Sammie Marquez Benson, professionally known as Blac Youngsta, is an American rapper from Tennessee. He is signed to Yo Gotti’s label Collective Music Group and Epic Records.
Blac Youngsta Biography
| Full Name | Sammie Marquez Benson |
| Nickname | Blac Youngsta |
| Age | 32 Years Old |
| Date Of Birth | April 8, 1990 |
| Birth Place | Southern Memphis, Tennessee |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 76 kg (167 lbs) |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Affairs/Girlfriend | Single |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Parents | Names Not Known |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Southern Memphis |
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Blac Youngsta Net Worth
| Net Worth: | $5 Million |
| Age: | 31 |
| Country: | United States |
| Born: | April 8, 1990 |
| Salary: | $500,000 |
| Last Updated: | 2022 |
Early Life
Sammie Marquez Benson better known by his stage name Blac Youngsta was born on 8 April 1990 in a poor locality in Memphis. He was brought up by his grandparents. Despite having full-time jobs, they never had enough money to feed themselves so that they don’t go to bed hungry. He managed to find a job at a grocery shop but used to fake orders so that he could feed his family. However, he was caught doing the act and was fired. He even started selling drugs and was arrested. He then started hosting parties and later started his career in music.
Personal Life
Blac Youngsta was born on April 8, 1990, in Southern Memphis, Tennessee, He is 32 years old as of 2022. His real name is Sammie Marquez Benson, he is better known by his nickname Blac Youngsta. He and his younger brother were raised by his mom and his grandparents. His grandpa was able to take home from cutting grass which was his only job. Youngsta was just seven years old when he started working as a stock boy at the local grocery store to help put food on the table. So after some time, Blac Youngsta came up with a way of scamming the grocery store into feeding his little brothers. He called the store for fake order but he was fired when the boss caught him placing fake orders to the store to take the food home.
Controversies
After losing his job, Blac Youngsta began selling drugs and due to that, he used to live in jail for a year for drug and gun charges. While in jail he developed an interest in music and started taking practicing raps. In (2017) Youngsta was arrested because he was alleged to shooting his fellow rapper Young Dolph’s SUV.
Favorite Things
| Favorite Actor | Robert Downey Jr. |
| Favorite Actress | Not Know |
| Favorite Singer | Not Know |
| Favorite App | YouTube |
| Favorite Game | N/A |
| Favorite Food | Not Know |
| Favorite Song | Not Know |
| Favorite Sportsman | Neymar |
| Favorite Movie | Don’t Know |
| Favorite Cricketer | Rohit Sharma |
| Favorite Footballer | Neymar |
| Favorite TV Show | Not Know |
| Hobbies | Driving |
Career
After releasing from jail, Youngsta started hosting local block parties which made him popular in the city. In (2012) Blac Youngsta released his first mixtape ‘Fast Bricks’ and then he dropped the ‘Fast Bricks 2’ mixtape in the same year. In (2014) Blac dropped the 3rd version of his mixtapes titled ‘Fast Bricks 3’.
His music began to reach a National audience for the first time when he released a song titled ‘Heavy‘ in 2014. The song earned him a lot of attention, and this breakthrough track turned some heads most importantly that of Yo Gotti who soon signed Blac Youngsta to his CMG collective music group records.
As a member of his CMG Blac released his fourth mixtape titled ‘I Swear To God’ on September 24, 2015. The official music video of the song featured Yo Gotti and popular rapper Boosie Badazz. In (2016) Youngsta dropped the next mixtape titled ‘Young & Reckless’ followed by F*ck Everybody which featured popular rappers Young Thug, Quavo, Jacquees, and YFN Lucci.
In the following year, he again released a mixtape ‘Illuminati’ featuring Kodak Black, Slim Jxmmi, and Lil Yachty. On February 23, 2018, Blac Youngsta released his first studio album 223, through Epic, which received a massive appreciation and peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200. Moreover, that song was also certified gold by RIIA.