Yelawolf on Thinking He'd Make $20K in 1 Month as a Fisherman, Became Homeless & Made $1K (Part 1)

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Music artist Yelawolf recently appeared on VladTV to share his personal journey towards success. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, Yelawolf moved around a lot throughout his childhood due to his mother's relationships with various music-related individuals. This early exposure to music indubitably steered him towards a career in rap. Yelawolf admitted to a rebellious adolescence stage consisting of skateboarding, drugs, and minor crime, but managed to evade juvenile arrest. His interest in rap grew particularly strong between 1992-1993 when he began to freestyle, write verses, and attempted to emulate various rappers. Although he showcased talent from early on, he confessed to being too 'unhinged' in his late teens to seriously focus on songwriting or constructing a persona. After a failed attempt at turning fishing into a lucrative career, Yelawolf had to return home to Alabama and experience more of life before developing his unique sound and story.

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[@Hisdudeness101]

The blank stare from Yela, 😐, every time Vlad speaks about any of his own experiences 😅

[@turtleanton6539]

Yeeeh😂

[@ashtonwilliams5945]

Don’t make me go pop the trunk, on you!

[@gregorygrobama6429]

Classic

[@pablo_fre5hcobar]

I just wanna party Brrr

[@mooknu2]

That "trunk muzik" with a system in the car tho!

[@Fernando-rp6rm]

Time to go

[@Jay410S]

I remember watching that music video high on E and just tripping out over the beat 😂

[@johnnyweissmuller5838]

Yelawolf and gucci mane - i just wanna party is legendary

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

They dk about that era!

[@just_icethereal]

Yup

[@user-to4yy6wg1p]

Stamp that

[@russianwheelchairbandit8005]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Was Just Listening To This

[@bigjorge863]

💯

[@Tunerboy8732]

Still bump yelawolf till this day His first two albums were classics

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

TILL DIS DAY!

[@eastonclark]

Radioactive is trash

[@anothergamingchannel2656]

Trunk muzik 3 was slept on too. Went back and listened to it again the other day and realized it lowkey is a classic

[@mudnocchio]

Marijuana still *HIT*

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

@@eastonclark As a die hard Yelawolf fan, I agree wholeheartedly. I think it's bc of too much interference from the label. Wolf is a genius when he's left to do his own thing.

[@slumericanslickrickybobby8487]

Holy shit. Never thought id see yela on vlad again. Cant wait for the next couple of weeks to watch all of these.

[@LimosaNostra_]

Yela new album dropping in may. Double album. He’s doing a press run. Gonna be so sick

[@pablo_fre5hcobar]

Rock or rap? ​@@LimosaNostra_

[@gabehorn52]

Was he ever on Vlad?

[@TroupHefner]

@@slumericanslickrickybobby8487 months*

[@Lshawn]

If Howard Stern and Tommy Lee had a love child, Yelawolf would be that child all grown up

[@GHOST91141]

😂😂

[@dantheanimator5072]

I just saw Howard interview Beijing Joe….he cut his hair a little and trying to actually dress like Tommy Lee does today 😂 🤦‍♂️

[@kaneova2319]

And wierd Al yankovich adopted that child

[@calebrodriguez-oi6be]

Aww you beat me to it 😂😂😂

[@joojoobaw]

I don’t see the Stern in him, besides those glasses I guess

[@MrTraveller.]

This should be a great interview series. Thx guys

[@jerrybandz9164]

They better address how Vlad claimed that Yelawolf was calling somebody the n word in a racist way while he was on tour….. Vlad told that to a lord jamar so let’s see if he stand on it

[@papinaureliomucaleque4196]

I am here for it

[@user-to4yy6wg1p]

Say 🤦it ain't so.... this needs to be clarified..... Diddy do it or Diddy not ?

[@emotionalglooms]

you spent all this time waiting for that huh? lol

[@user-to4yy6wg1p]

If he said it he was wrong he should of just waited until he was in a safe place like the other white folks.....if it makes you feel better it's alot of white on white crime in the pop the trunk video that joint crankz too.

[@mikeyferris]

Is that what Royce was referring to on the Allegory album? 🤔

[@romeored901]

Yelawolf is one of those artists that know how to make timeless classic records. His best music sticks with you.

[@user-hp4ig7xo8v]

Definitely

[@joojoobaw]

lol

[@shottakush8404]

Maybe for you, but I don’t think that’s the case for the general population. Everyone has their artists that they fuck with.

[@vmbo]

I could not name one Yelawolf record. Let alone classic

[@bstacks06]

Name one song

[@silencedhill4200]

It's crazy he was on 1 train with A$AP, Kendrick, Joey badass way before they got to where they are now from 2013 to now crazy

[@vittiriowashington5211]

I first heard him and Cyhi on a mixtape back in like 09ish

[@Tunerboy8732]

And Yela had one of the hardest verses on that track too 💯

[@mooknu2]

And can't 4get Danny Brown

[@Slim_Jacobs]

And had illest verse too

[@ChannelCE3]

Yela been dropping heat last few years

[@CLC407]

His verse on Worldwide Choppers was insanely good

[@ScottyBeen1000]

Yelawolf - I Just Wanna Party ft. Gucci Mane First song I heard from Yela in 2010. We were swerving to that song party hopping everywhere in South Carolina!

[@IttsJesseR]

I run by slim thug was the first time I heard him

[@samcarter589]

803!

[@dylanrevels5073]

864!

[@securethebag1613]

im over here high sayin this shyt sounds like an interrogation lmaoooooooooo

[@AHMEDCALITV]

Dnt get high then

[@yxnghexed]

Cause it is u not trippin bro

[@hooligan5381]

low life lol

[@anothergamingchannel2656]

Yooo I was thinking the energy kinda seemed "off." I totally can see what you mean. Yelawolf answering questions like he on a witness stand more than an actual interview lmao

[@tattito9125]

Love yelawolf I’ll deff keep up with every single one of these clips!

[@beebee5885]

Yelawolf always been an interesting character shout out to Huntsville Alabama

[@AHMEDCALITV]

Cuntville full of Racist from what i hear

[@dienomight0408]

Love is not enough is one of those timeless joints he made

[@MissTJ516]

💯

[@SHOTS-FIRED]

For sure

[@njabuloxaba...]

Can't believe this guy gave us Catfish Billy, what a legend. 😂

[@FuNati]

This guy is hella underrated. Love story is a masterpiece

[@nickswetz3370]

Yelawolf interview?!?! Fuck yes !!

[@atlanta_greg_7612]

Yall shouting out some of my favs! Del, Casual, SoM and the whole Hieroglyphics crew!

[@hughbrame4193]

Yelawolf & Mac Miller was definitely the best in that era of wave of white rappers! 🤘

[@filthy__]

YelaWolf content … instant click

[@caper087]

Best friend with you n Em… CLASSIC

[@AHMEDCALITV]

Capper of the Year

[@The_Niggers_Are_Responsible]

Garbage

[@TheAbstract35]

The whitey anthem 😂

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

@@TheAbstract35 It's a Christian anthem. And I'm not white.

[@isaidwhatisaid5369]

​@@AHMEDCALITVLMAO!!!!

[@c.r.e.a.m.650]

Men, I remember the wave of white rapper “Era” 😂 Macklemore, MGK, Mac Miller, Yelawolf, Iggy Azelia, etc. They all came out around the same time

[@GHOST91141]

Don't forget Asher Roth

[@SandStormXII]

what happen 2 them

[@PacasBaron]

Iggy had soooooo much clout back then bro 😂😂😂😂

[@c.r.e.a.m.650]

@@GHOST91141 Eeeyo! I remember Akon swore he was gonna be the next Eminem 🤣

[@chrisevans9523]

All black men like Iggy not the rest of y'all Madonna too

[@jedgarren2901]

6:25 Shadow boxing with wordplay This perspective is what makes him special

[@user-to4yy6wg1p]

Yelawolf flow I like better than alot of rappers including eminem.

[@ALo-yv2pj]

I think he had the best freestyle on the Shady 2.0 Bet Freestyles. The one in 2011 was sick. And I'm a fan of Slaughterhouse but Yelawolf definitely had it in the BET Cypher from 2011.

[@jermainreed9653]

You are a bot…or smoking crack

[@GenesisGunn]

That isn't difficult

[@eugeniusbonaparte]

​@@ALo-yv2pjNah Royce Got TF Off!!

[@BikJTube]

'I started my hip hop career'....Easy their Glad.

[@MrUnpredictable187]

A 19min clip is crazy

[@Christina-uz1go]

What a special convo💚

[@alanhorick2724]

Vlad takes life storys interviews to a whole new level. The guest literally lives their whole lives before there interview is fully released yelawolf part 889. 🙏 for everyone to live another 30 years to see the whole thing released

[@lilmsblue]

His new video Make you Love Me is The VibE. Been steady on Repeat. ✨⚡️✨

[@itsjohnnyrollbih]

Yelawolf damn nostalgia 😓 Johnny cash still my fav song Shout out Rittz too

[@KaleK13]

Whoa, badass. Didn't expect to see Yella. Big shout out to him. Not a lot of rappers come up to Alaska, but he did come up here twice. I went to both shows. Was pretty dope. Cool guy in person.

[@culturedbenzo]

That 21+ show downtown Anchorage was dopppeeee

[@KaleK13]

@culturedbenzo Hell yeah. Both times were dope. Wish I had physical tickets. First time he came up was during the Trunk Muzik run. If I recall correctly, I paid at the door and got a wristband. Was minor at the time, so I was at the 16+ show 2nd time was during the Trunk Muzik Returns run, and I bought tickets online. Just had a normal paper printout. Was at the 21+ for that one. Shit was fire. Super dope show. Then, I went to Chilkoot Charlie's for the afterparty.

[@stayreal120]

Strong person you're 💪 💙

[@padmdhs]

My boy Wolf such a great live performer and versatile artist hugely underrated imo

[@MWZin2023]

Oldhead here, been to so many concerts, but the best one was the free concert Yela put on at Greensport Marina. Had people with cases of beer and liquor walking in as the St. Clair County Sheriff's deputies waved us in. As long as you didn't have weapons, it was all good. Best time at a concert I ever had 🤘👽🍻⚡️

[@derekgarcia5999]

Just saw him in Reno. He’s phenomenal live. Dude needs to be seen live

[@T.A.Y.L.O.R.1.2.3.]

This guy has some classics, for sure.

[@Waakiyl01]

Souls Of Mischief was influential to me.We were in BedStuy Brooklyn bumping their music.

[@eagleacademy2926]

Dude is so underrated 🔥

[@The_Carter420]

Hell yeah. Wolf been my favorite artist for years.

[@kingbags8938]

🥴🥴🥴

[@ashleyerin7069]

Love that dude..He's so under-rated

[@slapshotbigmac822]

Till it’s gone is one of my favourites, was listening to it today actually

[@jaikaunful]

Wolf is a 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 artist

[@AjBill-jo8fn]

Yela Wolf is really like that. Great MC. I bought that Big Boi Album. " General Patton" And he had a song call DJ. Yelawolf killed it That's when I looked him up never he was new & white. Lol. Unquestionable talent. Don't be mad but I honestly think he's a better artist than Eminem. Just saying look up his work. You won't be disappointed

[@jK-zp3fm]

Yelawolf never gets enough credit on his wordplay in his music levels above most yelawolf blacksheep with caskey showcases 2 of the best to do it

[@seventhstar8612]

Walnut Park!!! When he said that. I used to live on Madison Ave. I think he may have lived on Sudie.

[@StruddleToaster]

My box Chevy pt2 pt 3 & pt 5 are legendary. Catfish Billy part 2 was crazy. I’ll probably get buried to my box Chevy pt 3 one of my all time favorite songs

[@jbthatsfire]

Trunk musick snd Johnny Cash are some of my favorite bangers and let's roll with kid rock is too🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jonathonhang]

I like him calling Antioch, Antioch and not Nashville.

[@izdirty9117]

S/o to yelawplf for becoming somebody no matter if fathers a deadbeat

[@dav1ll3]

Yela so dope🔥🔥🔥

[@thegigisup007]

His mama was a groupie !!!

[@ALo-yv2pj]

Yeah some of my homies were thinking of going to Alaska cause companies were hiring like crazy and they said you could make lots of cash. They never ended up going but I wonder if it was BS.

[@charles..9662]

Yelawolf a beast he can rap his ass off 💪🏿

[@aimgstr]

Nobody: VLAD "My man will dog." 😂

[@chiefppq8584]

First time I’m excited for Vlad in awhile 😮. Slumerican for life

[@coreyjohnston9195]

Personally might not be a very popular take but I think his music is better after he got off shady records

[@javincrawford7512]

Hunnid💯

[@legendnumbernine]

Thought I was the only one who called their grandad "paw paw" 😂 great interview! Always loved Yelawolfs lyricism, flow and authenticity and uniqueness. Never seemed to let much get to his head and always represented for the bottom and slumericans

[@beastboiiskates]

Fire Starter! 🔥

[@dekayallday1]

Empty Bottles is a dope song

[@Singleturbo-sk9qp]

This dude was the goat back then trunk music and with gucci mane

[@ERP_T.V.]

When you in the lime light make the best of it nothing last forever big ups to yela wolf

[@JohnDeBeau-is5tg]

I have never had much, and been locked up most of my life been trying to improve, I relate to your past

[@mikes893]

Huge yela Wolf Fan Dude is extremely talanted ..slumerica 4 life!!

[@AshleyAtiyeh]

Yes I agree. An amazing andv beautiful spirit.

[@vittiriowashington5211]

That's his OG shit fasho

[@MrDrummerboi6661]

Three 6 out of nashville??? and you colab with paul is crazy

[@lilstucc421]

shout out to yelawolf💯

[@theneophytejournal]

bruh about time Yela came back

[@413westernmassbornjp6]

Was bumping this dude alot in 2011

[@matthewcreasy3803]

Fo sho

[@iamkennedy1955]

Gadsden Alabama stand up 🤙🏾

[@ZolaDeLacey]

Finally! I've been yearning to see these two come together again. For some reason, I feel as if Yelawolf gets a tad bit uncomfortable around Vlad. Fuck it, I'm glad he did it! Vlad does a good job asking the right questions. Yeller is just straight up my favorite artist of all time. See ya'll Slumericans at the Wiltern in L.A. on September 5th! ❤🎉😊

[@JohnDeBeau-is5tg]

That's what's up, I have been good to, trying to improve my life

[@JDP33]

I used to go out there and pick up loads from there. Goodyear tires I think.

[@Luciano2k]

Title is crazy work😂😂😂😂

[@stayreal120]

Your one amazing person ❤️

[@MolotovQc]

Saw him live in 2015 in montreal shit was dope !!

[@hughbrame4193]

Yelawolf & Gucci mane- I just wanna party! 🤘

[@dantexshelby]

vlad you’re on 🔥 right now 😮

[@josephmegeed1879]

Thought he was hitting Seattle n getting on Deadliest Catch,n life hit the ultimate breaks on that,damn

[@user-fr2jl6ci3b]

Yelawulf goes harder than a MFer

[@TripleOGWhyteLoc]

Ah cuzz I thought it was Adam 22 in a disguise for a sec

[@413westernmassbornjp6]

🤦😂😂

[@BluPhire86]

Don't disrespect Yela like that, maaaan

[@Carleon.]

YOU MEANT TO SAY CUCK 22

[@gabehorn52]

Just because he's white I bet

[@StruddleToaster]

YOOOOOOOOOO😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Modus888-if9yj]

I long line fished in Alaska for seven months at sea and made next to nothing I got a big list of what I was charged for during the trips it depends on what boat you get on and your share percentage

[@kennycombs4475]

Slim thug and yela- I run

[@stephens0933]

He’s got everything!

[@SHUT-UP_MEG]

Yo, soon as wolf said shadowboxing Yt hit me with w boxing commercial

[@isaacfordham6953]

Twista ,Busta and Yelawolf song is 🔥 📛

[@akaling100]

The title to this video made me burst out in laughter alone 🤣

[@Larry_187]

Antioch Zone doing big things. Yella, Jellyroll, Brabo Gator, struggle . Vlad better get ahead of the curve and get them on NOW

[@Emjaytoodope]

respect dawg

[@YouTubeaddict-di7ez]

Can't wait until vlads starts asking him about the lord jamar beef

[@ogzero4120]

fuck all that what was your headspace when you dropped Box Chevy??

[@cjhargrave5343]

Catfish Billy in da house ok!!!! what up Huntsville 256 we in here. one of the most humble dudes in music. You got to see a Yelawolf show I've been to a lot of concerts his is by far one of the best ,all natural. ROLL TIDE 🤘 thanks for the great music bro keep them bangers coming.

[@jmbfinesse8223]

Meeting your natural father is bananas

[@shotsfired2188]

Trunk Muzik, Box Chevy 3, Catfish Billy....My older brother put me on to Yelawolf and we always said back then he'd never really be appreciated. I know hes had his downs.. but he was putting on for Alabama at the time. This man got my dad to finally understand Gucci Mane at the time cause of I just wanna party. My brother use to bang Gucci and Big Cat ALL DAY

[@Jonestowndaddy]

Bout time they get him on here.. This one them ones.

[@josiffexplosiff1]

Dude, sounds like Dustin Poirier and looks like Chris D’Elia

[@aaronrhawbaker626]

When is the Jelly Roll interview coming?

[@dupreeaddison3395]

I can’t wait to hear about the Royce da 5’9 issues

[@bluecollarstacker]

4:16.. in the middle of the road?? Jeezzzz

[@anthonyhayes9562]

Pissin in a barrel of bees was my intro to yellawolf