How much is Young Dro worth?
| Net Worth: | $800 thousand |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Rapper |
| Date of Birth: | January 15, 1979 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
About Young Dro
Young Dro was born D’Juan Hart on January 15, 1979, in the Atlanta neighborhood of Bankhead, which is located on the city’s west side. The accomplishments of one of his closest friends, Chris “Daddy Mack” Smith, who is a member of the duo Kris Kross, served as motivation for him to pursue a career in rapping. On the other hand, musically speaking, Goodie Mob, who are also residents of west Atlanta, had the most influence on him.
Hart began his professional career in the year 1999 when he signed a contract with the local Atlanta label Tight 4 Life, which was owned by the bass music rapper Raheem the Dream. Hart used the stage name Dro for this deal. Around the same time that T.I. was releasing his debut album, I’m Serious, he came out with the regional hit “Yes Sir” as well as an album titled I Got That Dro. Despite the fact that Hart had known T.I. since the early 1990s, the two of them became estranged for a while. In the year 2004, Young Dro entered into a recording contract with the Grand Hustle imprint of T.I.’s record label.
In the summer of 2006, Young Dro issued “Shoulder Lean” which was his debut single on the commercial market. The song was played often on BET and MTV2, and the ringtone for mobile phones associated with it moved more than 500,000 copies. The hit tune was included on his debut album with a big label, which was titled Best Thang Smokin’ and was issued on August 29, 2006. The album made its first appearance on the Billboard 200 chart at position number three.
In 2007, Dro was one of the artists featured on the cover of XXL magazine as part of their inaugural annual Top 10 Freshmen list. Other artists featured on the cover included Lupe Fiasco, Lil Boosie, Joell Ortiz, Plies, Saigon, Rich Boy, Gorilla Zoe, and Crooked I, all of whom were also American rappers.
On March 17, 2009, Hart released a single under the title “Take Off” The track featured Yung L.A., who was one of Hart’s proteges. The track was initially made available to the public as the lead single from his second studio album, which was at the time titled P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once). On February 23, 2011, he distributed a mixtape that was given the name Equestrian Dro. On March 17, 2011, he disseminated a mixtape under the moniker I Co-Sign Myself.
On July 8, 2011, he made available for download a mixtape that was given the name Drocabulary. On January 16, 2012, he disseminated a mixtape that was given the name We Outchea. On July 24, 2012, he made available for download a mixtape that was given the name R.I.P. 2. (I Killed That Shit). On September 26, 2012, he issued a mixtape that was given the name Ralph Lauren Reefa. On March 28, 2013, the first single from his second studio album titled “FDB” was made available for digital download. Young Dro disseminated the mixtape titled Day Two on the seventeenth of June, 2013, in order to promote his second studio album.
On July 10, 2013, Young Dro made the announcement that he would be releasing his second studio album in October 2013 under the title High Times. On September 18, 2013, the album cover was made available for public consumption, and on the same day, it was revealed that the album would be made available on October 15, 2013. On September 30, 2013, the track lineup for the album was made public, and it was revealed that the following artists would be making guest appearances: Forgeeauto, Mac Boney, T.I., Spodee, Problem, Natasha Mosley, Blu June, Doe B, and Miloh Smith.
The second single from High Times, titled “Strong” was made available for purchase on the 30th of September, 2013. On the Billboard 200, High Times would peak at position #57, but on the Top Rap Albums chart, it would reach position #9.
The first single taken from his third studio album, “We in da City” was made available for purchase on February 27, 2015. Young Dro made the announcement that his third studio album, which will be titled Da Reality Show and would be released sometime during the summer of 2015, on April 27, 2015. It was made available to the public on September 18th, 2015.
Boot Me Up was the name of the mixtape that he and Zaytoven collaborated on and released on May 17, 2016. In August of 2016, he was taken into custody at Georgia Southern University on charges of having a firearm and drugs in his possession. As of the month of May 2019, he is collaborating with a relatively new gangsta/trap rapper by the name of Romo 11 on a record for Just 11 Records.
Summing-Up
Young Dro allied himself with fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I. and signed to his label, Grand Hustle, in 2004. This move came after Young Dro had regional success with the song “Yes Sir” which was taken from his independent album I Got That Dro and released in 2002. Young Dro’s first studio album, titled Best Thang Smokin’, was issued by Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records in the month of August in 2006. His debut song, “Shoulder Lean,” which also functioned as the album’s lead single and was a hit in the urban community and on the Billboard charts, was out before the album.
“Shoulder Lean” also served as the album’s lead single. Young Dro’s second studio album, High Times, was released on October 15, 2013, seven years after the release of his debut album, Grand Hustle, and was distributed by Atlantic Records, E1, and Grand Hustle. It resulted in the release of the track “FDB” which became his most successful single on the charts since “Shoulder Lean”
