On the back of this landmark, he released the Baccend Beezy mixtape, another strong collection of dark and booming Southern rap with guest stars ranging from Young Thug to Too Short. 2 Chainz, T.I.
The album included a star-studded version of "That's on Me" featuring 2 Chainz, T.I., Jeezy, and others.īy the summer of 2019, Beezy had surpassed the billion-times-played mark across all streaming platforms. Yella Beezy - Thats On Me RADIO Yella Beezy - Thats On Me INSTRUMENTAL Yella Beezy Feat. Even this traumatic event didn't slow his momentum, and Beezy recovered quickly to sign with indie label HITCO and release Ain't No Goin' Bacc in November. In October of that year, the rapper was the victim of a drive-by shooting that left him briefly hospitalized after sustaining three gunshot wounds. On the remix to his hit single That’s On Me, Dallas rapper Yella Beezy enlists a star-studded roster of features comprising of T.I., 2 Chainz, Boosie Badazz, and more. Its views exceeded 1.5 million in less than a week. Beezy's momentum continued with the March 2018 upload of an official clip for the Lil Baby collaboration "Up One," another track off Lite Work, Vol. The track gradually picked up radio airplay throughout America, becoming a sleeper hit. The second volume of Lite Work (also 2017) featured "That's on Me," a track with a video viewed well over four million times within four months of release.
His subsequent full-length, 2018's Ain't No Goin' Bacc, hit the top half of the Billboard 200 album chart.īeezy has released several mixtapes, including Lil Yella Mane (2012), Country Rap Tunes (2015), Lite Work (2015), and Broke Nights Rich Days (2017). Active since the early 2010s, he released several mixtapes before breaking through when his 2017 track "That's on Me" became a slow-burning hit. Simultaneously street and country with an elastic, no-nonsense flow, Yella Beezy represents the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas.