Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known as
Yelawolf, is an American
hip hop recording artist from
Gadsden, Alabama. He is currently signed to
Eminem's
Shady Records and
Interscope Records. Yelawolf released his independent debut studio album titled
Creekwater in 2005. From 2005 to 2010 he also released an
extended play and four mixtapes. The last of the four, titled
Trunk Muzik, amassed a strong following for the rapper, eventually landing him a deal with
Interscope Records, which re-released the mixtape as
Trunk Muzik 0-60 later that year.