[36] The album is considered Yelawolf's most celebrated release among his fan base, but was found to be polarizing with critics due to the mixture of country and hip hop. In the video above, the Shady Records artist can be seen chucking his mic to the ground as he tells the audience that he simply quits. From this experience, Yelawolf was able to have creative control of his career. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I was like, "I'm telling you man, last time I had a fucked-up experience." My mom used to be real short-fused. [62] During this time, Yelawolf dyed his hair red, which he claims is homage to Opie Taylor, a character from The Andy Griffith Show. Death of Shawty Fatt : r/yelawolf - Reddit Dobsons comeback is one way shes tightened her grip on the sand. Later that year, Yelawolf signed a major record deal with Interscope Records,[3] and began to work on a re-release of the project, titled Trunk Muzik 0-60. and our Unless you've been completely oblivious to the rap Internet for the last 5 years then you know about . Yelawolf, after publicly breaking up with girlfriend, alternative singer Fefe Dobson, shifted his focus back into his . [Laughs.] Complex: You had Pill and CyHi Da Prynce on the remix for "I Wish." On July 27, Yelawolf began a 25-date tour to support the album. They're partners now. Yelawolf recalls Run-DMC visiting his childhood home and giving him some Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill cassette tapes. I just think artists are at their best when they're not thinking about labels. Did you record all this new material in the past year or so? Privacy Policy. It kinda goes in reverse, from TURQUOiSE TORNADO which is super playful and fun, fucking partying and broken down 808 shit, to the core southern street shit with Slumafia. "[7] He says he constructed the name "Yelawolf" from the word "Yela" (which Atha claims is Cherokee for "sun"[a][10]) and the English word "Wolf" because it "represents the duality between his intellectual 'light' side and his aggressive, survivalist 'dark' side."[7][10]. Privacy Policy. One extended play (EP), titled Trunk Muzik, amassed .