| Yukmouth | |
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Birth name |
Jerold Dwight Ellis III |
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Born |
18 October 1974 (age 42) |
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Origin |
East Oakland, Oakland, California, United States |
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Genres |
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Occupations |
Rapper |
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Years active |
1994-present |
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Labels |
Rap-A-Lot, Smoke-A-Lot, Asylum, Godzilla, Noo Trybe |
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Associated acts |
C-Bo, Crooked I, E-40, Luniz, Mac Dre, The Regime, Scarface, Shock G, T-Pain, Thug Lordz, Too Short |
Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born 18 October 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper from East Oakland, California. He is a member of the groups Luniz alongside Numskull, and Thug Lordz alongside C-Bo and The Regime. He is the founder of Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Enertainment.
After Luniz achieved success with the weed anthem "I Got 5 on It", Yukmouth signed a solo record deal with Rap-A-Lot Records and would go on to release four solo albums on the label. His double album debut, Thugged Out: The Albulation, went gold. Under his own label Smoke-A-Lot Records, he has released DVDs and compilation albums, such as the United Ghettos of America series. The Smoke-a-Lot label, which is distributed by Rap-A-Lot, is home to his groups Luniz, The Regime and Thug Lordz, as well as other artists.
Discography[]
- 1998: Thugged Out: The Albulation
- 2001: Thug Lord: The New Testament
- 2003: Godzilla
- 2008: Million Dollar Mouthpiece
- 2009: The West Coast Don
- 2010: The Tonite Show
- 2010: Free at Last
- 2012: Half-Baked
- 2014: GAS - Grow & Sale
- 2017: JJ Based on a Vill Story
