Yelawolf is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer from Gadsden, Alabama. He released his first independent album Creek Water in 2005. Between 2005 to 2010 he released one EP and four mixtapes. It was not until 2010's Trunk Muzik EP that he started to gain mainstream attention. The same year would see Yelawolf sign a record deal with Interscope Records. In January 2011, he signed a recording deal with Eminem's record label, Shady Records, and released his second studio album, Radioactive. The album debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200. Yelawolf released a sequel to his breakthrough mixtape Trunk Muzik, titled Trunk Muzik Returns on March 14, 2013. His third album, Love Story, was released on April 21, 2015. His fourth album, Trial by Fire, was released on October 27, 2017. His fifth album, and final under Shady Records, Trunk Muzik III, was released on March 29, 2019.