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BET Awards winners announced

UPI - Found Jun. 29, 2009
Yung L.A. f/ Young Dro and T.I., 'Ain't I.' Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom (winner), Rik Cordero, Gil Green, Chris Robinson, Hype...
Slideshow: 2009 BET Awards Hot Pics - Starpulse
Winners from the BET Awards - Boston Globe
Winners from the BET Awards - San Jose Mercury News
BET Awards 2009 list of winners - Los Angeles Times
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Huffington Post

Posted on June 29, 2009, 7:41 am

Freeload: Young Dro "On Fire" MP3

The FADER Magazine - Found Jun. 23, 2009
For our summer issue, now on newsstands, we went down to Atlanta to roll with Young Dro in his banana yellow Corvette and find out the deal on

Posted on June 23, 2009, 4:45 am

Freeload: The FADER Issue 62 Podcast

The FADER Magazine - Found Jun. 23, 2009
... featured power-bros Young Dro, Dum Dum Girls, Wavves, Crocodiles, Family Time Records fam, Gen Fers Omega, D-Lo and Sleepy D, Esser, CFCF, and...

Posted on June 23, 2009, 5:30 am

Brief Bits: Young Dro to pick up where T.I. left off

Examiner.com - Found Jun. 21, 2009
Young Dro: still smokin'. Grand Hustle? You got that right.

Posted on June 21, 2009, 2:40 am

BMI Sues Ludlow Venue Pianos

Village Voice - Found 14 hours ago
Yeah Yeah Yeahs YEAHHHHHHHHH Yeasayer Yip Yip Yo homeslice, we're writing you a letter Yo La Tengo Young Dro Young Jeezy yuck Yung LA Baron...

Posted on July 4, 2009, 6:58 am

2009 BET Award winners

Zap2it.com - Found Jun. 29, 2009
Jones f/ Ron Browz and Juelz Santana ? Pop Champagne T.I. f/ Rihanna ? Live Your Life Yung L.A. f/ Young Dro and T.I. ? Ain?t I Video...
BET awards honour MJ - Hamilton Spectator
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Zap2it.com

Posted on June 29, 2009, 11:04 am

BET Awards Winners Announced

Post Chronicle - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Yung L.A. f/ Young Dro and T.I., 'Ain't I.' Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom (winner), Rik Cordero, Gil Green, Chris Robinson, Hype...

Posted on June 30, 2009, 8:22 am

Michael Jackson's Doctor Missing, Allegedly Linked To Singer's Death

SOHH - Found Jun. 27, 2009
BIGGER THAN CLEF LO, SIT YOU ASS DOWN AND WATCH THE SHOW, DRE MY LYRICS TOOK OFF ON YOUR ASS LIKE YOUNG DRO, HEY CARLTON BANKS YOU NEED TO...

Posted on June 27, 2009, 11:12 am

HOT FIVE AT 5: Featuring Nas

Vibe.com - Found Jun. 23, 2009
­ Young Dro feat. Akon - 'You Nasty' ­ From his forthcoming P.O.L.O. (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) Dro, teams up with the Konvict captain to...

Posted on June 23, 2009, 11:33 am

T.I. Labelmates Continue In His Absence, Tony Yayo Drops New Mixtape

MTV - Found Jun. 24, 2009
T.I. and Greg Street Co-Starring: An ensemble cast that includes Tip's Grand Hustle family members Young Dro, 8Ball & MJG, Big Kuntry, Bobby...

Posted on June 24, 2009, 9:21 am

Young Dro Biography

Young Dro
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Young Dro
Birth name D'Juan Hart
Also known as Dro
Born Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2001 - present
Label(s) Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records
Associated acts T.I., Big Kuntry King, B.G., Young Jeezy, Gorilla Zoe, Yung L.A., Jazze Pha, Kia Shine, Maino, DJ Drama, B.o.B.
Website Young Dro at MySpace

D'Juan Hart, better know 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.

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Biography

Hart was born in the Bankhead neighborhood of western Atlanta. Chris "Daddy Mack" Smith, one half of rap duo Kriss Kross, among hwas is 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

Discography

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

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