Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr. was born August 11, 1985, better known by his stage name Young Dolph and he is an American rapper.
He was one of the best singers of rap.
Young Dolph Facts And Trivia
- He was also known by the name Dolph Obama.
- During an interview, he was talking about his difficult childhood days. He was saying,
We were in fourth, fifth and sixth grade, looking at this living hell. I have always wanted money. I told my grandmother a long time ago that she was going to get my mom and dad out of the neighborhood. I was a kid saying that shit. I never really had a dad, just the street ways, and I’m giving to people the game that their father was supposed to give them, in these tapes and lyrics. My whole thing is about giving these people the real thing.”
- He was participating in various social activities such as donating meals on Thanksgiving Day, donating for cancer patients, and donating $25,000 to Hamilton High School in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- As of November 2021, he has around 1.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel titled ‘Young Dolph’.
- He loved diamond jewelry and had a good collection of diamond watches and neck chains.
- Some of the items he was always carrying with him were his house shoes, cocoa butter cream, and grapefruit.
- He used to play ping pong and visit strip clubs in his spare time.
Young Dolph Biography
He was born on July 27, 1985, in Chicago , Illinois .
He was raised by his grandmother because his parents were drug addicts and they used to visit him once every few weeks.
His family moved to Memphis, Tennessee , when he was 2 years old. He has two sisters and two brothers, and was a cousin of the late rapper Juice Wrld .
One of his younger brothers is popularly known as Still Famous901.
On his hit single “Preach”, he rapped that ” Mom’s always on the streets, so guess who raised me ?” In his music he describes a time when his parents smoked crack.
In an interview, while talking about his grandmother, he said:
I recognized my grandmother as the meanest son of a bitch in the world. I didn’t get that shit at the time … All the shit he was telling me, I got to see that shit when I turned 15. I began to use her teachings throughout my life to be more independent. My grandmother often wouldn’t let friends visit our house, but she would occasionally let homeless friends stay with the family.”
Young Dolph Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 2″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Young Dolph Tattoos
- Marijuana tattoo on his right forearm
- ‘Gastaldo’ tattoo on his right forearm
- Tattoo on his shoulder and right arm.
- ‘Portrait’ tattoo on his right forearm
- Tattoo of ‘PRE’ (initials of his record company ‘Paper Route Empire’) on his right forearm
- A tattoo on the inner part of his right arm.
- A tattoo on his left arm.
Young Dolph Net Worth
Young Dolph has amassed a small fortune with an estimated net worth of $3 million at the end of 2020.
Young Dolph Career
In 2008, Young Dolph was nearly killed in a drive-by shooting accident and later that year, his grandmother died of lung cancer. These incidents prompted the “wake-up” call from him. He started making music around that time as an emotional release.
Furthermore, Young Dolph and his bandmates complained that fake rappers were telling stories about what they had never done, witnessed, or experienced. His associates encouraged him to make more music after hearing his first song, even though he did it just for fun.
His first mixtape, Paper Route Campaign , was a success and confirmed his journey into the entertainment industry.
In 2016, Young Dolph performed his hit singles ” Get Paid ” and ” Cut It ” live at Royal South Central in Atlanta along with Solo Lucci and more to promote his debut album King of Memphis . 
In early 2017, Young was the target of gunfire in Charlotte, North Carolina . According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, several dozen rounds were fired on February 25.
At least two vehicles and multiple weapons were involved, with projectiles hitting nearby residences and vehicles. By the next day, various hip-hop news outlets had begun reporting that Young Dolph was the primary target of the shooting and that perhaps 100 rounds were fired during the attack.
There was speculation that the shooting was due to a rivalry between Dolph and rapper Yo Gotti, although both sides have remained silent. Young Dolph used the publicity to promote his second studio album Bulletproof .
Young Dolf in 2018 And Present
In 2018, Dolph’s single “Major” reached number 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
In July 2019, he was releasing his collaborative album with Key Glock, titled Dum and Dummer .
The album peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200, earning each artist their first top 10 album.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, he was releasing the single “Sunshine” to highlight and address the global situation.
His seventh album, Rich Slave , was released on August 14, 2020. It was preceded by the singles “Blue Diamonds”, “RNB” featuring Megan Thee Stallion, and “Death Row”.
He was explaining the album’s title, saying “It’s the reality of being black in this country.”
On March 5, 2021, him and Key Glock was releasing the single, “Aspen”, and they was announcing the release of their second collaborative album, Dum and Dummer 2 , due for release on March 26, 2021. It is a sequel to Dum and Dummer .
The project’s cartoon illustrations reference Beavis & Butthead .
Young Dolph Songs
These are 5 songs that capture the defiant spirit at the heart of Memphis rap.
“GONE” (2011)
From the start of his career, he knew what it was all about. His verse on Starlito’s “Gone” comes with the swaggering beats and sense of humor that would make his lines jump off the page. “My bitch texts me, ‘I never make time and I’m wrong’ / I text back, ‘I mean no harm but bitch I’m an adult,’ he raps him in disbelief. Careers are built on verses like this.
“Money Callin” (2013)
He was having the power to turn a few words into a loop that wouldn’t get out of your head. “Money in my phone, money in my house ,” he pounded in a daze over the keys of “Money Callin,” produced by Speaker Knockerz. It’s really depressing to think about how both of them are gone now.
“Preach” (2014)
As soon as you hear Zaytoven’s flutes, you know what time it is. “Preach” is right up there with “Faneto” and “Dreams And Nightmares (Intro)” when it comes to songs that have never failed to turn a room upside down.
For seven years, people have screamed the entire song into the club’s speakers. Its first verse is a continuous sentence with no end in sight. It finally ends as Dolph pauses briefly to take a deep breath and yell, “She likes to argue, so I sent that bitch to law school!” His sense of comic timing was incomparable.
“Money Power Respect” (2015)
“While U Here” (2017)
As a storyteller, one of Dolph’s greatest strengths was his ability to turn the simplest of concepts into compelling narratives.
“While U Here,” the close of the 2017 album Thinking Out Loud , thoughtfully reflects on the fragility of life, the struggles of his friends and family, and the examples he is setting for those who look up to him. “Everything I do, now I have a son watching,” he says with the world weighing on him. You can imagine him sighing after every beat.
Young Dolph Death
Young Dolph was shot outside a retail store in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on September 26, 2017. He was in critical condition in hospital, but within hours doctors said he was expected to survive.
He spent two weeks in the hospital recovering from three gunshot wounds to him.
Memphis police said the attackers pulled up in a white Mercedes Benz two-door before running past Young Dolph’s car and shooting into the cookie store.
Immediately after the shooting, hundreds of people flocked to the area as headlines made the world over. Tensions flared and raw emotion boiled over. People lay on the ground, crying. Some viewers called for an end to gun violence and for peace. Others cursed and expressed their anger at the loss of the Memphis icon.
Moments after the shooting, Yo Gotti was initially named as a person of interest in connection with the shooting. Yo Gotti was later acquitted; his friend, Corey McClendon, was arrested for attempted murder but was released without charge the following day.
According to Complex, members of Dolph’s family said in a statement after his death that “there are no words that can sufficiently express the pain we feel.”
“Losing Adolph, Dolph, Man-Man, is changing our lives forever. And while we will take each day as it comes, we are taking comfort in knowing that he leaves behind a legacy that reflects his heart. A heart that was for his family. A heart that was for people.
“We are grateful for the outpouring of love. We are grateful that his godly obligation to show kindness to the world is recognized. As a family, we are blessed to call him our son, our nephew, our brother, our cousin, our partner, and our Father. And now, we are honored to call him our angel. A role he has always played.”
Tributes were also made by various musicians, such as Chance The Rapper, Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo and Offset, among others.
Following Dolph’s murder, a memorial was installed outside the cookie shop. A man was later shot and injured at the scene, and was taken to hospital in non-critical condition.
Earlier this week, three people appeared in court charged with aggravated assault, evading authority, reckless endangerment and robbery, among others, in connection with the shooting at the monument.
Young Dolph Funeral
A private funeral for Young Dolph was held in Memphis on November 30, following the rapper’s death earlier in the month.
His loved ones have shared photos and videos of the funeral on social networks, along with the funeral program. DJ Akademiks shared more photos from the show, which included pictures of his family and children, as well as his nickname “Main Main” on the front.
Young Dolph Wife
He had two children with his girlfriend Mia Jaye, their son named Tre Tre Thornton was born in June 2014 and their daughter named Aria Ella Thornton was born in April 2017.
His longtime girlfriend, Mia Jaye, is the CEO of her own retail brand Momeo (pronounced Mom-EO), which also works for the social cause of black people.
