Southern Plug Magazine: Leaders of the New School ft Remy Ma Volume 2 Issue 1 C | Page 50

Like so many rappers after the turn of the millennium, Los Angeles-
based rap artist Keenon Jackson (otherwise known as YG or Young
Gangsta) got his start by accumulating a wide Internet following. The
success of "She a Model" and "Aim Me" online earned him a bid with
Def Jam, and he signed to the pioneering hip-hop label in 2009. Several
mixtapes followed, including 2010's The Real 4Fingaz and 2011's Just
Re'd Up, each of which boasted a charting Billboard single. He also
became a popular MC, guesting on tracks by Freddie Gibbs, Travis
Porter, E-40, Nipsey Hussle, and Young Jeezy. In 2013, it was
announced that Jeezy would be producing his debut studio full-length,
to be titled Im 4rm Bompton, which was slated for a summer release
that year. The planned album never appeared, as YG entered the studio
with a different producer, DJ Mustard. The album My Krazy Life
finally landed in 2014, with Drake, Rich Homie Quan, and ScHoolboy
Q among its guests. The album earned positive reviews, and debuted at
number two on the album charts. Drake returned for 2016's album Still
Brazy, which included more of a political and sociological bent,
including the anti-Donald Trump single "FDT." An EP-length
commercial mixtape, Red Friday, was out by the end of that November.