Seeing its local popularity, he decided to fully invest himself into rap. In 2008, due to encouragement from his friends, Young Dolph released his first mixtape Paper Route Campaign. On March 5, 2008, she passed away due to a battle with lung cancer.Ĭareer 2008–2014: Career beginnings and early successes His grandmother often did not allow Thornton to have friends visit their home, but on occasion let homeless friends stay with the family. As a teenager, Thornton attended Hamilton High School. All the shit she was telling you, you get to seeing that shit when you hit about 15', saying that when he approached that age he began utilizing her teachings throughout his life to be more independent. He described initially recognizing his grandmother as 'the meanest motherfucker in the world', explaining 'I didn't get that shit at the time. Thornton said that the community he was from in South Memphis, many of his peers were raised by their grandmothers due to the issues experienced by their parents. Thornton was mostly raised by his grandmother, Ida Mae his parents experienced addictions to crack cocaine, and as a child, he would only see them every few weeks. He had two sisters and two brothers he and rapper Juice Wrld were second cousins. When he was two years old, his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. was born on July 27, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois.

On November 17, 2021, he was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee.Īdolph Robert Thornton Jr. Young Dolph's seventh album, Rich Slave, was released in 2020 and became his highest-charting project, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200. Genasis's hit single ' Cut It', which peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2016, he released his debut studio album, King of Memphis, which peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart. (J– November 17, 2021), better known by his stage name Young Dolph, was an American rapper.

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