Real Name/Full Name | Michael Wayne Atha |
Nick Name/Celebrated Name: | Yelawolf |
Birth Place: | Gadsden, Alabama, the United States |
Date Of Birth/Birthday: | 30 December 1979 |
Age/How Old: | 41 years old |
Height/How Tall: | In Centimetres – 183 cm In Feet and Inches – 6′ 0″ |
Weight: | In Kilograms – 76 Kg In Pounds – 167 lbs |
Eye Color: | Green |
Hair Color: | Dark brown |
Parents Name: | Father – Michael Howard Atha Mother – Sheila Diane |
Siblings: | Coty Atha Domian, Amy Atha Edwards, PJ Atha, and Jazmen McMurry |
School: | Carter Lawrence Elementary School |
College: | N/A |
Religion: | N/A |
Nationality: | American |
Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn |
Gender: | Male |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Married |
Girlfriend: | N/A |
Wife/Spouse Name: | Sonora Rosario (divorced) Fefe Dodson (2019-present) |
Kids/Children Name: | 3 (2 boys and a girl) |
Profession: | Rapper, songwriter, singer |
Net Worth: | $5 million |
Last Updated: | August 2021 |
Yelawolf is the stage name for Michael Wayne Atha is a rapper, singer, and songwriter from America. The rapper who is also a businessman and fashion designer started his musical career in 2005 but it took him five years to release any music. His extended play (EP) by the title Trunk Music released in 2010 is the one that got mainstream attention in his career. To date, he has released a total of five studio albums.
Well, how well do you know about Yelawolf? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Yelawolf’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Yelawolf to date.
Biography and Early Life
Yelawolf was born in Gadsden, Alabama, to a very young mother by the name of Sheila Mitchell. When growing up, his family moved a lot, and he grew in different places like Tennessee, Nashville, and Antioch. His father Michael Howard Atha is the one who gave him his stage name. His first name “Yela” means the “sun” in Cherokee which is his father’s native language.
Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
So, how old is Yelawolf in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Yelawolf’s age is 41 years old as of today’s date 8th August 2021 having been born on 30 December 1979. Though, he is 6′ 0″ in feet and inches and 183 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 167 lbs in Pound and 76kg in Kilograms.
Education
For his education, Yelawolf attended Carter Lawrence Middle School. The school was located near a housing project and the rapper stated that it was during that time that he started liking hip hop and it actually started making sense to him.
Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
Atha is married to Fefe Dobson who is a recording artist. The two got engaged in July 2013. In 2016, there arose some differences in their relationship, and they were said to break up. They later rekindled their love and in September 2019 they tied the knot. They do not have any children together.
Before he got engaged to Dobson, the rapper was married to one Sonora Rosario. The couple had three children together, but they divorced following personal differences. The three children stay with Yelawolf and Fefe. Besides these two marriages, the rapper was once said to be romantically involved with Laurence Bedard, who is an Instagram influencer.
Is Yelawolf Gay?
As far as the sexual orientation of the rapper is concerned, he is straight. He has been romantically involved with different ladies in the past, and he is currently married to Fefe Dobson. He has never been linked or rumored of being gay.
Professional Career
Since high school, Yelawolf had a great interest in music and his early career began in 2005. His debut independent album called Creekwater was released in 2005 followed by his debut mixtape titled Pissin’ in a Barrel of Beez. He signed to Columbia Records in 2007 but was dropped in 2009 without having recorded any material.
He signed to Ghet-O-Vision in 2009 and released his very first EP by the name of Arena Rap. It was still with the label that he released the mixtape Trunk Muzik. The mixtape marked his breakthrough into stardom as he got millions of online followers.
He signed with Shady Records in March 2011 and in November the same year he released the album Radioactive. The album was released under two record labels, Shady Records, and Interscope Records and it debuted at number 13 on the Billboard chart.
A sequel to his breakthrough mixtape was released in March 2013, and it was titled Trunk Muzik Returns. Two years later he released his third album, Love Story. The album had Eminem as the only featured guest, and he was also the executive producer. It was produced by Yelawolf. Other albums that followed included Trial by Fire, Trunk Muzik 111, and Ghetto Cowboy which was released in 2019.
Awards
For all the years he has been in showbiz, Yelawolf has never won any award. What he has won is the millions of hearts of fans that follow him from all over the world. He has also accomplished a lot in his career by selling his music in millions over the years.
Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Yelawolf in ’2021’
As of 2021, The accumulative net worth of the rapper is estimated to be $5 million. He has made this wealth from his career as a singer, rapper, and songwriter. Also, he is the owner and the founder of an independent record label by the name of Slumerican. Besides all these, Yelawolf has several business ventures with an impressive income, adding up to his total wealth.
Michael Wayne Atha who is known by his stage name Yelawolf has been in the music business for several years. He started from scratch, and today he has managed to rise to the top of rap music. In the span of his career, he has worked with several international artists and record labels. He has even gone a step further and founded his own record label called Slumerican. Over the years, the label has helped in launching the career of various artists.