History Music / Yelawolf

* NewSoundAlbum: Started out performing in more of a HipHop style, before introducing a RapRock sound with his mixtape ''Stereo''. ''Radioactive'' saw him returning to Hip Hop, while the mixtape ''Trunk Muzik Returns'' and the following albums ''Love Song'' and ''Trial by Fire'' saw him performing in more of a Rap Rock style and developing into a CountryRap style. ''Sometimes Y'', his collaboration with Shooter Jennings, marked his first full Rock album with no rapping, Hip Hop or Country elements.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Stereo'' is a Concept Mixtape in which he hijacks a ClassicRock radio station. All of the songs on the mixtape are heavily sampled from Classic Rock songs ([[Music/TheWall Brick in the Wall]], [[Music/OdesseyAndOracle Rich Like Me]], Brown Sugar, which was named after [[Music/StickyFingers the Rolling Stones song]] but actually samples a song by Music/TheEagles, [[Music/{{ACDC}} TNT]]). ''Trial by Fire'' is also a Concept Album.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Stereo'' is a Concept Mixtape in which he hijacks a ClassicRock radio station. All of the songs on the mixtape are heavily sampled from Classic Rock songs ([[Music/TheWall Brick in the Wall]], [[Music/OdesseyAndOracle Rich Like Me]], [[Music/StickyFingers Brown Sugar]], [[Music/{{ACDC}} TNT]]). ''Trial by Fire'' is also a Concept Album.

After starting out performing in a Hip Hop style, a series of mixtapes and independent releases, particularly ''Stereo: A Hip Hop Tribute to ClassicRock'' and ''Arena Rap'', introduced a Rap Rock style. His 2010 mixtape ''Trunk Muzik'' marked his breakthrough, and helped him develop a substantial online following. In 2010 and 2011, he raised his profile further via appearances on albums by rappers [[Music/OutKast Big Boi]], Paul Wall, Music/TechN9ne, Gucci Mane, and Big K.R.I.T., leading to him signing with Music/{{Eminem}}'s Shady Records label, the same year he was featured in XXL's Top 11 Freshmen of 2011. After working more in a Hip Hop style for his Shady Records debut, ''Radioactive'', the mixtape ''Trunk Muzik Returns'' and subsequent albums ''Love Story'' and ''Trial by Fire'' saw a return to the Rap Rock style of Yelawolf's indie releases, as well as seeing him begin to incorporate elements of CountryMusic into his music.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Yelawolf recorded collaborations with [[WolverinePublicity a large number of artists]], [[Music/OutKast Big Boi]], Paul Wall, Music/TechN9ne, Gucci Mane, and Big K.R.I.T. before he signed with Music/{{Eminem}}'s Shady Records.

* MistakenForRacist: Due to the Confederate flag controversy (see OldShame), Yelawolf was this; however, he was raising three half-black children from a previous relationship, and his then-girlfriend, now wife, Fefe Dobson, is also black. Yelawolf subsequently cleared up the misconception on the non-album single "To Whom It May Concern", which made it clear that he is disgusted by racism and does not support any form of racism.

* MistakenForRacist: Due to the Confederate flag controversy, Yelawolf was this; however, he was raising three half-black children from a previous relationship, and his then-girlfriend, now wife, Fefe Dobson, is also black. Yelawolf subsequently cleared up the misconception on the non-album single "To Whom It May Concern", which made it clear that he is disgusted by racism and does not support any form of racism.

* MightyWhitey: When Music/{{Eminem}} told Music/KidRock that he'd just signed the best unsigned rapper he'd ever heard (Yelawolf), Kid Rock presumed that Yelawolf would be black, due to white rappers outside of Eminem and Kid Rock having a reputation for not being good, but when Kid Rock went to shake the hand of a black member of Yelawolf's crew, he was informed that Yelawolf was a white guy from the South. Though Yelawolf is half-Cherokee, and the "Yela" part of his stage name is a Cherokee word meaning "sun".

* ConceptAlbum: ''Stereo'' is a Concept Mixtape in which he hijacks a ClassicRock radio station. All of the songs on the mixtape are heavily sampled from Classic Rock songs ([[Music/TheWall Brick in the Wall]], [[Music/OdesseyAndOracle Rich Like Me]], [[Music/TheRollingStones Brown Sugar]], [[Music/{{ACDC}} TNT]]). ''Trial by Fire'' is also a Concept Album.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Stereo'' is a Concept Mixtape in which he hijacks a ClassicRock radio station. All of the songs on the mixtape are heavily sampled from Classic Rock songs ([[Music/PinkFloyd Brick in the Wall]], [[Music/TheZombies Rich Like Me]], [[Music/TheRollingStones Brown Sugar]], [[Music/{{ACDC}} TNT]]). ''Trial by Fire'' is also a Concept Album.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Stereo'' is a Concept Mixtape in which he hijacks a ClassicRock radio station. All of the songs on the mixtape are heavily sampled from Classic Rock songs ([[Music/Pink Floyd Brick in the Wall]], [[Music/The Zombies Rich Like Me]], [[Music/TheRollingStones Brown Sugar]], [[Music/{{ACDC}} TNT]]). ''Trial by Fire'' is also a Concept Album.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Stereo'' is a Concept Mixtape in which he hijacks a ClassicRock radio station. All of the songs on the mixtape are heavily sampled from the Classic Rock songs they are named after. ''Trial by Fire'' is also a Concept Album.

* NewSoundAlbum: Started out performing in more of a HipHop style, before introducing a RapRock sound with his mixtape ''Stereo''. ''Radioactive'' saw him returning to Hip Hop, while the mixtape ''Trunk Muzik Returns'' and the following albums ''Love Song'' and ''Trial by Fire'' saw him performing in more of a RapRock style and developing into a CountryRap style. ''Sometimes Y'', his collaboration with Shooter Jennings, marked his first full Rock album with no rapping, Hip Hop or Country elements.

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Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Gadsden, Alabama, known for his cross-pollination of HipHop, RapRock and CountryRap and [[MotorMouth fast rapping style]].

* MightyWhitey: When Music/{{Eminem}} told Music/KidRock that he'd just signed the best unsigned rapper he'd ever heard (Yelawolf), Kid Rock presumed that Yelawolf would be black, due to white rappers outside of Eminem and Kid Rock having a reputation for not being good, but when Kid Rock went to shake the hand of a black member of Yelawolf's crew, he was informed that Yelawolf was a white guy from the South.

A series of mixtapes and independent releases, particularly ''Stereo: A Hip Hop Tribute to ClassicRock'' and ''Arena Rap'', showcased Yelawolf's Rap Rock style. However, his 2010 mixtape ''Trunk Muzik'' marked his breakthrough, and helped him develop a substantial online following. In 2010 and 2011, he raised his profile further via appearances on albums by rappers [[Music/OutKast Big Boi]], Paul Wall, Music/TechN9ne, Gucci Mane, and Big K.R.I.T., leading to him signing with Music/{{Eminem}}'s Shady Records label, the same year he was featured in XXL's Top 11 Freshmen of 2011. After working more in a Hip Hop style for his Shady Records debut, ''Radioactive'', the mixtape ''Trunk Muzik Returns'' and subsequent albums ''Love Story'' and ''Trial by Fire'' saw a return to the Rap Rock style of Yelawolf's indie releases, as well as seeing him begin to incorporate elements of CountryMusic into his music.

Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer known for his cross-pollination of HipHop, RapRock and CountryRap and [[MotorMouth fast rapping style]].

* NewSoundAlbum: Started out performing in more of a HipHop style, before introducing a RapRock sound with his mixtape ''Stereo''. ''Radioactive'' saw returning to Hip Hop, while the mixtape ''Trunk Muzik Returns'' and the following albums ''Love Song'' and ''Trial by Fire'' saw him performing in more of a RapRock style and developing into a CountryRap style. ''Sometimes Y'', his collaboration with Shooter Jennings, marked his first full Rock album with no rapping, Hip Hop or Country elements.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Radioactive'' saw Yelawolf working in more of a HipHop style compared to his mixtapes, while the mixtape ''Trunk Muzik Returns'' and the following albums ''Love Song'' and ''Trial by Fire'' saw him performing in more of a RapRock style and developing into a CountryRap style. ''Sometimes Y'', his collaboration with Shooter Jennings, marked his first full Rock album with no rapping, Hip Hop or Country elements.

* OldShame: Yelawolf got in trouble in 2015 for defending the Confederate flag, but he very quickly reversed his position by releasing a non-album single called "To Whom It May Concern" which contextualized his earlier comments in the context of his Southern upbringing, and how he came to reject the Confederate flag out of his disgust towards the racism-motivated Charleston church shooting.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Yelawolf recorded collaborations with [[WolverinePublicity a large nunber of artists]], [[Music/OutKast Big Boi]], Paul Wall, Music/TechN9ne, Gucci Mane, and Big K.R.I.T. before he signed with Music/{{Eminem}}'s Shady Records.

* MightyWhitey: When Music/{{Eminem}} told Music/KidRock that he'd just signed the best unsigned rapper he'd ever heard (Yelawolf), Kid Rock presumed that Yelawolf would be black, due to white rappers outside of Eminem and Kid Rock had a reputation for not being good, but when Kid Rock went to shake the hand of a black member of Yelawolf's crew, he was informed that Yelawolf was a white guy from the South.

* MightyWhitey: When Music/{{Eminem}} told Music/KidRock that he'd just signed the best unsigned rapper he'd ever heard (Yelawolf), Kid Rock presumed that Yelawolf would be back, due to white rappers outside of Eminem and Kid Rock had a reputation for not being good, but when Kid Rock went to shake the hand of a black member of Yelawolf's crew, he was informed that Yelawolf was a white guy from the South.