Yelawolf Net Worth 2023

Michael Wayne Atha best known as Yelawolf is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is also a very successful businessman. He went viral on the internet through his mixtape titled “Trunk Muzik”. It was released in 2010, though he started his journey as a music artist in 2005. Yelawolf net worth of 4.5 million dollars.

Yelawolf Early Life

Michael Wayne Atha was born on December 30, 1979, in Gadsden, Alabama, USA. He claims that he is a native American. He is an agnostic. His father’s name is Mitchell Howard Atha. He is a tutor by profession. His mother’s name is Sheila Diane. She is a shop owner by profession.

Name	Yelawolf.
Real Name	Michael Wayne Atha.
Birth Date / Age	December 30, 1979 / 43 Years Old.
Birth Place	Gadsden, Alabama, United States.
Source of Income	Music.
Height	6 feet 0 inches.
Net Worth	$4 million dollars.

Moreover, Yelawolf has one brother named Jazmen McMurry and three sisters named Amy Atha Edwards, Coty Atha Domain, and PJ Atha. He moved from one place to another throughout his childhood. But he spent most of his childhood in Antioch, Tennessee. He studied at Carter Lawrence Middle School in Nashville. It was located near housing projects. He completed his school from there.

Atha was never interested in studying. He was very fond of rapping, singing, and songwriting. That’s why, after completing school, he did not even try to go to college for further studies. In school life, he would participate in various cultural competitions.

Michael’s stage name was inspired by his father’s name. It was inspired by his surname Atha. From childhood, he was quite creative. His childhood was the era of Hip Hop. That’s why; he got very much influenced by Hip Hop.

Yelawolf Music Career

Yelawolf started his career with the UPN Network reality series The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott. It was aired in 2005 and soon after his elimination from the show, he released his independent debut album Creekwater 2005, later the same year he released his debut mixtape Pissin’ in a Barrel of Beez.

In 2007 he signed to Columbia Records and released the single “Kickin'” from the album, Fearin’ and Loathin’ in Smalltown, U.S.A. But the album was never released, and Yelawolf was dropped from the label later that year. Then he released two mixtapes following his release from Columbia, titled Ball of Flames:

Yelawolf signed with Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment and released his debut extended play Arena Rap in 2019. From there he got fame through a mixtape titled Trunk Muzik the same year. He made guest appearances on albums by rappers Big Boi, Paul Wall, Tech N9ne, Travis Barker, Gucci Mane, and Big K.R.I.T., among others in 2010 and 2011.

Yelawolf Official Album

Yelawolf released the first official single from his album, titled “Hard White (Up in the Club)” on August 8, 2011, featuring southern hip hop producer Lil Jon. On October 30, 2011, he released the second single off Radioactive, titled “Let’s Roll”, featuring Kid Rock.

This rapper released a promotional track with British singer Ed Sheeran titled “You Don’t Know on January 24, 2012. On June 16, 2012, he released a song titled “Happy Father’s Day” in order to commemorate Father’s Day. On February 5, 2013, he released the first song from Trunk Muzik Returns.

Then he released a second song from Trunk Muzik Returns titled “F.A.S.T. Ride” on February 26. Then he released the third song from Trunk Muzik Returns titled “Gangster” featuring fellow rappers ASAP Rocky and Big Henry on March 12.

He premiered his debut single from Love Story titled “Box Chevy V” on Shade 45 on January 28, 2014. The surprise free EP, Hotel was released on October 10, 2016. The same year his first two singles from Trial by Fire, “Daylight” and “Shadows” featured country singer Joshua Headley. He released Yelawolf Blacksheep, an 11-track mixtape with fellow rapper Caskey on February 19, 2021. On February 5, 2021, he released the first single from the record, titled “Been a Problem”.

Yelawolf Net worth

As of 2023, Yelawolf net worth of $4 million dollars. Yelawolf is one of the richest rappers in America. He has earned his wealth mostly through his musical career. He is one of the smartest artists in America.

Not only does Yelawolf have a great career in music but also he is a successful businessman. After moving to Nashville he started his own business. He also owns many assets like houses and expensive cars.

Yelawolf earns quite a lot. Some say his annual income is almost 2 million dollars. But some resources believe that he earns 1.2 million dollars a year.

Yelawolf Instagram And Twitter

Yelawolf is super active on social media. He has got millions of fans on many social media platforms and loves to post regularly. This rapper has the most fan followers on Facebook. On his Facebook page, he has got 2.3 million followers.

He is quite famous on Instagram as well. His verified Instagram account has a fan following of 1 million people. He has got a YouTube channel as well. His YouTube channel has more than 2.12 million subscribers. Yelawolf also tweets a lot. He has almost 500k followers on Twitter. He is not available on TikTok at this moment.

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Yelawolf Wife and Kids

This rapper has been married twice. Yelawolf’s first wife’s name is Sorona Rosario. They share three children together. Two of them are boys and the younger one is a girl. They never shared why they got separated.

Then Yelawolf started dating a Canadian singer and songwriter Fefe Dobson in 2010. They got engaged in 2013. But they split up in 2016 and reunited in 2017. Finally, they got married in 2019.