Southern Plug Magazine: Leaders of the New School 2017 Volume 2 Issue 1 A | Page 26

His signature move might be a
simple, whiny "Yeahhhh
Yeahhhhh Yeahhhh" at the end
of his lines, but YFN Lucci is a
strong, versatile lyricist, one
who made his official debut at
the age of 17. The Atlanta MC
was born Rayshawn Bennett
and began rapping when he
was 16. A year later, he was
recruited by Johnny Cinco for
two appearances on 2014's
John Popi mixtape. He joined
TIG that same year, and by the
end of 2014 the label had
released his debut
mixtape, Wish Me Well. Wish
Me Well, Vol. 2 followed in
2016 and featured guest
appearances from Migos, Plies,
and Johnny Cinco. In April
2017, Lucci released his debut
EP, Long Live Nut, which made
a strong showing at number 27
on the Billboard 200.