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Lil Yachty was born in 1997. His real name is Miles Park McCollum.
He got his stage name, Lil Yachty, when he was the youngest member of a group in high school called the Yacht Club.
Lil Yacthy’s father, Shannon McCollum, was a photographer in Atlanta and he and his son spent time with acts like OutKast, Goodie Mob and Lil Jon.
He used to work at a local McDonald’s in high school, but got fired when he started showing up late.
Lil released his first EP in 2015 when he was 17 and his first album at 19. He’s known as the ‘King of the Teens’.
Yacthy's hair was dyed his now-signature red hair when he was 15.
Contrary to his stage name, he doesn't like boats or yachts because he doesn’t like open water.
The Atlanta rapper is not just a rapper, he's into apparel too, being the creative director of lifestyle brand Nautica.
After moving to New York he got to know people involved with street fashion, which helped build his name.
He lives a substance-free life: Lil Yachty says no to drugs, doesn’t drink alcohol nor smoke.
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