04/5/2007
Yesterday, some folks in the building checked out Columbia records newest signing, Yelawulf. A country bumpkin/skater dude hailing from Alabama, he rocks trucker hats and grillz and sounds kinda like Eminem with a serious drawl. He’s shooting his first video next month for his single ‘Kickin’, and we’re sure we’ll be hearing more from this good ol’ boy soon…
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April 7th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
I don’t get the eminem comparison, other than dude is white and there is only one other white dude to compare him to. But that being said the song on his myspace is dope! It actually sounds like hip hop. It’s a rapper who can actually rap, not like all the other crap that drug dealers/ballers are pushing on me. He actually said “it ain’t snap music, but you can lean back and throw it up”, funny.
Play that funky music whiteboy. and please don’t be a fluke after all this s#!t i just typed.
And please, please, please…if you MTV people are gonna be writers, be writers and research…. i did. I played Em after I listened to dude….they sound nothin alike. “Sounds kinda like Eminem with a serious drawl” is like sayin “sounds like Rakim but in Arabic”.
April 7th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
This is not an eminem thing its a hiphop thing. This cat is dope and due! I’ve heard a lot of his music he represents the culture with his culture. Is’nt that hip hop? Broke ass middle class America can relate cause WE definatley aint Ballin!
Get it “CATFISH BILLY” I’m glad Sony is trying to keep it Sucker Free! Oh yeah the south breeds real emcees too!!!
April 7th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
yall finna catch the wrath of yeler, aka catfish. the gems that are ’bout to be dropped on the rap world will last forever. DIRTY SOUTH , YEAH!
April 12th, 2007 at 10:56 am
YelaWolf is the truth. Dude is one of the hottest southern spitters in the game period
April 12th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
All I have to say is he’s official. It’s not a gimmick, “The White Boy from Alabama” is HiP-HoP in the true tradition of it. With a southern perspective that is enjoyable to listen to with an Outta the box offering Reminiscent of a 1990’s era Outkast sprinkled with some ghetto, trailer trash, DEF Jam era Bestie Boyz. Now add to that image a dusted out brick city state of mind Red Man on some Unabomber blow up your building shit.
Me being a dude that grew up listening to: Kane, G Rap, Rakim, Kris and others I fuu*ks with “CATFISH BILLY”. Check him out for yourself, HE’S A NUTCASE! - BUT HE’S HOT
April 13th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
yo– i known yela since the early 90’s, homie is a true emcee.
this is da real right here…….ain’t no mafockin gimmicks, just pure grassrooots hiphop. long overdue. mtv writers are straight whack…if you aint in the game……don’t comment on it like you know…..you have no idea other than what your bosses tell you. stay the F outta hiphop.
April 14th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Old YellerBilly has been spitting since he could talk and is about as real and creative as it gets.
Do not sleep on this kid.
No gimmicks, pure talent & probably the most refreshing thing that’s happened to hip hop in a long time.
April 15th, 2007 at 11:59 am
YELA WOLF IS A REAL M.C. THAT %*$@ IS REAL HIP HOP AND IF U M*THERF*CKERS CAN`T SEE AND HEAR THAT %*$@ U F*CKERS DON`T KNOW WHAT HIP HOP IS YELA THANKS FOR PUTTING G-TOWN ON THE MAP HOMEBOY SO DO YOUR THANG AND SHOW THEM YOU ANIT EMINEM YOU ARE CATFISH BILLY
April 15th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Hey everyone,
We’re happy all you Catfish Billy fans are so motivated to post, thanks! We’re all about free speech, but we politely ask you to refrain from profanity if possible or your comments will be edited. And we really don’t want to do that.
April 17th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Hey this cat is the truth his music is great and he is real I was at the vide4o shoot and I must admit I respect wolf for his talent. As for him and Em I would love to here that duet on a Rick Rubin track sick . The world needs to get ready for the YELLA WOLF invasion cause its coming soon this is just another reason for people in the south to be proud period. Dude gets love in his home town like nothing I have seen before from the hood to the trailer parks. The only thing about EM and WOLF that are similar is that they are real mcs with a deep story to tell. Peace
April 18th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Look…If ya’ll don’t know schitt, you need to know this. This dude is real, as in “The Truth”, not as in that played out phrase “keepin it real”! Wolf’ll rap circles around the majority of the whole rap game. The main thing I realized when I first got to know him, and first started producin for him is that, HE AIN’T TRYIN TO BE SOMETHIN HE’S NOT.. And he ain’t tryin to prove schitt, neither.
He’s a true ‘artist’, from the definition of the word.. And he’s gonna be around for a loooong fokkin time..
Especially if Batt5 got somethin to do with it! Holla..
“HeadROC”
BATTERY5 Muth@Fuck@s!!!
April 24th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
I think it’s funny to read “sounds kinda like Eminem with a serious drawl”. I’m just shocked that in the listening that y’all received of Wolf’s material that’s the best line you all could come up with. There are some people that have replied on here that have heard a much larger body of Wolf’s material i.e. WillPower, Skape and HeadROC so if you do nothing else please bookmark this page so the people that wrote this column can come back in a few months and know that when we say Wolf is the future we mean it….
For any true hip hop head out there you can all remember that when certain artists first came out they generated a certain “buzz” and you knew that they were gonna be special.
The first time I heard Nasty Nas on “Back To The Grill” Pac on “Same Song”, Biggie’s “Party And Bullshit” or even Em for that matter with “Just Don’t Give a Fuck”.
Now before everyone reads this and get’s there panties all in a bunch, no, I’m not trying to compare Wolf to these artists because Wolf is bringing something entirely different to the plate. What I am saying is that “something special” that made those artists stand out is the same quality that Wolf posesses. The future is now!
April 25th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Yeah this Dude is mos def Hot! It’s so good 2 C a major finally discovered his ass too…He’s got his own thing and is gonna catch people by surprise! BTW, he don’t sound like no Em’…Yela Wolf is part of the Nu South movement of Hip-Hop artist which includes artist like Soliliquist of Sound, AcaFool, Whole Wheat Bread, After The Smoke, SWORDZ, May Day, Sky Zoo, Psyche Oragami, and a few others that are buzzing in the underground…Don’t be MAD The South is Rising!
April 28th, 2007 at 7:26 am
Yelawolf…aka..catfish billy…What couldn’t I say. This is someone I remember working so hard and constantly staying true to his committment to be seen and heard as a genuine artist. It makes me proud to finally see when hard work pays off. Most artist will try to get into the “game” and see how hard it is and give up because they get side tracked, or let down or just gave up…but being a dedicated artist and knowing your talent and what you have to offer…you keep pushing until the world finally recognizes your talent. It starts with the passion first. If you don’t have the passion for it, you might as well stop while your at it. My motto has always been…”respect the grind…anti 9-5″ . Much respect and so proud… Rebecca …Atlanta’s biggest psnob!
April 29th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
he is a %*%*~ ass
April 30th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
yea i’ve know yella for a little min and he’s got that fire!!BUT theres a group out of bama called the deep south boys who’s got it to! yella knows the producer vick A.K.A v-rius production and there from the same town as yella, they got a variety of acts, they cover everything from rap,hip-hop,and even got the latino locked down,look them up at B.MILLER& THE DEEP SOUTH BOYS @MYSPACE.COM and you’ll see the next coming of great music out of alabama,exspecially out of gadsden!!! DEEP SOUTH RECORD’S!!!!!!!!!!
May 4th, 2007 at 12:06 am
Eh, not feeling it…How could you not see the Eminem comparesent? I think his label is going to have a tough sell here because its kind of a gimmick…Magik Mike is kind of a legend to be beat jacking too! I’ll passsss
May 4th, 2007 at 1:52 am
MESSAGE TO TRANSCEND I HAVE HEARD LOTS OF WOLFS WORK ALSO HOMIE ( THE OLD STUFF AND THE NEW).ALOT OF THESE DUDES ON HERE ARE GOING TO EAT THERE WORDS REAL SOON AND AS FAR AS BEING A GIMMICK THIS DUDE IS LIVING THE CONTENT OF HIS MUSIC. THE DUDE DOES HIP HIP, TAGS WALLS AND IS A REAL SKATER. WHY DON’T YOU JUST CHILL AND REALLY LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAS TO SAY AND STOP BOXING HIM IN. PEACE
May 4th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Sorry, I’m sure he’s good but he sounds just like Em’ on that tune.
May 7th, 2007 at 10:01 am
C.F. Billy is THE JUMP-OFF! If you don’t like it, tough! HOLLA (if ya HEAR ME)!
May 7th, 2007 at 10:02 am
C.F. Billy is the JUMP-OFF! If you don’t like it… don’t buy it! HOLLA (if ay HEAR ME)!
May 7th, 2007 at 11:05 am
Yo “Holla @ ya boy” - Kickin’ is not a beat jack from Magic Mike. Do your home work poser.
Skape Zilla
Producer
May 7th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Battery 5 Muth@Fuck@s!!!!!!
May 13th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Hey I look at it like this. I’m wit trascend on the eminem comment. He sounds nothing like eminem to me, its only just theres one other white rapper that hit a advance level of rapping were he found his true voice and talked about the his view of thing. Yela wolf is just one more of those rappers like eminem who keeps it real on a similar level but far as any features his style resembles nothing of him to me. He is a sick ass rapper and he is from a place that i know is a struggle to get anything done in but it aint hard to do you just got to do it. I came back home to shoot the video he shared the spotlight wit a %%%#% and made me feel good and gave me taste of what is soon to come and I appreciate him for that. Fist full, Red Klay, LInks Connect, Dixie Mafia………………………ITS ON MY BOIS. ALABAMA
May 14th, 2007 at 2:16 am
yealwaolf is the truth and these muthafuckas will realize real soon that he at playing no games. hes gonna keep it all the way southern and all the way whiteboy. all day errrrrrrrrrr day……………………..dixie mafia hoe.
that GA—-AL connection………………whatchu know bout it?
May 18th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
what’s happenin folks,
Regardless of this dude color, yall know he doin it big. So give ‘em his props. Yela Wolf, Man keep doin’ your thang cause’ Gadsden, Alabama goin be here for ya. Showing some of the BAMA LUV.
May 19th, 2007 at 3:44 am
Yo…This dude sounds nuttin’ like Eminem…He’s got his OWN STYLE…Bubba SparXXX without the hill billy persona…Can’t wait for the album to drop…I’m from Rainbow City and we we’re all pulling for ‘em…That Missy Elliot reality show was a joke yo….Yelawolf all tha way to the top of tha charts!!Ya heardddddddddd!?!?!?!
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:26 am
The video is finally on his myspace. It’s dope!!! it tells the whole story. Yelawolf is IT!
May 24th, 2007 at 2:49 am
Video is kinda week…trying to be all things to all people. Beat is cool tho, Good Luck man….
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Yelawolf sounds like Yelawolf, and that’s that. Kickin track is sicc, video is nice. Skape Zilla’s beat steals the show.
July 3rd, 2007 at 12:13 am
He’s terrible.
July 7th, 2007 at 3:00 am
YELAWOLF is da *$@~! keep it real yela i wish you luck and i’ll probably see your show at the drunken unicorn comin up
July 13th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
im really checcin for dude, im tired of the same old ~%$$, bling,shine,hoes,and lambos, enough is enough.. Wolf is a story teller.. with some newer different stories to tell.. that arent typical, dopeboy trap songs.. keep it moving whiteboy. PUSH THE LINE,,,,, BIG LOC GOT YOUR BAC, SOUTHSIDE 4 LIFE
July 15th, 2007 at 10:59 am
YELAWOLF is tha ?**#!
July 16th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Y’all killing me with the hate. Like it or not, he is a real skater, he is a real rapper, he is a real graf artist. Some of the cuts off this record are good, some aint for ME BUT without knowning who this cat was I’ve seen him around the ATL underground , art, and party scenes for YEARS.
He aint fronting. That’s for damn sure.
How he sounds like EM is beyond me. Why, cus he’s white?
July 17th, 2007 at 11:45 am
F**k that.. yal just hatin.. this dude is talented.. just go to his myspace n listen to “run” i really think he’s goin to be a big asset to the new hip hop generation.. n if he’s workin wit B.o.B. he’s got a hell of a team.. i mite have to do a song wit them..
August 3rd, 2007 at 12:27 am
This bro freakin pwns. Hes good at skating and can kill at rapping.
August 20th, 2007 at 11:41 am
As far as Yelawolf being real. I used to go to highschool with him even then he was sk8in ,taggin and doin his thing…. so don’t hate cause he is doijn what yall wish you could.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
yela is definetely doing his thing…. errybody that meets this dude can agree! lyricism..creativity…. energetic….determined….he’s someone that we should be waiting to hear from….keep an ear out!
yeah! yeah!
skittz
www.myspace.com/skittelzmusic
WWW.SKITTELZ.COM
December 7th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Listin Yela has got it. That cat can flow and he has already inspired me in so many ways. Im coming from the same lil country town he did. Ive been down since ”Creek Water” and he is still risin to the top. Keep doin yo thing Catfish, hopefully I get to callabo with you one day, keep doing what you do, and to hell with hataz.