LePreston Porter, (born April 23, 1985) better known by his stage name Snootie Wild is an American hip hop recording artist from Memphis, Tennessee. He is best known for his debut single "Yayo", the success of which helped launched his career. The song charted in both the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. In October 2013, it was announced fellow Memphis-based rapper Yo Gotti, had signed Wild to his Collective Music Group (CMG) imprint\r Snootie Wild played sports in high school but was unable to pursue an athletic career after being stabbed in the knee at the age of 17.[2] He then began a "life of crime" which eventually landed him in prison for four years. It was in prison that he began to develop his rapping skills which he would continue upon his release