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Young Dro
Young Dro
Birth name	D'Juan Hart
Also known as	Dro
Born	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	2001 - present
Labels	Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records
Associated acts	T.I., Yung L.A., Big Kuntry King, Young Jeezy, P$C, Crown J
Website	www.young-dro.com

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.

[edit] Biography

Hart was born in the Bankhead 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]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
2006	Best Thang Smokin' Released: August 29, 2006 Label: Grand Hustle/Atlantic Format: CD, LP, digital download	3	1	1
2009	P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once)	January 2010

[edit] Singles

[edit] As lead performer

Year	Song	U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
2006	"Shoulder Lean" (featuring T.I.)	10	1	1	Best Thang Smokin'
2006	"Rubberband Banks"	102	44	23	Best Thang Smokin'
2009	"Take Off" (featuring Yung L.A.)	—	71	—	P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once)
	"I Don't Know Yall" (featuring Yung L.A.)	—	—	—
	"On Fire"	-	-	-

[edit] As featured performer

Year	Song	U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
2005	"Do Ya Thang" (P$C featuring Young Dro)	—	—	—	T.I. Presents the P$C: 25 to Life
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
	"Tell 'Em What They Wanna Hear" (Rashad featuring T.I. & Young Dro)	—	76	—	Grand Hustle Presents: In da Streetz Volume 4
	"We Fly High [Remix]" (Jim Jones featuring T.I., Diddy, Juelz Santana, Birdman & Young Dro)	—	—	—	A Dipset X-Mas
2007	"I'm a G" (Yung Joc featuring Young Dro & Bun B)	—	—	—	Hustlenomics
2008	"Ain't I" (Yung L.A. featuring Young Dro & T.I.)	47	7	4	Futuristic Leland
2009	"Checkin' My Fresh" (Kia Shine featuring Young Dro & Maino)	—	—	—	2000 Shine
2009	"I'm Good" (Crown J featuring Young Dro)	—	—	—	I'm Good

[edit] Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Year	Result
BET Hip Hop Awards	Element Award: Best Hip Hop Dance Of The Year (Shoulder Lean)	2006	Nominated
BET Hip Hop Awards	Best Collabo (Shoulder Lean with T.I.)	2006	Nominated
BET Hip Hop Awards	BET Mobile Hot Ring Award (Shoulder Lean with T.I.)	2006	Won
The Dirty Awards	Best New Dirty	2006	Nominated
The Ozone Awards	Best Rapper Award (Georgia)	2006	Won

[edit] References

^ Cordor, Cyril (2006). "Young Dro > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wnfixqusldde~T1. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
^ "Young Dro > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wnfixqusldde~T51. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

[edit] External links

[allmusic-0] Cordor, Cyril (2006). "Young Dro > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wnfixqusldde~T1. Retrieved 2008-10-25.

[1] "Young Dro > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wnfixqusldde~T51. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

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