D'Juan Hart
, better known by his stage name Young Dro
is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia and a protégé of T.I.. He performed as Dro
from 2000 until he signed to T.I.'s label in 2006, when he became known as Young Dro.
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Biography
Hart was born in the [Summa Hill] neighborhood of western
Atlanta. Chris "Daddy Mack" Smith, one half of rap duo
Kris Kross, was one of his best friends and inspired him to pursue a rap career. In 2000, Hart signed to Tight IV Life Records and released an album
I Got That Dro
under the stage name Dro. He signed to
T.I.'s label
Grand Hustle Records, an imprint of
Atlantic Records, in 2006 and became Young Dro. "
Shoulder Lean" was Young Dro's debut single under Grand Hustle; its video was heavily rotated on
BET and
MTV2, and its ringtone sold over 500,000 copies. Young Dro's major label debut
Best Thang Smokin'
was released in August 2006.
[1] "Shoulder Lean" peaked at #10 on the
Billboard
Hot 100 chart and topped the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The next single was "Rubberband Banks", which peaked at #23 on the rap chart.
[2]
He's recently dated American Idol's
Fantasia Barrino since 2007.
Discography
Albums
Year
| Title
| Peak chart positions
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U.S.
| U.S. R&B
| U.S. Rap
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2001
| I Got That Dro
(as Dro)
- Released: October 2, 2001
- Label: Tight IV Life (4510)
- Format: CD
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| —
| —
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2006
| Best Thang Smokin'
- Released: August 29, 2006
- Label: Grand Hustle/Atlantic
- Format: CD, LP, digital download
| 3
| 1
| 1
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2009
| P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once)
| To be released
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Singles
As lead performer
Year
| Song
| U.S.
| U.S. R&B
| U.S. Rap
| Album
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2006
| "Shoulder Lean" (featuring T.I.)
| 10
| 1
| 1
| Best Thang Smokin'
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"Rubberband Banks"
| 102
| 44
| 23
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2009
| "Take Off" (featuring Yung L.A.)
| -
| 71
| -
| P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once)
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As featured performer
Year
| Song
| U.S.
| U.S. R&B
| U.S. Rap
| Album
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2005
| "Do Ya Thang" (P$C featuring Young Dro)
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| —
| —
| T.I. Presents the P$C: 25 to Life
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2006
| "Top Back [Remix]" (T.I. featuring Young Jeezy, Young Dro, Big Kuntry King, & B.G.)
| 29
| 13
| 8
| Grand Hustle Presents: In da Streetz Volume 4
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"Tell 'Em What They Wanna Hear" (Rashad featuring T.I. & Young Dro)
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| 76
| —
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"We Fly High [Remix" (Jim Jones featuring T.I., Diddy, Birdman, & Young Dro)
| —
| —
| —
| A Dipset X-Mas
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2007
| "I'm a G" (Yung Joc featuring Young Dro & Bun B)
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| —
| —
| Hustlenomics
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2008
| "Ain't I" (Yung L.A. featuring Young Dro & T.I.)
| 47
| 7
| 4
| Futuristic Leland
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2009
| "Checkin' My Fresh" (Kia Shine featuring Young Dro & Maino)
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| —
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| 2000 Shine
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Awards and nominations
Award
| Category
| Year
| Result
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BET Hip Hop Awards
| Element Award: Best Hip Hop Dance Of The Year ''(Shoulder Lean)
| 2006
| Nominated
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BET Hip Hop Awards
| Best Collabo ''(Shoulder Lean with T.I.)
| 2006
| Nominated
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BET Hip Hop Awards
| BET Mobile Hot Ring Award ''(Shoulder Lean with T.I.)
| 2006
| Won
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The Dirty Awards
| Best New Dirty
| 2006
| Nominated
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The Ozone Awards
| Best Rapper Award (Georgia)
| 2006
| Won
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References
- Young Dro > Biography
- Young Dro > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles