frequent collaborator Nipsey Hussle. His fifth and sixth studio albums, My Life 4Hunnid (2020) and I Got Issues (2022) followed thereafter. He has released the independent collaborative albums Kommunity Service (2021) and Hit Me When U Leave the Klub: The Playlist (2023) with Mozzy and Tyga respectively.

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