Radioactive

VINYL FORMAT. For as volatile as it sounds, the actual dictionary term for "radioactive" leaves a lot to the imagination. But just as he does with every word he spits, Ghet-O-Vision/Shady recording artist Yelawolf gives it new life and meaning. Making it a fitting title for his official debut album. With a life story that no book could contain, the artis born Michael Atha could have auditioned for the "most interesting man in the world" title. Geographically, he was born in a state that rests between Mississippi and Georgia but mentally he was raised in a state of constant change. Bouncing around between Alabama and Tennessee as a child, Wolf's upbringing exposed him to the impoverished realities of both White America's trailer parks and Black America's ghettos.

After years of toiling in the rap chitlin circuit, the mixtape matrix and doing hooks for a spectrum of artists ranging form Juelz Santana to Slim Thug, Wolf broke out in grand fashion with his critically acclaimed independent release Trunk Muzik on New Year's Day 2010. Prideful boasts on songs like "I Wish," made listeners look beyond his tattoo-decorated skin and respect his skills.