![]() ![]() and his aggressive, survivalist 'dark' side." Career 2005–2009: early career Regarding his stage name and persona, Yelawolf has said that his father is Cherokee, but also that he's "always been … just white." He says he constructed the name "Yelawolf" from the word "Yela" (which Atha claims is Cherokee for "sun" ) and the English word "Wolf" because it "represents the duality between his intellectual 'light' side. That's where hip hop made sense culturally." He says that during that time, "hip hop started making sense to me. He spent much of his time in Antioch, Tennessee, and attended Carter Lawrence Elementary School in Nashville, which is located near the Edgehill Homes apartment projects. Yelawolf said his stage name was inspired by his father. He has described himself as " the people that are the core of America". Michael Wayne Atha was born on December 30, 1979, in Gadsden, Alabama.
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