Tony Yayo
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Tony Yayo or also known as The Talk of New York is a controversial hip-hop rapper. He was a former member of 50 Cent's group G-Unit. His album Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon has been Certified Platinum.
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[edit] About
[edit] Early Life
Rapper Tony Yayo (Marvin Bernard) was born on March 31, 1978 in Queens, New York. His big break came when he signed in with a small record label called First Choice. He was a good friend of 50 Cent. When 50 signed with Columbia records he took Yayo under his wing. 50 became Yoyo’s mentor.
[edit] Early Career
In 2002, Yayo and 50 Cent were both arrested for weapon-possession charges. In 2003, he sentenced to do time at the beginning of 2003 for bail-jumping. When Yayo was in jail, 50 Cent and G-Unit became popular. They wore shirts that said “Free Yayo” but Yayo was unaware of all these. It was during the Grammy Award that Yayo saw the t-shirt worn by Eminem. The rapper was inspired to start writing again. In 2004, Yayo was a free man but was back in jail once again for giving his parole officer a fake passport. After a few weeks, he was out again and finally started on his debut album, Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon, which was released on August 30, 2005.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vibe Award | Nominated for Club Banger for "So Seductive" |
| 2005 | Vibe Award | Nominated for Video Goddess for Buffie the Body in "So Seductive" |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon | Certified Gold in U.S. |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Billboard Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Curious | 85 | Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon | ||
| 2005 | Pimpin | 66 | Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon | ||
| 2005 | So Seductive | 7 | 12 | 48 | Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon |
[edit] News
[edit] Tours & Concerts
No upcoming tours and concerts for this artist.
[edit] Announcements
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 June 28, 2005 Interscope |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Curious | Interscope | Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon |
| 2005 | So Seductive | Interscope | Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon |
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[edit] Contemporaries
[edit] Trivia
- He is known for doing adlibs for many of the G-unit songs due to his vocal quality to hype a song.
- He has a tattoo of a Gorilla with a shotgun to represent G-unit aka Gorilla Unit.
- He has a daughter that was born while he was in jail.
- He live in the same neighborhood as Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent which are fellow members of the G-unit crew.
[edit] Reviews
Tony Yayo is the best rapper in the G-Unit crew. He is not just another new rapper, his tracks just blows you away especially “So Seductive”. Tony Yayo has the best beat in town. --Mimi 08:55, 10 March 2007 (PST)
