Keenan Jackson most known by his stage name YG (short from Young Gangsta), is an African-American Compton-based

Compton, California

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...

 rapper and songwriter of the West Coast

West Coast hip hop

West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...

 scenery. In his earlier years he was gang affiliated with the Westside Tree Top Piru

Piru

A piru is a minor evil spirit or demon in Finnish mythology. In folklore, a piru is often featured as a nasty spirit of the forest with which a wise-aleck either wins or loses a battle of wits, giving or receiving a forfeit in return. In many cases, poltergeist and haunting phenomenons are...

 gang. He was signed by Def Jam in 2009 and released his first single titled "Toot It and Boot It" in 2010. He is most associated with the Jerkin'

Jerkin'

Jerkin or Jerk is a street dance from Los Angeles. Since 2009, jerkin' has gained fans along the West Coast and is gaining popularity on the East Coast....

 movement based in California alongside other artists including singer and occasional rapper Ty$, who sings the hook on "Toot It and Boot It". He is affiliated with the group Pu$haz Ink.

History

After releasing several songs that garnered him a large following on the internet, such as "She A Model" and "Aim Me" he signed to Def Jam. He is currently working on his debut album set to be released in 2012. He was also featured in this year's XXL Freshmen Magazine.
YG owns his own label, Pushaz Ink; he will be starring in an upcoming film We the Party, directed by Mario Van Peebles and costarring Snoop Dogg, Rej3ctz and the New Boy.

Discography

Studio albums

• Freshman on Campus (2012)

Mixtapes

• 4Fingaz (2008)
• The Real 4Fingaz
  The Real 4Fingaz
  The Real 4Fingaz is the first official mixtape released by Compton-based rapper YG. It was released for digital download on DatPiff.com in March 2010.-Track listing:#Drunk & High#It's So Hard#Toot It & Boot It #Police...
  
  (2010)
• Just Re'd Up
  Just Re'd Up
  Just Re'd Up is the second official mixtape by Compton-based rapper YG. It was released for free digital download on May 2, 2011. The mixtape features guest appearances by; Tydolla$ign, GCa$$o, Charley Hood, TeeCee4800, Nipsey Hussle, Chris Brown, Tyga, Short Dawg, Soulja Boy, Big Krit, Big Sean,...
  
  (2011)

As lead artist

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...
"Toot It and Boot It" (featuring Ty$)	2010	67	60	12	The Real 4Fingaz
"Patty Cake"	2011	—	—	—
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US
"Crush on You" (New Boyz New Boyz New Boyz is an American hip hop/rap group and a former jerkin crew duo made up of rappers Earl "Ben J" Benjamin and Dominic "Legacy" Thomas from Hesperia, California. They debuted in summer 2009 with their viral hit, "You're a Jerk", taken from their debut studio album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic,...  featuring YG)	2011	—	Too Cool to Care Too Cool to Care -Chart performance:...
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US R&B
"Up" (featuring LoveRance)	2011	69	Just Re'd Up
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.