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Rapper known for tracks such as "Ready Set Go" and "How I Do It” has a few words for his fans.

He was featured on Vlad TV in 2015 where he discussed the Chicago rap scene. Real below to Learn more about him!

By EArtsForeverPublished about a year ago 4 min read
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“King Yella”

Simone Lewis, known all around the world with his stage name of King Yella, is a very successful and promising young talent in America. Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on 25 February 1990. Lewis has spent most of his early years in Chicago, and he currently lives there as well. Lewis has suffered the consequences of living in Chicago, as the place has been quite popular as the home of criminals and all sorts of crimes. Lewis has also been involved in various types of crimes since a very young age. He has gone to jail more times than he went to school. Later, Lewis developed a love for rapping, and he uploaded his first video in 2010. Later, he created his YouTube channel and became famous for it. Lewis started to get into mainstream media in 2013, but again, he went to jail for a few months. He served three years in prison from 2018-2021.

Before Fame:

He released his first single, "Swagg Check," on August 6, 2010.

Trivia:

He was featured on the hip hop website WorldStarHipHop. He launched a GoFundMe campaign in November 2015 to help support Chicago's youth. He has more than 6,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

Family Life:

He is part of the Skeezegang.

Associated With:

He is a contemporary of fellow Chicago-based rapper Chance The Rapper.

King Yella (also known as King Yung Yella) is a drill rapper from the South side of Chicago. A member of the Gangster Disciples gang, his music is intense, gritty, and aggressive, filled with stark narratives about crime, violence, and sex. He began releasing singles in 2010, and has since issued several mixtapes, including Yella Corleone and several volumes of SkeezeWorld. In 2016, while filming a video for the song "Black Lives Matter" (from the mixtape I Think I'm 2pac), he was shot twice, but survived. King Yella is a Rapper and songwriter who has a net worth of around $2 million. He has a prominent and successful Personality who has done a decent amount of work in his career and has released several singles, which has become massive hit. He is known for singles like “Ready Set Go” and “How I Do It.” He began his career in 2010 after dropping his first single named Swagg Check. King Yella has somewhat failed to justify his talent, as he has spent most of his time in criminal activities. He could have been a very successful figure, though he chose something else. Yella has released many of his works on YouTube and has made a YouTuber out of him. He has spent three years in prison, from 2017 to 2021, which deteriorated his career to some extent. Though, he is getting his work on track again. King Yella is a rapper and songwriter who has done decent work in his career. Making his debut in 2010 with the single titled “Swagg Check”, he came into mainstream media. Later, he released several mixtapes, singles and others. However, he has served most of his time in and out of prison. Yella has hardly lived up to the expectations. He has lost most of his wealth in that too. He is still a very young and rising rapper who is finding his form back from his YouTube channel.

Home: King Yella lives in Chicago and owns a very beautiful house there. Apart from that, he doesn’t have any more properties in his name. Yella could have had much more wealth and property if only he had kept his distance from crime and legal troubles.

Car collection: King Yella has several cars, which he loves and drives most often. Yella owns a very beautiful Chevrolet Corvette, Toyota Corolla, Ford Endeavour, and several more.

King Yella started his career in 2010 when he released his first single named Swagg Check. It became a decent success and made him quite popular in Chicago. He uploaded the song on his YouTube channel. Later, he released several more singles but failed to achieve any significant amount of success. Later, he released several mixtapes like Yellow Corleon, Ain’t Livin Right, and many more. Most of his mixtapes have seen decent responses from the crowd. All of his soundtracks have been released on SoundCloud, and the related music videos have been released on YouTube. Although, when everyone expected him to grow, his career dried up. At the age of 23, he was facing a 30-year prison bid. Later, he went in and out of prison in 2018. In 2018, he was imprisoned for three straight years. After coming out of jail, he started taking his career seriously. In the last few months, his YouTube channel has paid him well.King Yella is not a very intellectual type of guy who spends his night studying. Yella has barely seen the face of school or college. He has spent most of his time in Chicago and has been involved in various criminal offenses. To date, he is suffering the charges which he has been convicted for. King Yella is a professional Rapper, though it’s hard to say that, as he has barely given his music career time. He has been mostly known for his underworld connections and his crimes. Yella has released several singles and mixtapes, and those really became famous. But he had failed to remain consistent in his career. Though, after coming out of jail in 2021, he has done decent work and is looking serious about his career. All his family and fans expect him to achieve much higher acclamation.

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