Like his namesake John Gotti, the Memphis based rapper has been running the Southern underground scene with an iron fist for the past. Next up to bat is Yo Gotti, M-Town’s current underground rap kingpin.

All of the above-mentioned artists at one point in time literally dominated the city’s underground rap scene before going on to become national superstars. Since then he has released 2001's Self-Explanatory, 2003's Life, 2006's Back 2 Da Basics, 2008's Cocaine Muzik, 2009's CM2 (Cocaine Muzik 2 hosted by DJ Drama), and The Pyrex King: Street Runnaz Special Edition.Īs one of the six epicenters of Southern hip hop, Memphis has always had a thriving underground capable of producing major platinum superstars such as Eightball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia and Project Pat,Skip a.k.a Gianni Booker. Formerly known as Lil Yo in the 90's, he released his first album, From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game, in 2000. Mario Mims (born in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is an American rapper signed to Cash Money Records.

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