As Yelawolf prepares to drop his major label debut under the Shady Records banner, Complex jumps on the bus to find out how Catfish Billy made it from the gutter to the stars. This feature is a part ...

Going to watch Yelawolf in Mira Mesa was like being let in on a secret. Even through several underwhelming openers (except for locals Black Resume, whose lively set seemed to gain a few new fans by ...

The influential hip-hop publication put Yelawolf in its 2011 Freshman Class, its annual spotlight on up-and-coming rappers. Past members of XXL's Freshman Class include Wiz Khalifa ( Watch "YouTube ...

Is Yelawolf the next generation of hip-hop? Sort of. Don’t expect a cookie-cutter rapper with questionable skills and insert-cliche-here rhymes. The Gadsden, Ala., native represents a revolution ...

With his debut mixtape White Jesus, Rittz has established himself as one of Southern hip-hop’s most promising new stars, thanks to a masterful double-time flow that’s earned him props from Yelawolf.

This Alabama rapper has been turning heads for his vividly rendered, dexterously rhymed stories of blue-collar Southern life. The first video from Yelawolf’s October 25 debut album Radioactive ...

When an artist is signed to a legendary act like Eminem, it can be hard for them to stray away from their mentor's advice. Yet, for Yelawolf, he claims there were plenty of incidents during his time ...

Just like his previous releases, Yelawolf’s Radioactive is blue collar hip hop fueled by anger and a rough upbringing. He’s drawn endless comparisons to Eminem, who recently signed Yelawolf to Shady ...

Some years before Yelawolf, the self-styled "gutter motherfucker from an Alabama creek", was signed by Eminem, he wanted to be a professional skateboarder. A few injuries too many – to collarbone, ...

"Can I get another cigarette, Zach?" It's a warm September afternoon in Atlanta and Yelawolf is slouched on a couch in a corner of the warehouse-like Crossover Studios, bumming smokes from a ...

In the three years since Yelawolf released his 2011 debut album, Radioactive, the Alabama-born rapper has released a handful of mixtapes as well as a collaborative side project with Blink-182… By Dan ...