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Background

Born in Hawkinsville,Georgia Lil Miami projects. == Young Dro the second oldest of his mother’s five boys and somewhere amongst the middle seven of his father’s 21 children. Due to poverty, Dro had to live in a variety of housing complexes. He lived in Perry Homes, Herndon Homes, Bowen Homes, Bankhead, Summerhill,Carver Homes, and Adamsville.

At the age of 18, he was shot in the stomach and the back and required almost a year to recover. He ended up moving to Cleveland Heights, Ohio after his shooting incident. He spent his late teens and early 20s in and out of prison. He began rapping in the 9th grade with childhood friend Jamil Okonny (later Ceo of Jip Ent.). T.I. has been a long-time supporter of Dro but Dro was trying to stay close to Ant. "I had been trying to sign Dro since like '97, before I was even trying to get a deal for myself. Anyone with ears can hear he got talent." [1]. Cleveland Heights is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. ... This article is about the musician. ...

Rise to fame

It was during these many moves in his teen years that he befriended the now Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I.;Neither of the two took music seriously at the time.But Dro knew TI was the best rapper alive. Young Dro never considered a career in music until another one of his friends, Chris “Daddy Mack” Smith, scored platinum success as one half of early 90s duo Kriss Kross. Grand Hustle Records is an American record label formed by sociopath Clifford T.I. Harris & his business partner Jason Geter in 2003. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... This article is about the musician. ... Kris Kross (Chris Kelly and Chris Smith) were a teenage rap duo of the early 90s most famous for wearing their clothes backward. ...

To make his dream a reality, he first met pioneering southern rapper Raheem the Dream in the late 90s, who at the time had Pastor Troy and D4L front man Fabo signed to his local label. By the end of 2001, Young Dro's independent single “Yes Sir” and regional hit album "I Got That Dro" became fairly successful. Pastor Troy (born Micah Levar Troy in College Park, Georgia on November 18, 1977) is an American rapper. ... D4L is a rap group from Atlanta, Georgia who are best known for their #1 hit Laffy Taffy. ... Fabo (real name Lefabian Williams) is an American rapper, producer, and is the frontman of the group D4L. He has also made guest appearances on other artists records. ...

Around the same time, T.I. was preparing for his debut album I'm Serious. While he was promoting the album during a radio interview, Young Dro called the station and asked to talk to the fellow rapper. “I was like, ‘That sounds like my homeboy,’” Dro recalls, “he was like, ‘You the one who sings “Yes Sir”? Man, meet me at the Bounce...We went up there and performed.” This article is about the musician. ... Im Serious is rapper T.I.s debut album, released on October 9, 2001. ...

That reuniting of two longtime friends evolved into Young Dro signing with Grand Hustle, T.I.'s record label and his major label debut, "Best Thang Smokin'", which went on to go gold. Among the tracks featured on the album, "Shoulder Lean" was chosen to be the lead single. Through the summer of 2006, the track gained momentum throughout the South, and then nationally, as it was well-received among the hip-hop community. It received a decent amount of airplay on BET, and managed to climb to #3 spot in the U.S. Rap chart. On the 27th July 2006, Young Dro reached the #1 spot on both the Billboard Urban Monitor chart as well as the R&B Urban Mainstream chart. Simultanouesly, the video hit #1 during the previous week's "106 & Park" countdown on BET, in addition to securing the top spot on MTV2 where it's currently in "ELITE 8". Amazingly on top of that, Warner Music Group announced that the ringtone for Dro's single 'Shoulder Lean' had sold over 500,000 units. Also it had the number 2 video on MTV 2006 Top Music Video Countdown. The album was also promoted by Semko The Realest & DJ Dro. Grand Hustle Records is a label created by Clifford T.I. Harris & Jason Geter. ... Best Thang Smokin is the debut album from rapper Young Dro. ... Bet may refer to: Look up bet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Other Projects

Prior to Dro's "Best Thang Smokin'", he had worked with DJ Burn One of Atlanta, Georgia to produce the mixtape Future Legends Vol. 2, "I've Still Got That Dro", which was released in February of 2006. The album contained "over 18 exclusive new songs and freestyles, along with a collection of songs that could previously only be found on official Grand Hustle mixtapes, as well as a few tracks off his extremely rare first album "I Got That Dro"." [2] Though many of the songs never made it on the air, the mixtape featured previews of "Shoulder Lean" and "Rubberband Banks". Also included were many original songs featuring artists such as T.I., Alfamega, Mike Jones, and Big Kuntry. Honorable mentions from the album were "I Ain't Lame", "Cartoon", "Dressed 2 Impress", "Blame it on the Dro", and "Ol Skool". He is also featured in the It's Okay (One Blood) remix. Featuring 20 other rap stars. He also is in the music video for Young Buck's song Get Buck. Most recently Dro is featured on Murphy Lee's Hatin' produced by Mannie Fresh. Best Thang Smokin is the debut album from rapper Young Dro. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Grand Hustle Records is a label created by Clifford T.I. Harris & Jason Geter. ... This article is about the musician. ... Mike Jones (born January 6, 1981 in Aldine, Texas, USA) is an African American southern rap artist, who initially was affiliated with the record label Swishahouse, then left to be the owner of Ice Age Entertainment. ... Junior Reid chronology Its Okay (One Blood) (2006) Its Okay (One Blood) is the first single from The Games second album, Doctors Advocate. ... David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), better known as Young Buck, is an American rapper who is a member of the popular rap group G-Unit. ... Get Buck is the second single off Young Bucks upcoming sophomore album, Buck the World, releasing on March 27th. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mannie Fresh (born Byron Thomas on March 20, 1974 In New Orleans, Louisiana) is the former in-house producer for the successful New Orleans-based record label Cash Money Records. ...

Upcoming

Young Dro will release his second album titled "Young & Restless" in February 2008. For other uses, see Young and Restless. ...

Young Dro is rumored to be featured in a film entitled Ballers in 2009. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Discography

Main article: Young Dro discography

// Best Thang Smokin Released: August 29, 2006 Label: Grand Hustle/Atlantic RIAA Certification: Gold Chart Positions: #3 U.S. U.S. Sales: 468. ...

Albums

• 2001: I Got That Dro (As "Dro")
• 2006: Best Thang Smokin' (Certified GOLD by the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000 copies)
• 2008: Young & Restless

Best Thang Smokin is the debut album from rapper Young Dro. ... For other uses, see Young and Restless. ...

Solo Singles

• 2006: "Shoulder Lean" (featuring T.I.)
• 2006: "Rubberband Banks"
• 2007: "I'm Sick of It"

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Featured Singles

• 2006: "Do Ya Thang" (P$C featuring Young Dro)
• 2006: "Top Back (Remix)" (T.I. featuring Young Jeezy, Young Dro, Big Kuntry, & BG)
• 2006: "We Fly High (Remix)" (Jim Jones featuring T.I., Diddy, Birdman and Young Dro)
• 2007: "Hatin'" (Murphy Lee) featuring Young Dro)

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Guest Appearances

• "Been A Boss" (Lil Scrappy Feat.Young Dro & Bohagon)
• "We Fly High (Remix)" (Jim Jones feat. Diddy, Baby, T.I., & Young Dro)
• "Tell Em What They Want To Hear" (Rashad Morgan feat. T.I., & Young Dro)
• "Top Back (Remix)" (T.I. feat. Young Jeezy, B.G., Big Kuntry, & Young Dro)
• "Dip, Slide, Rideout" - (DJ Khaled feat. Big Kuntry, T.I. & Young Dro)
• "Porsche It Out" - (Slick Pulla feat. Big Kuntry and Young Dro)
• "Do Ya Thang" (P$C feat. T.I. & Young Dro)
• "Undertaker" (T.I. feat. DJ Drama, Young Buck & Young Dro)
• "Bankhead" (T.I. feat. P$C and Young Dro)
• "One Blood Remix" (The Game feat. Jim Jones, Snoop Dogg, Nas, T.I., Fat Joe, Lil Wayne, N.O.R.E., Jadakiss, Styles P., Fabolous, Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Twista, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, WC, E-40, Bun B, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Young Dro, Clipse, & Ja Rule)
• "Come To Me (Official Remix)" (Diddy feat. T.I., Nicole Scherzinger, Yung Joc & Young Dro)
• "How Ya Do Dat" (Fabo feat. Young Dro)
• "Killin Em" (Big Kuntry King and Slick Pulla ft. Young Dro)
• "Rock Yo Hips" (remix) (Crime Mob feat. Young Dro and Rasheeda)
• "Blow It Up" (R. Kelly feat. Young Jeezy and Young Dro)
• "Hatin" (Murphy Lee feat. Young Dro)"
• "I'm a G" (Yung Joc feat. Young Dro & Bun B.)
• "Let It Go" (remix) (Keyshia Cole feat. T.I. & Young Dro)
• "Do What It Do" (Ludacris featuring Young Dro & Playaz Circle)

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Video Cameo Appearances

• Big Things Poppin' (Do It) by T.I.
• Get Buck by Young Buck
• Why You Wanna by T.I.
• What You Know by T.I.
• Front Back by T.I.

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Awards & Nominations

The 1st Annual Hip Hop Awards were held Sunday, November 12, 2006 in Atlanta at the Fox Theatre and was aired November 15 at 9 p. ... The 1st Annual Hip Hop Awards were held Sunday, November 12, 2006 in Atlanta at the Fox Theatre and was aired November 15 at 9 p. ... This article is about the musician. ... The 1st Annual Hip Hop Awards were held Sunday, November 12, 2006 in Atlanta at the Fox Theatre and was aired November 15 at 9 p. ... Ozone Magazine is known as the Southern Voice for Hip Hop Music. ...

See also

• R&B number-one hits of 2006 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 2006: See also: 2006 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States) Category: ...

External links

• Young Dro's Official Site
• Young Dro's Myspace
• Young Dro's Artist Page on Atlantic Records
• Young Dro's Artist Page on Grand Hustle