“I would buy a house, and try to buy a house every month. I didn't have education or information about real estate at the time. I learned after I bought a few houses, and then I kind of fell in love with the rehabbing of the houses and fixing them up and just the whole process and turned it into a business.”

American rapper, record executive, and record producer

Yo Gotti, born Mario Mims, is an American rapper, record executive, and record producer. He came up in Memphis rap and released his first five albums independently before signing with J Records in 2009. In 2009, two singles, "5 Star" and "Women Lie, Men Lie", earned gold certification from the RIAA and reached the Billboard Hot 100. His major label debut, Live from the Kitchen, followed in 2012 and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200, even as reviews were mixed.