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YG

1990 - Today

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Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson (born March 9, 1990), better known by his stage name YG (short for Young Gangsta), is an American rapper. He released his debut mixtape 4Fingaz in 2008, and its follow-up, The Real 4Fingaz, the following year. The latter gained recognition for its local hit song "Toot It and Boot It", which entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 67 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of YG has received more than 229,103 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). YG is the 4,105th most popular singer (down from 3,673rd in 2019), the 18,932nd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,884th in 2019) and the 1,060th most popular American Singer.

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  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 25.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, YG ranks 4,105 out of 4,381Before her are Dermot Kennedy, Cassidy, Molly Smitten-Downes, Priscilla Ahn, Bic Runga, and Jay Rock. After her are Anita Simoncini, Clairo, Iru Khechanovi, Dixie D'Amelio, Dion Cooper, and PinkPantheress.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, YG ranks 1,104Before her are Carina Bär, Ximo Navarro, Juan Domínguez, Milena Raičević, Jake Weary, and Atsutaka Nakamura. After her are Marcus Krüger, Hugo Houle, Haruka Tachimoto, Antonia Göransson, Jacksepticeye, and Olivier Bonnes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, YG ranks 18,932 out of 20,380Before her are Jay Rock (1985), Roderick Strong (1981), Robert Kendrick (1979), J. J. Watt (1989), Julie Foudy (1971), and Ed Reed (1978). After her are Clairo (1998), Kosta Koufos (1989), Jeret Peterson (1981), Mary Wayte (1965), Mark Pocan (1964), and Max Adler (1986).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, YG ranks 1,060Before her are Lil Yachty (1997), NLE Choppa (2002), Remy Ma (1980), Cassidy (1982), Priscilla Ahn (1984), and Jay Rock (1985). After her are Clairo (1998), Dixie D'Amelio (2001), Wale (1984), YoungBoy Never Broke Again (1999), PnB Rock (1991), and Bonnie McKee (1984).