Young Dolphin is an American rapper, best known for his debut studio album, King of Memphis (2016), which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard rap chart and 9th on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart. He released 3 more studio albums after the recognition he got – Bulletproof (2017), a collaborative studio album Pursuit Number (2017) as well as Think Out Loud (2017) which peaked at 9th on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart and 8th on Billboard rap chart. His fifth album, titled Exemplar (2018), was a little less successful, peaking at number 11 on theBillboard R&B/Hip-Hop Chart and 9th on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Rap Chart in the same year. He also released a solo EP titled Niggas Gets Shot Every Day on February 16, 2018.

Young Dolph is also known for 19 solo mixtapes and collaborative mixtapes that he released between 2008 and 2017. His debut mixtape Paper Route Campaign was released via his own newly formed Paper Route Empire record label, after that Welcome 2 Dolph World (2010) , High Class Street Music (2011), High Class Street Music 2: Hustlers Paradise (2011), A Time 2 Kill (2012 ), Blue Magic (2012), East Atlanta Memphis (2013) with Gucci Mane, High Class Street Music 3: Trappin’ Out a Mansion (2013) and South Memphis Kingpin(2013) followed. The year 2015 was one of the most productive for him as he released 5 mixtapes. In 2016, 2 were released while on February 3, 2017 he only released 1 under the name Gelato . Young Dolph has a large following of more than 3 million followers on Instagram, more than 800,000 followers on Twitter and more than 400,000 followers on his Facebook page.

Born name

Adolph Thornton, Jr

nickname

Young dolphin, Dolphin, Gabbana dolphin

Sun sign

fishes

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Residence

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

nationality

training

Young Dolph attended Magnolia Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

occupation

Rapper

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – He has 2 sisters and 2 brothers.

Manager

Young Dolph is run by his own company, Paper Route Empire, in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Genre

Hip Hop, Rap, Gangsta Rap

instruments

Life

labels

paper path empire

To build

Slim

Height

6 feet 3 inches or 190.5 cm

weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Young Dolph has flaunted his girlfriend or wife on his social media accounts but has kept the details of their relationship with himself. They have 4 children together.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

He is of African American descent.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• full lips
• Short afro hair
• Goatee facial hair
• Often wears excessive jewelry

brand promotion

Young Dolph has endorsed his own brand of clothing and accessories. Paper Route Empire (PRE) .

Known for

• His studio albums King of Memphis (2016), Bulletproof (2017), Chase Number (2017 ) , Think Out Loud (2017) , and Role Model (2018)
• His EP Niggas Gets Shot Every Day released on February 16th, 2018
• Released 19 mixtapes between 2008 and 2017 Welcome 2 Dolph World (2010), A Time 2 Kill (2012), Blue Magic (2012), Cross Country Trappin (2014), BagMen (2015), 16 Zips (2015), Bosses & Shooters (2016), Rich Leap Baby (2016) and Gelato (2017)

First album

Young Dolph released his debut studio album King of Memphis on February 19, 2016 under his own record label Papierweg Reich . It consisted of 11 tracks – Facts , F*ck It , Royalty, Both Ways , United States Of America , How Could , On The Way , Let Me See It , It’s Going Down , True Life , and Getting Paid , the most famous song and the only single for the album, was released a week before the album itself. The album peaked at number 49 in the US, according to Billboard200 chart this year.

Facts about Young Dolph

1. He was born in Chicago, Illinois but moved to Memphis, Tennessee with his family when he was 2 years old.
2. Young Dolph witnessed his parents smoking crack, which inspired the lyrics for his hit track Sermons .
3. He was raised by his grandmother, who died of lung cancer in 2008. The other grandmother took care of his two sisters in Chicago, Illinois.
4. Young Dolph has wanted to make money since he was enrolled in elementary school. He promised himself that he would get his parents out of the hood as soon as possible.
5. He had a near death experience the same year his grandmother died (2008) when he got into a nasty car accident. Both incidents inspired Young Dolph to rap as a form of emotional release.
6. He claimed Yo Gotti tried to sign him to his CMG imprint record label, but he declined. Young Dolph didn’t like the way Yo Gotti treated the people he signed, nor was he willing to give up the $3 million he’d invested in his own record label.
7. Young Dolph nearly lost his life in a shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, in early 2017. According to police, around 100 rounds were fired, hitting nearby vehicles and homes. He was not injured and his rival, rapper Yo Gotti, has been accused of having something to do with it.
8. When asked how he managed to survive over 100 rounds fired, he said his SUV car was bulletproof and that he paid around $300,000 to secure it. He also used the unfortunate event to promote his studio album entitled Bulletproof , released on April 1, 2017.
9. On September 26, 2017, he was shot multiple times in Los Angeles, California. Young Dolph was reportedly in critical condition but survived and Yo Gotti was a person of interest once again.
10. While recovering, he filmed parts of the music video for the song Believe Me at the Los Angeles Hospital.
11. Young Dolph turned down offers of up to $12 million from major record labels but said he remains open to options going forward.
12. In May 2018, after hearing that two baristas had been fired from their jobs after listening to his Get Paid single, which was deemed inappropriate, he invited them on stage at his next concert and gave them $20,000 each as a reward for being loyal fans.
13. In 2015, Young Dolph managed to release 5 mixtapes within a year. High Class Street Music 5: The Plug Best Friend was released in February, Felix Brothers in June, BagMen in July, 16 Zips in late July, and Sh*ttin’ On The Industry in October of that year.
14. The song, titled Haupt , which he recorded in collaboration with rapper Key Glock, received a “Gold” certification on January 22, 2019 for having sold more than 0.5 million units.
15. In early February 2019, Young Dolph organized a special competition which he titled TheMajorChallenge .
16. He asked his fans to shoot a video of his song Main and send it to him. 1 winner of the challenge, who won in terms of originality, number of views and shareability, was awarded Young Dolph’s Dodge Hellcat car worth around $30,000, without a custom camouflage pattern paint.
17. While Young Dolph on March 3, 2019 at. Ate Cracker Barrel In Atlanta, Georgia, thieves broke into his car and took a Patek Phillipe watch which is priced at $85,000 and has 2 diamond chains worth that much. His backpack, computer, headphones and $24,000 in Cartier sunglasses were also stolen.
18. Visit his official websites @ youngdolph.com, itsdolph.com.
19. Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, iTunes, YouTubeVEVO, SoundCloud, AllMusic, Spotify and Discogs.