Yelawolf出生在阿拉巴马州加兹登但经常搬家，童年时在美国南部众多城市都居住过，其中包括路易斯安那巴吞鲁日，乔治亚州亚特兰大，田纳西州安条克等。他的母亲 15岁时生下了他，他是美国白人与切诺基的混血，而他的艺名 Yelawolf典故就是来自于印第安人文化。 Yelawolf是个滑板爱好者，曾经甚至有过成为职业滑板手的想法，不过随后由于伤病缘故不得不放弃了这个梦想。
2007年， Yelawolf开始独立发行 mixtape，同年签约 Columbia唱片公司，不过随后不久便离开。 2009年，客串了休斯顿著名说唱歌手 Slim Thug的专辑《 Boss of All Bosses》，并在纽约著名说唱歌手 Juelz Santana的新专辑《 Born to Lose, Built to Win》的主打歌《 Mixin ' Up The Medicine》中客串。 2010年，他分别在底特律说唱歌手 Bizarre，亚特兰大说唱歌手 Big Boi，休斯顿说唱歌手 Paul Wall的新专辑中客串，同年签约了 Interscope唱片公司，并正在积极创作个人专辑，同时表示非常乐意和另一位说唱歌手痞子阿姆（ Eminem）进行合作。
英语歌词：
[ Verse 1: Yelawolf]
Ain't never been much of the church type
But I believe in the last days
I walk through Hell almost every night
But I believe it's a pathway
Say boy, what you doin ' with your life
With those tattoos on your face?
Say boy, you know that you'll pay the price
Well, I guess I'll see when I head that way
[ Hook: Yelawolf]
To the father son and holy spirit
I hold you nearest
My best friend, best friend
Let the trumpets blow with your appearance
I can almost hear it
My best friend, best friend
When you wish me Hell upon my soul and spirit
Behold these lyrics
I got a best friend, best friend
Yeah, I got a best friend, best friend, yeah
[ Verse 2: Yelawolf]
I don't know much about Holy Bibles
But I grew up in the Bible Belt
I put my love for a woman on idle
Because I got beat with my mama's belt
But I learned from my mistakes
Try hard to respect people for what they believe in
But if you spit on my fu* cking grave
And wish me Hell then I wish you well
I'm ma send you straight up to my best friend
[ Hook]
[ Verse 3: Eminem]
God, please would you arm me with the armor?
They call me when there's drama like Gandhi
Could have gone the other way many times
Could have turned Dalai with the lama
But I squash my beefs when things seem to be looking decent
Recently, but don't jinx it
It's like Clint Eastwood looking for peace
Though maybe not for the inner
The priest stood, but at least should
Make an attempt to show some remorse
And then be some sort of a repenter
For the people I've been a minister
Not a preacher, but a sh* it starter and a finisher
In the mind of a thick skin, but a short temper
This patience of mine is thinner
Than twine is when I get attacked
So I might say something back that might offend you
So if you don't like when I rap
What I have to say on the mic then you
Might wanna act just like quarterbacks
And take a fuckin ' hike when I snap cause I'm a sinner
( I got a best friend, best friend)
My butt, balls and intestines
And ain't never been yes men
They gon ' tell me when I'm fuckin ' up
The minute I'm ever giving it less then
I'm about to vomit and I can feel it coming
Cause failure's something I can barely stomach
And I only listen to my guts
So unless you're my fu* ckin ' belly button
Don't tell me nothin '
You ain't my( best friend, best friend)
Who you think I'm talking ' bout?
Lifts me up when I'm down and out
Still look to him without a doubt
Still got a( best friend, best friend)
Shout it out like there's never been a louder mouth
Should have never been allowed, I'm out
Now that I got a higher power
Now with a black out power, out is out
Like powerless, but they crowd around
They tend to flock like shepherds to black sheep
But I be the worst thing that these motherf* uc* kers ever heard
When I'm counted out
You be D-O-A, then announced
They pronounce you dead when they sound it out
So prepare for a rival, your arch enemy surrounds you now
He's all around you
Not even a doctor's at the hospital
He could have shigy-shocked you back to life
It's im-piggy-possible to revive you
That's word to the digy-doctor
You stopping and that's not an option
Something I'm not gonna do
I'm the Iggy-Pop of hip-hop when I walk in the booth
Dawg, I'm the truth like Biggie rockin ' with 2 Pac in the suit
Talking to Proof dropping a deuce
Fill up a syllable clip like a refillable strip, cock and I shoot
Who you think's my Glock that I use?
That I pull from to get my strength up against these haters
And they be waiting at the gate
When you get sprayed up, sitting you hoes straight up
To deal with my( best friend, best friend)
[ Hook]
