Moneybagg Yo
Demario DeWayne White, Jr., better known by his stage name Moneybagg Yo, is an American rapper and songwriter. He signed to Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group (CMG), in October 2016,[1] as well as N-Less Entertainment and his own label Bread Gang Music Group.[2][3] His first two projects to debut in the Top 20, Federal 3X and 2 Heartless, debuted at No. 5 and No. 16 on the Billboard 200, respectively.[4] His highest charting project is the album, Time Served, debuting at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in 2020.
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Moneybagg Yo in August 2018 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Demario DeWayne White, Jr. |
Also known as | Moneybagg Yo |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | September 22, 1991
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Associated acts |
Early Life
Demario DeWayne White, Jr. was born on September 22, 1991 in South Memphis, Tennessee, where he also grew up. [5]
Career
His early mixtapes were issued in 2012, including From the Da Block 2 Da Booth and October 20th. In 2016, he released three more, one of which won a Memphis Hip Hop Award for Mixtape of the Year. Federal Reloaded, a revision of the first installment of the Federal series, featured guest appearances from Y Grizzle, Young Dolph and OG Boo Dirty, among others. The follow-up, ELO (Everybody Lives On), included guest appearances from Yo Gotti and Migos' Quavo, among others. His work with Yo Gotti continued on a joint effort titled 2 Federal, released in October 2016. Heartless arrived in February 2017 and charted at No. 177 on the Billboard 200.[6] The mixtape featured guest appearances from YFN Lucci and Lil Durk. In October 2017, Moneybagg released Federal 3X, his debut with Interscope since signing a distribution deal. The mixtape contains a sole feature from YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
In 2018, Moneybagg Yo delivered a compilation album: Moneybagg Yo Presents: NLess Ent x Bread Gang. The project was released on January 1, 2018. On February 14, 2018, Moneybagg released his sequel mixtape to 2017's Heartless, 2 Heartless with features from Quavo, Yo Gotti, Lil Baby, and BlocBoy JB and production from Zaytoven and Southside. On July 27, 2018 he released a nine-track mixtape, Bet On Me, with features from YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Lil Baby, and Gunna with the production handled from Tay Keith, Drum God, Javar and others. Moneybagg Yo released his debut studio album Reset in November 2018.[7][8] He released his second studio album, 43va Heartless, in May 2019.[9] His third studio album, Time Served, was released in January 2020. It includes "All Dat" and "U Played", his first Hot 100-charting singles.[10] The album reached number three on the Billboard 200, with 66,000 units sold during its first week of release. It was followed up by a deluxe edition in May. On June 30, 2020, he released the single "Said Sum", his highest-charting song as a lead artist.[11]
Personal life
White has 7 children, four sons and three daughters.[12]
On March 14, 2016, during his CD release party, Moneybagg Yo was arrested for trafficking and drug charges, along with 27 others at Club Masarati.[13][14] On August 19, 2017, Moneybagg Yo was reportedly involved in a shooting at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop.[15]
He briefly dated Megan Thee Stallion in 2019.[16] As of January 2020, he is dating model and entrepreneur, Ariana "Ari" Fletcher. [17]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [6] |
US R&B/HH [18] |
CAN [19] | ||
Reset |
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13 | 8 | — |
43va Heartless |
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4 [20] | 3 | — |
Time Served[21] |
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3 [22] | 2 | 35 |
Mixtapes
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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US [6] |
US R&B/HH [18] | ||
From Da Block 2 Da Booth |
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— | — |
October 20th |
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— | — |
La Familia (with Slpy) |
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— | — |
Relentless |
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— | — |
Federal |
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— | — |
Federal Reloaded |
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— | — |
ELO (Everybody Lives On) |
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— | — |
All Gas No Brakes |
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— | — |
4 The Hard Way |
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— | — |
2 Federal (with Yo Gotti) |
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97 | 48 |
Heartless |
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177 | — |
Federal 3X |
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5 | 4 |
Fed Baby's (with YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
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21 | 9 |
2 Heartless |
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16 | 9 |
Bet On Me |
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11 | 9 |
Compilation albums
Title | Details |
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Moneybagg Yo Presents: NLess Ent x Bread Gang[23] (with Dee Mula, Big Homie, C.O., FME Tavo, MudBruddaBo, Skywalker OG, & Tru Dexter) |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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US [24] |
US R&B/HH [25] |
US Rap [26] |
US Main. R&B/HH [27] | ||||
"Dirty Money"[28] (with FDW Baybay featuring Cook Laflare) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"50 Missed Calls"[29] (with Ray Vicks & YFN Lucci) |
— | — | — | — | The Frank White Story | ||
"Vibes in LA"[30] (with Gunna) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Trap Prices"[31] (with Heavy Hitaz) |
— | — | — | — | |||
"Trap Clickin"[32] (featuring King Pop & Benji Wilson) |
— | — | — | — | |||
"February"[33] (featuring Jeezy) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Celebrate"[34] (with Lgunna featuring Jim Jones) |
— | — | — | — | |||
"Tetris"[35] (with Mr. Mase & Spinna) |
— | — | — | — | |||
"Bigg Facts"[36][37] | — | — | — | 26 | 2 Heartless | ||
"Okay"[39][40] (featuring Future) |
— | — | — | — | Reset | ||
"Count It Up"[41] (with Drako) |
— | — | — | — | Fully Loaded | ||
"Blac Money"[42] (featuring Blac Youngsta) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | 43va Heartless | |
"Dior"[43] (featuring Gunna) |
—[upper-alpha 1] | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | — |
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"All Dat"[46] (with Megan Thee Stallion) |
70 | 34 | — | 16 |
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Time Served | |
"U Played"[47] (featuring Lil Baby) |
2020 | 53 | 23 | 18 | — |
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"1 2 3"[48] (featuring Blac Youngsta) |
—[upper-alpha 3] | 43 | — | 5 | |||
"Blue Jean Bandit" (with TM88 and Southside, featuring Young Thug and Future)[49] |
— | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"Me Vs Me" [50] | 88 | 41 | — | — | Time Served (Deluxe) | ||
"Said Sum"[11] | 44 | 18 | 19 | — | TBA | ||
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak
chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |
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US R&B/HH Bub. |
US Main. R&B/HH [27] | ||||
"All of a Sudden"[51] (Lil Baby featuring Moneybagg Yo) |
2017 | 5 | 20 |
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Too Hard |
"Don't Even Trip"[52] (Tee Grizzley featuring Moneybagg Yo) |
2018 | — | — | Activated | |
"Set"[53] (Dee Mula featuring Moneybagg Yo) |
— | — | Let Me Get Dat, Vol. 2 | ||
"Pablo (Remix)"[54] (Rvssian and Sfera Ebbasta featuring Rich the Kid, Lil Baby, & Moneybagg Yo) |
— | — | Non-album single | ||
"Unjudge Me"[55] (Calboy featuring Moneybagg Yo) |
2019 | — | — | Wildboy | |
"Tomorrow"[56] (Stunna 4 Vegas featuring Moneybagg Yo) |
— | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Crank Up 2.0"[57] (Dee Mula featuring Stunna 4 Vegas & Moneybagg Yo) |
— | — | |||
"Hocus Pocus"[58] (DJ Kay Slay & Blueface featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie & Moneybagg Yo) |
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"Goodbye"[59] (Blac Youngsta featuring Yo Gotti and Moneybagg Yo) |
— | — | Church on Sunday | ||
"Camelot (Remix)"[60] (NLE Choppa featuring BlocBoy JB, Yo Gotti, & Moneybagg Yo) |
— | — | Non-album single | ||
"Split It"[61] (Doe Boy featuring Moneybagg Yo) |
2020 | — | — | Non-album single | |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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US [24] |
US R&B/HH |
US Main. R&B/HH [27] |
CAN | IRE | NZ Hot | |||
"Doin 2 Much" (with Yo Gotti) |
2016 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 2 Federal |
"Doin' It" | 2017 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | Federal 3X |
"Say Na" (featuring J. Cole) |
2018 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | Reset |
"Toes"[62] (DaBaby featuring Lil Baby and Moneybagg Yo) |
2019 | 28 [63] | 16 [64] |
— | 61 [65] | 84 [66] | 17 [67] |
Kirk |
"Protect da Brand" (featuring DaBaby) |
2020 | 89 | 44 | — | — | — | — | Time Served |
"Federal Fed" (featuring Future) |
—[upper-alpha 4] | 50 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Speak 4 Em" | —[upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"No Sucker" (with Lil Baby) |
58 | 30 | — | — | — | — | My Turn |
Notes
- "Dior" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[44]
- "Dior" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[45]
- "1 2 3" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[44]
- "Federal Fed" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[44]
- "Speak 4 Em" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[44]
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- "Dirty Money - Single by FDW Baybay and Moneybagg Yo on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- "50 Missed Calls - Single by Ray Vicks, Moneybagg Yo, and YFN Lucci on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- "Vibes in LA - Single by Gunna and Moneybagg Yo on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- "Trap Prices - Single by HEAVY HITAZ and Moneybagg Yo on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- "Trap Clickin - Single by Moneybagg Yo on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- "FEBRUARY - Single by Moneybagg Yo on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- "Celebrate - Single by Lgunna on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- "Tetris - Single by Mr. Mase on Apple Music". Apple Music.
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- "All of a Sudden - Single by Lil Baby on Apple Music".
- "Tee Grizzley Teams Up With Moneybagg Yo for New Single 'Don't Even Trip': Listen". Billboard.
- "Set - Single by Dee Mula on Apple Music".
- "Pablo Remix - Single by Rvssian and Sfera Ebbasta on Apple Music".
- "Unjudge Me - Single by Calboy on Apple Music".
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- "Moneybagg Yo & Stunna 4 Vegas Join DeeMula For "Crank Up 2.0" Visual". HotNewHipHop.
- "DJ Kay Slay Unites Blueface & A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie & Moneybagg Yo On "Hocus Pocus"". HotNewHipHop.
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