Yelawolf Comes to Fox Theatre

Z2 Entertainment will present Yelawolf at the Fox Theatre tonight. Tickets are $18.00.

The growth and emergence of a Hip-Hop artist is a process that comes in many variables. No story is alike but the love for music is a trait that they all share because if not for that love - they would have never accepted the fate to be a rapper. In the case of Alabama native YelaWolf - his upbringing into music is as complex as any story can be and it's that complexity that has garnered him an unapologetic following of fans that know the chant's to Catfish Billy.

Born Michael Wayne Atha to a single mother in Gadsden, Alabama - the love for Hip-Hop grew while living in Antioch, TN starting around 93'. The suburban neighbor on the outskirts on Nashville ushered a young YelaWolf a wide view to street life and an appreciation to Hip-Hop courtesy of artists like Snoop Dogg, Three 6 Mafia, N.W.A., IceCube, Souls of Mischief, Digable Planets, UGK, Skinny Pimp, Nappyhead and Goldteeth along with local artists like Southside Hustler and Haystack. "Antioch is where Hip-Hop really became real to me, that's where I started writing raps. It was like... I already knew about Hip-Hop, but I really didn't jump head in first until I moved there."

YelaWolf felt like he caught a break once a deal was struck with Columbia and Ghet-O-Vision, it would be short lived once Columbia began making cuts. People had a misconception about what happened with me. Some people thought I got dropped but that wasn't the case. They ended up getting rid of my whole team and along with KP and myself, there was no reason to stay at Columbia. My whole team was leaving, so we left and we've been pushing with just Ghet-O-Vision on the streets ever since."

In those years, YelaWolf has dropped a collection of mixtapes like Slick Rick and Bobby, Stereo and now Trunk Muzik. He also released an EP called Arena Rap. During this time he's also worked with such artists like B.O.B, Killer Mike, Juelz Santana, Diamond of Crime Mobb, Slim Thug and "The Chef" Raekwon. Although his music is unparalleled to many artist out now, he knows more than ever that this is the time to make things happen for his career. I spent many years trying to figure out how I can say, or how I can convey this culture that I live and still be listenable and cool with people because it wasn't easy to figure out how to talk about all this redneck and hood shit in one record you know. It took me a minute to figure it out, but once I got the sound and figured out what I was going to say, I just ran with it.
Tickets are on sale at Fox Theatre Box Office. Call (303) 443-3399 for tickets by phone.
Tickets are also available through our website @ www.foxtheatre.com.

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