YG (rapper)

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YG in February 2015

YG , also YG (abbreviation for Young Gangsta ) (born March 9, 1990 in Compton , California , real name Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson ) is an American rapper .

Career

Keenon Jackson put his first self-produced songs like She's a Model and Aim Me on the Internet and there they were discovered by the Def Jam label , which signed him in 2009. First he recorded a number of mixtapes and worked with other musicians, which already brought him first positions in the US charts . In 2013 he went into the studio with Young Jeezy to produce his debut album. At the end of 2013 he had a hit with the pre- single My Nigga / My Hitta , which made it into the top 20 of the US charts and reached gold status. It was also able to place in Australia and Great Britain.

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In April 2016 he caused a stir with the single FDT (Fuck Donald Trump) . In it, he and Nipsey Hussle criticized the Republican presidential candidate and later US President Donald Trump . The controversial text led to an investigation by the Secret Service and ultimately led to the partial censorship of the album Still Brazy .

Private

In June 2015, Jackson was gunned down by strangers outside his Los Angeles recording studio. Three bullets hit him in the hip. In subsequent interviews with the LAPD , he refused to make any statements. On the song Who Shot Me? , which can be heard on the album Still Brazy , YG processed this incident. YG is also the founder and CEO of "4hunnid", an online clothing shop and record label.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2014 My Krazy Life DE94 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK76 (1 week)
UK 		US2
platinum
platinum

(24 weeks)US
Sales: + 1,000,000
2016 Still brazy - - CH58 (1 week)
CH 		- US6th
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
Sales: + 500,000
2018 Stay dangerous - - CH54 (1 week)
CH 		- US5
gold
gold

(24 weeks)US
Sales: + 500,000
2019 4Real 4Real DE89 (1 week)
DE 		AT68 (1 week)
AT 		CH36 (1 week)
CH 		- US7 (16 weeks)
US

Mix tapes

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US
2016 Red Friday - - - US113 (1 week)
US

More mix tapes

  • 2010: The Real 4Fingaz
  • 2011: Just Re'd Up
  • 2012: 4 Hunnid Degreez
  • 2013: Just Re'd Up 2

Soundtracks

  • 2014: Blame It On the Streets

Songs with chart positions

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2010 Toot It and Boot It
The Real 4Fingaz 		- - - - US67
platinum
platinum

(7 weeks)US
of a mix tape coupled
feat. Ty Dolla Sign
Sales: + 1,000,000
2012 Snitches Ain't ... - - - - US100 (1 week)
US
2013 My nigga,
my krazy life 		- - - UK53
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK 		US19th
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(27 weeks)US
censored in the charts as My N *** a or My Hitta out
feat. Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan
Sales: + 4,200,000
2014 Who Do You Love?
My Krazy Life 		- - - UK87 (1 week)
UK 		US54
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(4 weeks)US
feat. Drake
Sales: + 2,000,000
2015 Ride Out
Fast & Furious 7 (OST) 		DE21 (14 weeks)
DE 		AT26 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH25 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK70 (3 weeks)
UK 		US70
gold
gold

(3 weeks)US
with Kid Ink , Tyga, Wale & Rich Homie Quan
2016 Why You Always Hatin '?
Still brazy 		- - - - US62
platinum
platinum

(18 weeks)US
feat. Drake & Kamaiyah
Sales: + 1,000,000
2018 Big Bank
Stay Dangerous 		- - - - US16
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(24 weeks)US
feat. 2 Chainz , Big Sean & Nicki Minaj
Sales: + 3,000,000
Handgun
Stay Dangerous 		- - - - US98 (2 weeks)
US
feat. ASAP Rocky
2019 Stop Snitching
4Real 4Real 		- - - - US98 (1 week)
US
Go Loko
4Real 4Real 		DE65 (5 weeks)
DE 		AT74 (1 week)
AT 		CH36 (15 weeks)
CH 		- US49
platinum
platinum

(19 weeks)US
feat. Tyga & Jon Z
sales: + 1,000,000
Mamacita - - CH67 (2 weeks)
CH 		- -
First published: October 25, 2019
with Tyga & Santana

More songs

  • 2014: Left, Right (US:goldgold [+ 500,000])
  • 2017: Ex (Ty Dolla Sign feat.YG) (US:goldgold [+ 500,000])
  • 2018: Suu Whoop (US:goldgold [+ 500,000])

As a guest musician

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2013 Act Right
I Am 		- - - - US100
gold
gold

(1 week)US
Yo Gotti feat. Jeezy & YG
sales: + 500,000
2014 Don't Tell 'Em
Late Nights 		DE57
gold
gold

(30 weeks)DE 		AT65 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH70 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK5
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)UK 		US6th
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(31 weeks)US
Jeremih feat. YG
sales: + 3,800,000
2017 I dont - - - - US89 (1 week)
US
Mariah Carey feat. YG
Extra windward - - - - US99 (1 week)
US
Future feat. YG
2018 She Bad
Invasion of Privacy 		- - - - US57
platinum
platinum

(2 weeks)US
Cardi B feat. YG
sales: + 1,000,000
Same Bitches
Beerbongs & Bentleys 		DE74 (1 week)
DE 		AT40 (2 weeks)
AT 		- UK-
silver
silver
UK 		US20 (3 weeks)
US
Post Malone feat. G-Eazy & YG
2019 La La Land - - - - US75 (11 weeks)
US
Bryce Vine feat. YG
Slide - - - - US43
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)US
HER feat. YG
sales: + 1,000,000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b RIAA : Database with artist search for "YG"
  2. ↑ YG Says Secret Service Reached Out Following Release of Anti-Trump Song, May Try to Take His Album Off Shelves. Billboard , April 27, 2016, accessed January 6, 2017 .
  3. ↑ YG on His Anti-Trump Song Getting Censored, Black-on-Black Crime, and Life After Near-Death. Vulture, June 16, 2016, accessed January 6, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Chart sources (albums):
  5. ↑ a b chart sources (singles):
  6. ↑ BPI : Certified Awards Enter “YG” in the “Keywords” field and click “Search”
  7. ↑ Gold / platinum database BVMI Germany
personal data
SURNAME YG
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jackson, Keenon (real name); Young Gangsta (other name); YG (other spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Compton , California, USA