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Lil Yachty

Miles Parks McCollum was born August  23, 1997 in Mableton, Georgia.

In 2015, he adopted the nautical stage name "Yachty" and moved from his hometown of Atlanta to New York City to launch his career.

Known professionally as Lil Yachty, is an American rapper and singer. His firsts hit were “One Night” and “Minesota”. His mix tapes Lil Boat and Summer Songs were released in 2016 and his debut studio album Teenage Emotions in 2017. Lil Yachty announced on February 20, 2018, that his album Lil Boat 2 will be released on March 9, 2018.

Lil Yachty calls his style "bubblegum trap”. Is a “style” into the trap (rap with electronic base) that uses videogames sounds or something like this to complement the song. These sounds are childish and so funny.

He has had some incidents with the police, On September 1, 2015, Yachty and one other man were arrested at a mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida for credit card fraud, Yachty was released after posting a bail bond of $11,000.  According to Yachty, the charges were later expunged.

Yachty made a guest appearance in a Sprite commercial with LeBron James, where he is seen in an ice cave playing the piano.^] Lil Yachty was picked to be the face of the new Nautica and UrbanOutfitter collection. Yachty also appeared in the "It Takes Two" video with Carly Rae Jepsen.