1. Blac Youngsta signed a recording contract with fellow Memphis-based rapper Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group in 2015, which entered a joint venture with Epic Records shortly after.
14 Facts About Blac Youngsta
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Blac Youngsta is best known for his 2017 singles "Hip Hopper" and "Booty"; the latter of which peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Blac Youngsta released three mixtapes as part of his Fast Bricks series, from 2012 to 2014.
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Blac Youngsta was featured on American rapper Travis Scott's 2016 song "Coordinate" which was included as the third track from Scott's album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight.
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In February 2017, Blac Youngsta released Illuminati, his fourth mixtape as a member of CMG, with guest appearances from Kodak Black, Lil Yachty, and Slim Jxmmi.
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In December 2017, Blac Youngsta signed his first major label deal with Epic Records.
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In February 2018, Youngsta released his debut studio album, 223, through Epic, with guest appearances from Lil Yachty, Travis Scott, and French Montana.
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In May 2019, Blac Youngsta released his EP, Cut Up.
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In October 2019, Blac Youngsta announced an international tour of the same name, starting in November 2019.
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On January 8,2016, police were called to a Wells Fargo branch in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, after Blac Youngsta withdrew $200,000 from his bank account in order to purchase a car.
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Workers allegedly believed Blac Youngsta was robbing the bank after he was seen leaving the bank with the money.
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On May 16,2017, Blac Youngsta surrendered himself to police on charges related to a shooting involving fellow Memphis rapper Young Dolph, in which Youngsta and his associates are alleged to have fired over 100 rounds into Young Dolph's SUV.
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Blac Youngsta had maintained that he was innocent before turning himself in.
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Blac Youngsta was released on bond the same day, charged with six counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling or moving vehicle and felony conspiracy.