Rapper and songwriter Mario Mims – born on May 19, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee –
is better known by his stage name Yo Gotti. After releasing a string of
moderately successful independent rap albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s –
including From da Dope Game 2 da Rap Game (2000), Life (2003), and Back 2 da
Basics (2006), he signed a deal with New York-based hip-hop specialists Polo
Grounds Music. With an RCA distribution deal, Yo Gotti had the means to break
into a wider hip-hop market, however, his first album for the label, Live from
the Kitchen, was delayed for several year...