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Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. He is a member of Thug Lordz with C-Bo.

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Yukmouth
Background information
Birth name	Jerold Dwight Ellis III
Also known as	Godzilla, JJ, Thug Lord, Smoke-A-Lot
Born	(1974-10-18) October 18, 1974 (age 47)
Origin	Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Rap-A-Lot Smoke-A-Lot Asylum Godzilla Noo Trybe
Associated acts	Luniz Mac Dre The Regime Thug Lordz Too Short Scarface E-40 Crooked I Akon Dame Grease T-Pain Ray J Tech N9ne
Website	smokealotrecords.com

Career

Yukmouth is a member of the rap duo Luniz, along with Numskull. Luniz recorded the weed anthem, "I Got 5 on It". Yukmouth signed a solo record deal at J-Prince's Rap-a-Lot Records, releasing four albums. His double album debut on the label, entitled Thugged Out: The Albulation, went gold.[1] Under his own label, Smoke-a-Lot Records, he has released DVDs and compilation albums, such as the United Ghettos of America series.

Smoke-A-Lot

Yukmouth is CEO of Smoke-A-Lot, which is distributed by Rap-a-Lot Records. The label is home to established artists such as Luniz, Dru Down, Thug Lordz (Yukmouth, C-Bo and Spice 1), The Regime, and Yukmouth himself.

Godzilla Entertainment

Godzilla Entertainment
Founded	2003
Founder	Yukmouth
Genre(s)	Hiphop
Country	US
Web address	https://web.archive.org/web/20071007080545/http://www.godzillaent.com/

Godzilla Entertainment was an American record label founded and owned by rapper Yukmouth of the popular 1990s rap group The Luniz, and operated by both Yukmouth and Kat Gaynor (who also acts as Yukmouth and The Regime's manager). The name comes from Yukmouth's popular 2003 album, Godzilla. It was initially created to serve as an independent record distribution company for official mixtapes released on Smoke-A-Lot Records. The first few releases through Godzilla was the heavily popular All Out War mixtape series which were done as a joint venture with the Cali Untouchable DJs and Rapbay.com. The initial logo featured an edited version of the Aston Martin logo which was later replaced by a more independent logo which features the Smoke-A-Lot Records dragon logo encircled by the words "Godzilla Ent.". In May 2007 Yukmouth closed down the label and merged all of its duties with the parent Smoke-A-Lot Records after pressure from Toho Co. Ltd., the owners of the name Godzilla.

Closure

Upon receiving pressure from the owners of the copyright to the name Godzilla, Yukmouth closed down the Godzilla subset label and now releases projects solely on the Smoke-A-Lot Records imprint. All media pertaining to the name Godzilla, including logos, t-shirts and other media were removed from the official Smoke-A-Lot website shortly after.

Releases

• The Regime - All Out War Vol. 1
• The Regime - All Out War Vol. 2
• The Regime - All Out War Vol. 3
• Ampichino - AK-47 Soundtrack to the Street
• Young Skrilla - Superheroes: Hot az a Heata Vol. 2
• Yukmouth - Million Dollar Mixtape
• Yukmouth - The City of Dope Vol. 1

Discography

Studio albums

• Thugged Out: The Albulation (1998)
• Thug Lord: The New Testament (2001)
• Godzilla (2003)
• Million Dollar Mouthpiece (2008)
• The West Coast Don (2009)
• Free at Last (2010)
• The Tonite Show: Thuggin' & Mobbin' (2011)
• Half Baked (2012)
• GAS (Grow and Sale) (2014)[2]
• JJ Based on a Vill Story (2017)[3]
• JJ Based on a Vill Story Two (2017)[4]
• JJ Based on a Vill Story Three (2018)[5]

Filmography

• Original Gangstas (1996)
• Mexican Blow (also released as Warrior) (2002) - The Midnight Sun
• United Ghettos of America vol. 1 (2002)
• United Ghettos of America vol. 2 (2004)
• T9X: The Tech N9ne Experience (2004)
• United Ghettos of America: Eye Candy (2007)
• Yukmouth Uncut (2007)
• Million Dollar DVD (2007)

Awards

Grammy Award nominations

Category	Genre	Song	Year	Result
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (with Numskull, Luke Cresswell, Fiona Wilkes, Carl Smith, Fraser Morrison, Everett Bradley, Mr. X, Melle Mel, Yo-Yo, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Shaquille O'Neal, Quincy Jones & Coolio)	R&B	Stomp	1997	Nominated[6]

References

External links

• Official website
• Yukmouth at AllMusic
• Yukmouth at IMDb
• Showcase Magazine article on The Luniz

На других языках

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Джерольд Эллис (род. 18 октября 1974 года), американский рэпер, более известный под сценическим псевдонимом Yukmouth, номинант на премию Грэмми (1997). Уроженец города Окленд, штат Калифорния. Записывался на лейблах «Rap-A-Lot», «Asylum», «Godzilla». Участник групп Luniz, Thug Lordz и The Regime. На лейбле «Smoke-A-Lot Records» выпустил DVD «United Ghettos Of America». Его двойной альбом «Thugged Out: The Albulation» стал золотым в 1998 году. Известен также за счёт непримиримой вражды с 50 Cent, нашедшей отражение в ряде песен.

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