YG

Summary

YG is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Compton^[2]. He was born on March 9, 1990^[3]. He worked as a rapper^[4], songwriter^[5], actor^[6], businessperson^[7], and music executive^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,954 views/month, #6,133 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• YG's place of birth was Compton^[2].
• YG was born on March 9, 1990^[3].
• YG held citizenship in United States^[10].
• English was YG's native language^[11].
• YG's professions included rapper^[4].
• YG worked as a songwriter^[5].
• YG worked as an actor^[6].
• YG worked as a businessperson^[7].
• YG worked as a music executive^[8].
• YG was educated at Paramount High School^[12].
• YG was educated at Mayfair High School^[13].
• YG is recorded as male^[14].
• YG's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• YG's genre is West Coast hip-hop^[16].
• YG's genre is gangsta rap^[17].
• YG's genre is dirty rap^[18].
• YG's genre is hardcore hip-hop^[19].
• YG's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings^[20].
• YG's record label is recorded as CTE World^[21].
• YG's record label is recorded as Interscope Records^[22].
• YG's discography is recorded as YG discography^[23].
• YG's Commons category is recorded as YG (rapper)^[24].
• YG's pseudonym is recorded as YG^[25].
• YG's official website is recorded as http://yg400.net/^[26].
• YG's instrument is recorded as voice^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1990-03-09^[30]

• Genre(s): hip hop, ratchet music, west coast hip hop^[31]

• Community tags: drake, hip hop, ratchet music, west coast hip hop, yg^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6b1cf581-17a9-42c3-927b-d1e2797b1695^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Compton^[2], YG… he was born on March 9, 1990^[3]. English was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Paramount High School^[12], a high school^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1953^[36] and Mayfair High School^[13], a high school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1959^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rapper^[4], songwriter^[5], actor^[6], businessperson^[7], and music executive^[8].

Why It Matters

YG ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,954 views/month, #6,133 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was YG born?

YG's place of birth was Compton^[2].

What did YG do for work?

YG worked as rapper^[4], songwriter^[5], actor^[6], businessperson^[7], and music executive^[8].

Where did YG go to school?

YG was educated at Paramount High School^[12] and Mayfair High School^[13].