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Born 08 April, 1990 (35 years old).
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Career of the Blac Youngsta started in 2012 .
Blac Youngsta Wiki
American rapper from Tennessee
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| Blac Youngsta on his tour bus before performing at the 5th anniversary of Rolling Loud Music Festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sammie Marquez Benson |
| Born | April 8, 1990 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop trap |
| Occupation | Rapper songwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Heavy Camp Collective Music Group Epic |
| Associated acts | DaBaby Moneybagg Yo Yo Gotti |
Sammie Marquez Benson , better known by his stage name Blac Youngsta, is an American rapper signed to Yo Gotti's Collective Music Group , and its aegis, Epic Records. After a series of mixtapes upon being signed, the 2017 single "Hip Hopper" and 2018 single "Booty", became the most notable, with the latter peaking at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both songs appear on his debut studio album, 223, which peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200.
Early life
Sammie Marquez Benson was born on April 8, 1990 in McMillan Street, a poor area in the southside of Memphis, Tennessee. Benson and his younger brothers were raised by their grandparents. Despite both of his grandparents having jobs, they earned very little and struggled to put food on the table. Benson's grandfather managed to get him a job at a local grocery store when he was just 7 years old, however, he was fired when the manager caught him placing fake orders to the store in order to take the food home for him and his brothers. After losing his job at the store, Benson began selling drugs and served numerous sentences in prison for drug and gun charges. In 2012, after serving a year in prison, Benson began hosting local block parties which made him locally popular in south Memphis. Shortly after, he began pursuing a career in music, releasing his debut mixtape Fast Bricks in 2012.
Career
2012-2016: Early career and signing to CMG
Taking the stage name Blac Youngsta, Benson began taking a career in music more seriously in 2012, releasing three mixtapes as part of his Fast Bricks series, from 2012 to 2014.
His breakout song "Heavy" was released in 2015, and gained the attention of Yo Gotti, who appeared on the song's remix and signed Blac Youngsta to his Collective Music Group label. Blac Youngsta's first mixtape as a member of CMG, I Swear To God, was released on September 24, 2015, and featured guest appearances from Yo Gotti and Boosie Badazz. In March 2016, Blac Youngsta released a mixtape titled Young & Reckless, followed by Fuck Everybody, released in September 2016, with features from Young Thug, Quavo, Jacquees and YFN Lucci.
Personal life
Legal issues
On January 8, 2016, Police were called to a Wells Fargo branch in downtown Atlanta, Georgia after Blac Youngsta withdrew $200,000 from his bank account in order to purchase a car. Workers allegedly believed Blac Youngsta was robbing the bank after he was seen leaving the bank with the money. Youngsta and his associates were released at the scene. Youngsta later accused the police and staff at the bank of racial profiling, claiming he was arrested for being "young and black".
On May 16, 2017, Blac Youngsta surrendered himself to police on charges related to a shooting involving fellow Memphis rapper Young Dolph, in which Youngsta and his associates are alleged to have fired over 100 rounds into Young Dolph's SUV. Blac Youngsta had maintained that he was innocent before turning himself in. He was released on bond the same day, charged with six counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling or moving vehicle and felony conspiracy. In May 2019, the charges were dropped.