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Lil Yachty

Lil Yachty

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Lil Yachty, aka Lil Boat, is a 21-year old Atlanta native, a Grammy-nominated singer, rapper, producer, creative designer, branding genius and fashionicon.

Yachty has been one of the most prolific names in music during his meteoric rise. He has been nominated for a Grammy, Billboard Music Awards, MTV Music Awards and more. He’s earned three Top 10 albums on Billboard’s Top 200 chart and 12 songs on the Hot 100 charts. Rolling Stone says Lil Yachty “may change the way people rap,” while The New York Times Magazine dubbed him as an artist “that tell us where musicis going.” With all of these accomplishments and over 3 billion streams across his music catalog, Lil Yachty has established himself as a marvel of music and pop culture with an undeniablepresence.

Since releasing his viral video for “One Night” in December 2015, Lil Yachty has been releasing music at an almost unbelievable pace: Following his initial mixtapes, 2016’s Lil Boat and Summer Songs 2, that were released less than a year apart. His studio album Teenage Emotions was released in May 2017 and his second studio album, Lil Boat 2, was released on March 9, 2018. His third studio album, Nuthin’ 2 Prove, was released on October 19, 2018.

Since early 2016 the Grammy-nominated artist has served as Creative Director of Nautica, graced the covers of The FADER, XXL, PAPER Magazine and The New York Times’ Men’s Style section and generated dozens of viral moments across social media.

Lil Yachty has starred in iconic commercials for Sprite (with LeBron James), Target (with Carly Jepsen) and Chef Boyardee (with Donny Osmond), signed a deal with Reebok, and and worked with Finish Line x Adidas, Axe, Uniqlo and Bape. Most recently made his debut in film world with starring roles in Teen Titans Go! To The Movies (as superhero Green Lantern) and How High 2 as the pivotal lead character, Roger.

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