Young Dolph is an American rapper who did a great job in 2016. He has been called a "bulletproof" rapper (but more on that later) as well as a hero in the independent scene. There were no producers behind the artist's back. He "blinded" himself on his own.
Childhood and youth of Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr.
The artist's date of birth is July 27, 1985. He was born in Toronto. Adolf Robert Thornton (real name of the rap artist) was brought up in a large family.
The childhood of a black guy can hardly be called happy and cloudless. Even then, he began to understand what life is, and that in it you need to be collected and purposeful, otherwise you are a loser.
The upbringing of Adolf, exactly like the upbringing of his brothers and sisters, was handled by his grandmother. Biological parents are heavily addicted to drugs. They rarely appeared at home and did not take part in providing for their offspring. At the age of 3, Adolf's grandmother Ida Mae took him from the streets of Chicago to south Memphis, Tennessee, in hopes of giving him and his brothers a better life.
Despite the fact that the grandmother was engaged in raising the guy, he hated her. She forbade him a lot. In particular, he could not bring home friends who needed support.
He called her “the meanest bastard in the world,” but softened as a teenager and realized that many of the thoughts shared by his grandmother could be put into practice.
Adolph Robert Thornton was the eldest man in the family. Questions related to the financial support of brothers and sisters fell on him. The black guy has always strived for independence.
“I have always strived to live well. I dreamed of making a lot of money. One day I told my grandma that I wanted to get my mom and dad off the block. I was a little kid who said all this shit. But, in fact, I don’t know what a real dad and mom are, because I was raised by the street.
Starting at the age of 16, Adolf began selling drugs. He was attracted by easy money, so he could not get off this “track” so easily. Around the same time period, he joined the Castalia Heights group.
The creative path of Young Dolph
The creative path of the artist fell on 2008. He successfully tried on the creative pseudonym Young Dolph and began to release top mixtapes under it. His singing career began to gain momentum, although according to Young Dolph, he never dreamed of a professional career as a rap artist.
Somewhat later, in the piece of music On the River, he read: "I'm from Memphis and thought I'd be a pimp." Soon he was already conducting a mini-tour around the country, and also performed at small nightclub venues. He very professionally "handed out" rap, so he gained popularity in a short period of time.
In 2008, the premiere of the artist's debut mixtape took place. It was called the Paper Route Campaign. On the wave of popularity, he founded his own label. In 2010, the rap artist's repertoire was replenished with Welcome 2 Dolph World.
With the release of the mixtapes High Class Street Music and High Class Street Music Episode 2, he moved away from the style of Memphis rappers Three 6 Mafia and 8Ball & MJG. Instead, the performer surprised with his own presentation of musical material, which was called "noisy" with "magnetic delivery and a uniquely deep voice."
Premiere of debut album King of Memphis
In 2016, he was seen on the single OT Genasis - Cut It. In the same year, the premiere of the debut LP of the rap artist took place. The record was called the King of Memphis album. The compilation peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200.
Yo Gotti (rap artist from Memphis) and Black Youngsta took the name of the presented collection to their own account. Rappers harbored a grudge against Young. Black led an unofficial armed group that announced a real hunt for Young Dolph. In addition, he released a diss on the singer. We are talking about the track SHAKE SUM.
But, later it became known that Yo Gotti wanted to sign Young Dolph to his label back in 2014, but Dolph was not attracted by the terms of the contract. He even talked about the incident on The Breakfast Club show.
Reference: A diss track, diss record, or diss song is a song whose main purpose is to verbally attack someone else, usually another artist.
Young Dolph did not become “silent in a rag. The very next year he released a diss on Yo Gotti. The work was called Play Wit Yo 'Bitch. In 2017, a music video was also released for the song.
Assassination attempt on Young Dolph
After the release of the music video, Young Dolph's car was shot at in Charlotte, North Carolina. The rapper arrived at the venue to perform at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic. The car was shot at countless times, but the car was equipped with bulletproof panels.
After the assassination attempt on Young Dolph, Black Youngsta and two other men (names to be confirmed) were arrested. Alas, the charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence.
The name of Young Dolph was at the hearing of music lovers. Taking this opportunity, he released another studio album. We are talking about Bulletproof plastic. It is noteworthy that this year the rapper's life was attempted several more times. In 2018, Niggas Get Shot Everyday premiered. In the work, he mentioned a recent incident with repeated shelling of a car.
By the way, the 100 Shots musical composition also appeared on this LP, where the rapper asks: “How could you miss a hundred times?”. The answer is also given there - Dolph "bashed" 300 thousand dollars for a custom SUV to make it really bulletproof.
Despite all the confidence and steadfastness of Young Dolph, troubles were just beginning for him. In the fall, he was again assassinated. This time, the criminals were waiting for him near the Loews Hollywood hotel in Los Angeles.
The rap artist was not seriously injured. He managed to run into the store, which was located nearby, where he was given first aid. Three bullets hit the artist's body.
He was bleeding. Upon the arrival of an ambulance, the doctors said that Young was in critical condition, but the rapper soon recovered and his life was not in danger.
The police were checking possible participants in the incident. They took a statement from Yo Gotti, who also lived at Loews Hollywood. But, and this time Yo Gotti got off. He had nothing to show, so the police dropped the charges against him.
Young Dolph Robbery
In 2019, Young Dolph was robbed. After a breakdown of his vehicle in Atlanta, thieves took an expensive Richard Mille and Patek Philippe watch, a pair of diamond chains, a Glock pistol, a Pirelli backpack, an iPad and a MacBook from the artist. He lost over $500 million.
The last few years of Young Dolph have definitely not been sweet. Despite this, he continued to record good music. His latest solo release, Rich Slave, featured Megan Thee Stallion and G Herbo.
He also worked extensively with fellow Memphis rapper Key Glock. With him, he recorded several top works. We are talking about Dum and Dummer (2021) and Dum and Dummer 2 (2021).
During the coronavirus pandemic, the rap artist released the track Sunshine. He dedicated the piece of music to all those who suffered from this terrible disease. In 2021, Young released his label's debut LP, Paper Route Empire.
Young Dolph: details of his personal life
Not only did he have a great creative career, but also his personal life. He was in a relationship with a girl named Mia Jay. He did not propose to a woman a marriage proposal. She managed to give birth to children from a rap artist.
Mia Jay worked as an affiliate broker for a real estate company. In addition, she is an entrepreneur as well as the founder of The Mom brand.
Interesting facts about the rap artist
- The artist was known for charitable gestures. For example, he donated $25 to his school in Memphis, where he also gave a motivational speech.
- Young Dolph is the cousin of rapper Juice Wrld.
- In 2020, he had attempts to quit rap, but he soon changed his plans.
- He spent a lot of time with the children. He mentioned their names in the track Sunshine.
Death of Young Dolph
He passed away on November 17, 2021. The American rapper was fatally shot in a Memphis cookie store. Alas, he died before the ambulance arrived.
The store owner gave an interview, during which it became known that the rapper visited the candy store to buy cookies. A vehicle drove up to the entrance of the store, from which unknown people shot Young Dolph.
By the way, the murder of the rapper happened a week after he starred in an advertisement for that same cookie. He posted the ad on his social media. According to close people, Young came to Memphis to hold another concert (charity). Condolences have been sent to his family Drake, Megan thee stallion, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Quavo and other world-class stars.
The identity of the attacker has not yet been established (18.11.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX). The Memphis police said the rapper's murder is "another example of the senseless gun violence we face locally and nationally."
Police detained suspects in the murder of an American rapper at the end of December 2021. Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith face real time. Police suspect that Young Dolph's killers left the scene in the same vehicle from which the murder was committed.
