Yung Chris
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Christopher Miller better known by his stage name Yung Chris (or simply YC to avoid confusion with rapper Young Chris
Young Chris
Young Chris is a Grammy nominated American rapper and songwriter. A member of Philadelphia rap trio Young Gunz, formerly signed to Roc-A-Fella records through Beanie Sigel’s State Property collective, early success included the hit single "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"...

), is an American rapper from Decatur, Georgia
Decatur, Georgia
Decatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of 19,335 in the 2010 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name...

. He is currently signed to the record label Universal Republic
Universal Republic
Universal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman...

.

Music career

He is best known for his hit single "Racks
Racks (song)
"Racks" is the debut single by American rapper YC featuring vocals from rapper Future. It was released for digital download in the United States on May 20, 2011.- Remix :...

", which was released on April 5, 2011. The song peaked at #6 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart, earning him a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 nomination. He performed the single at the BET Awards of 2011
BET Awards of 2011
The 2011 BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 26, 2011. The awards recognized African-Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Actor Kevin Hart hosted the event for the first time. ...

.

YC's first album Bands, which was released on May 31, 2010, and was largely unsuccessful, but had a popular song that went unreleased entitled, "Dem Girls", which features singer Yaboythetruth. After releasing the song, he recorded "Racks", for his first mixtape Got Racks, which was released in April 2011 and received over 24 million downloads via the web. He is currently touring promoting his album.

YC is associated with Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

 appearing on several mixtape songs and videos. He appeared on the video "This is What I Do" with Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

, Waka Flocka Flame
Waka Flocka Flame
Juaquin Malphurs , better known by his stage name Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper signed to 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. He is a Southern hip hop artist best known for his singles "O Let's Do It", "Hard in da Paint" & "No Hands", along with his debut album, Flockaveli...

, and OJ da Juiceman
OJ da Juiceman
Otis Williams, Jr. ,better known as OJ Da Juiceman, is an American Southern Rapper and a member of 1017 Brick Squad. OJ Da Juiceman is also founder of vanity label 32 Entertainment.-Early life:Otis Williams, Jr...

. Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

 also appeared in the music video for "Racks"
Racks (song)
"Racks" is the debut single by American rapper YC featuring vocals from rapper Future. It was released for digital download in the United States on May 20, 2011.- Remix :...

. YC appeared in Waka Flocka video for "Grove St. Party
Grove St. Party
"Grove St. Party" is the fourth single of American rapper Waka Flocka Flame, which was released February 15, 2011 under the record label 1017 Brick Squad Records. It features rapper Kebo Gotti and is the fourth single off his debut album Flockaveli which is already released. The song was produced...

", featuring rapper Kebo Gotti
Kebo Gotti
Kebo Gotti is an American rapper affiliated with Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane, and OJ Da Juiceman. Kebo Gotti is signed to Real Money Ent and represents HitSquad. He is a southern hip hop artist from Atlanta, GA, who is best known for being featured on the Waka Flocka Flame single "Grove St. Party"...

.

On October 4, 2011, YC released his second single "I Know" and it features Ace Hood
Ace Hood
Antoine McColister, better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and Def Jam Recordings...

. This is the second time YC and Ace Hood work together since the "Racks" Remix.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Rack Nation (TBA)


Independent albums
  • Bands (2010)


Mixtapes
  • Got Racks (2011)

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...


US
R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...


US
Rap
Hot Rap Songs
Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...


"Racks
Racks (song)
"Racks" is the debut single by American rapper YC featuring vocals from rapper Future. It was released for digital download in the United States on May 20, 2011.- Remix :...

"
(featuring Future)
2011 42 6 4 Rack Nation
"I Know"
(featuring Ace Hood
Ace Hood
Antoine McColister, better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and Def Jam Recordings...

)
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
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