YGTUT

Kevin Lebron Adams, Jr. (born December 19, 1991), better known by his stage name YGTUT (or simply, TUT), is an American rapper, singer and record producer. He first gained recognition and acclaim after the release of his 2015 mixtape, Preacher's Son. He is signed to Same Plate Entertainment and Sony Music. He is a founding member of the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based hip-hop collective TheHouse, which he formed with rappers Isaiah Rashad, Michael Da Vinci (MikeyD), Chris P, and Brian Brown.

Early life and education Kevin Adams Jr. was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His father is a Baptist preacher and his mother a gospel singer. Adams grew up attending church and would often play the organ or drums after service. He also went by the stage name, "Kev Adams", for a time. and "Live From Chattanooga". Those songs would form the basis of his first mixtape, Preacher's Son, which was released in January 2015. The album featured guest appearances and production work from several members of TheHouse including Isaiah Rashad, Michael Da Vinci, and Ktoven. Another House member, Swayyvo, played saxophone on the mixtape. The album received a favorable review from Pitchfork.

In August 2016, TUT released the single "G35" featuring Isaiah Rashad. Later that year, he was featured on the Zzz track, "The Cost". In June 2017, TUT was featured on a track ("Long Day") as part of TheHouse collective. Fellow members Brian Brown, Michael Da Vinci, and Chris P also delivered verses on the song. In December of that year, TUT released the solo single, "$leezy Money". Later that month, he appeared on another release by TheHouse, this time an EP entitled Four Two Three (a reference to the area code in Chattanooga). YGTUT and $hoey were the only two members to appear on all the collection's songs.

In February 2018, he released a track called "Trill Dreams" featuring Isaiah Rashad. The song had been recorded in 2011 when the two were still attending Middle Tennessee State University together. In June of that year, it was announced that he had been signed to Same Plate Entertainment and Sony Music. Beginning in August, he started periodically releasing new songs in a SoundCloud playlist called Save It. These tracks included "Loyalty 2 da Fam", "Late", and "Top of the World".

In December 2018, he premiered the song, "Get It". It would serve as the lead single on his Same Plate/Sony debut EP, I.O.U., which was released in January 2019.

In 2021, YGTUT appeared on Isaiah Rashad's album The House is Burning, featuring on the track "Chad".

Discography Studio albums

+ List of studio albums, with selected details Title Details In My Head Released: June 9, 2022 Label: Same Plate, Sony Formats: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

+ List of mixtapes, with selected details Title Details Preacher's Son Released: January 5, 2015 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming

EPs

+ List of extended plays, with selected details Title Details I.O.U. Released: January 18, 2019 Label: Same Plate, Sony Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

+ List of singles with selected details Title Year Album "Hangin'" 2014 Preacher's Son "Holy Water" (featuring Angel Mae) "Live From Chattanooga" "G35" (featuring Isaiah Rashad) 2016 "Keep It Cool" 2018 "Get It" I.O.U. "Mind Ya Business" 2019 "Bootleggers" 2020 "Chattanooga Vendetta" "Dolla $igns" (featuring Michael Da Vinci) 2021 In My Head "New Medallion" 2022 "Thinkin Bout" "Quickie"