Meanwhile, Drake’s song “ Started from the Bottom” has been certified double platinum. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 658,000 copies during its first week sales of release and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA.
“Nothing Was The Same” debuted at the No. Last but not least, Drake, who released his chart topping album “ Nothing Was The Same,” also made the XXL “The Best Albums of 2013” list. 4 spot on the Billboard 200 while his lead single “ Bandz a Make Her Dance” became RIAA certified platinum. Like Yo Gotti, Juicy J managed to hit the Billboard pulling in at the No. In addition to Yo Gotti making the list, rapper Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia made his way on XXL’s “The Best Albums of 2013” for his debut solo album “ Stay Trippy” on Taylor Gang. 2 on the Billboard R&B and Hip-Hop album chart. Outside of XXL’s editorial list, “I AM” managed to rank in at No. “What I do know,” he says, “we’re coming out on top.Rapper Yo Gotti, self-proclaimed King of Memphis, managed to make his way on XXL’s “The Best Albums of 2013” list for his album “ I AM” on Epic Records. So they can’t execute a real plan.” Armed with his education and good mentorship, when that exit does arrive, Yo Gotti will be ready. You can find the full list of Yo Gotti albums. Discover what is your favorite album at My Mixtapez of Yo Gotti. Cocaine Muzik 6: Gangsta Of The Year Yo Gotti. A lot of people don’t have patience-they want it all tomorrow. Cocaine Muzik 7: The World Is Yours Yo Gotti. “If you pick up information, you pass it down,” he says.Īsked what he would share with youth in Memphis to help them avoid the tragedies of drug dealing and gun violence, Gotti is clear: “I hope that what I’m doing today is showing them that there’s a better way.”Īnd what better way will he seek for himself? How will he make his next $100 million? He contemplates where he’s been and where he’s going next, thinking particularly about how to teach young CMG artists-including GloRilla and EST Gee-what he has learned across 20 years in the music business. Soaking in the breathtaking views and euphonic sounds of the Pacific Ocean, he finally relaxes. Seated in the back of a Malibu restaurant he frequently visits, Gotti has his phone face-down and his social media on pause.
Generation Next: “I hope that what I’m doing today is showing them that there’s a better way.” Jamel Toppin for ForbesĪnd while Memphis is always on his mind, for now, he is a world away. But he also witnessed the downside of living outside the law. “They put the value of having nice things in my mind because they had them,” Gotti says of his mother and aunts. Geraldine Mims recalls giving young Mario life’s finer things-shopping sprees at Neiman Marcus and trips to Las Vegas to see championship boxing matches. The fast-cash, illegal street lifestyle was enticing. His mother and three of his aunts sold drugs to pay the bills, and his father was in and out of prison while he was growing up. How will we have this money forever, like Walmart?”īorn Mario Mims, Yo Gotti was raised in Frayser, Tennessee (also known as North Memphis), the middle of three children. I’m thinking of real generational wealth. Would a similar offer entice Gotti? “It’s not that cut and dried,” he says. Last year, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber each sold the rights to their music for more than $200 million. Bob Dylan, for example, sold his catalog for $400 million in 2020, according to PitchBook the following year, Bruce Springsteen sold his for $550 million. Valuations are top of mind for Gotti because of the astronomical prices investor groups are paying for music catalogs these days.
“His business acumen is evident in every move he makes,” Jay-Z tells Forbes, “breaking the mold of the old-guard definition of an executive.”