YG (rapper)

Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, (born March 9, 1990), better known by his stage name YG, is an American rapper from Compton, California. In 2009, he released his debut single, "Toot It and Boot It", featuring Ty Dolla Sign, which peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single's success resulted in him signing to Def Jam Recordings. In the following years, YG released mixtapes such as The Real 4Fingaz and Just Re'd Up 2 among others.

In June 2013, YG signed to Young Jeezy's CTE World. His 2013 single "My Nigga" featuring Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan has peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest charting song of his career. He then released the singles "Left, Right" and "Who Do You Love?" featuring Drake leading up to the release of his debut studio album. His debut album, My Krazy Life was released on March 18, 2014, by Pu$haz Ink, CTE World and Def Jam received critical acclaim.

Music career

2012–13: Signing with CTE World

In 2012, he announced his debut album, then titled I'm 4rm Bompton, would be exclusively produced by rapper syla$. Later in June 2013, he revealed that Jeezy's record label CTE World would release the album. An Official remix video featuring 50 cent, Snoop Dogg & Ty Dolla $ign was released via BLKDMNDS YouTube channe l and site. Receiving over 17 million views on BLKDMNDS. He was then featured on Yo Gotti's "Act Right" also featuring Jeezy. It would peak at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100. He was then prominently featured on the CTE World mixtape, Boss Yo Life Up Gang in August 2013.