Yelawolf

Nearly four years after the release of his Shady Records debut, Radioactive, Yelawolf is finally back, this time to attempt to solidify his place in the spotlight with his sophomore album, Love Story. As many may argue and as Yelawolf has even openly admitted, on past releases the Alabama native focused more on pleasing others than staying true to his own personal craft...

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The major label system can be a cold machine, and even a deal with the most commercially successful rapper of all time can't guarantee a path to success of your own. When Yelawolf's 2011 debut, Radioactive, failed to vault him to superstardom, he went back to the drawing board, retreating to the mixtape circuit that had first made him a commodity. Now...

Yelawolf's highly anticipated Eminem-assisted single finally drops today. "Best Friend" is off Wolf's upcoming album Love Story and features the only guest appearance on the LP. The Alabama product shows off his versatility, providing smooth vocals throughout the track...

In the new video for "American You," Yelawolf goes back to his Southern backwoods roots, mostly eschewing rap for a slow, country-tinged ballad. Setting up monitors and amps in the middle of a field, the populist anthem is dedicated to the people around whom the rapper grew up in Alabama...

Love Story 1. Outer Space 2. Change 3. American You 4. Whiskey In A Bottle 5. Ball And Chain (Interlude) 6. Till It's Gone 7. Devil In My Veins 8. Best Friend feat: EMIN3M 9. Empty Bottles 10. Heart Break 11. Tennessee Love 12. Box Chevy V 13. Lo... Read More ...

Yelawolf's upcoming album Love Story is due out in April and the Alabama spitter gets fans ready for the project with his video for "Whiskey In A Bottle." The South-inspired clip sees Yela riding through the woods on a motorcycle, getting tatted up, having drunks in a dive bar and hitting the studio with his band ...

After headlining the Slumerican Made Tour late last year, Yelawolf is gearing up to release his highly anticipated sophomore album, Love Story, on April 21. The second LP from Yelawolf will be executive produced by Shady Records head honcho Eminem and will have production from Malay, WLPWR, as well as Slim Shady himselm...

The Foundation Yelawolf explains what it's like to be a hip-hop dad. As told to Emmanuel C.M. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. Yelawolf: I didn’t have a father. My dad was 86ed...

Today, Alabama rapper Yelawolf turns 35! Yelawolf, who was born Michael Wayne Atha, is with Shady Records and Interscope Records. In 2010, he signed with Interscope after gaining a major online following with the release of his Trunk Musik mixtape...

With the relationship between police and citizens reaching a boiling point, more and more hip-hop artists are coming forward and discussing their interactions with police and race in America. Earlier today, Yelawolf joined Hot 97's "Ebro In The Morning" show and, discussed raising bi-racial children during a time when unarmed kids are being gunned down by police at an alarming rate ...

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