Young Dro

Artist, Additional recovery advocate, Philanthropist

D’Juan Montrel Hart (born January 15, 1980), better known as Young Dro, is an American rapper. After gaining recognition with his regional hit song “Yes Sir”, from his 2002 independent album I Got That Dro, Young Dro aligned himself with fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I. and signed to his label, Grand Hustle, in 2004. Young Dro’s debut Best Thang Smokin’, was released in August 2006, under Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records. The album was preceded by his debut single “Shoulder Lean”, which served as the album’s lead single and proved to be a hit in the urban community and Billboard charts. In 2010 he was included in XXL’s inaugural Top 10 Freshman List.

After amassing an abundance of mixtapes, Young Dro released his second album High Times, 7 years later on October 15, 2013, under Grand Hustle, Atlantic, and eOne. It spawned the single “FDB”, his highest charting single since “Shoulder Lean”.  In 2024 T.I., Young Dro, Kirk Franklin, and Sunday Service released their single “Thank God”.  He also launched and heads the It Still Takes A Village non-profit, which provides community resources to underserved youth nationally.  For his work in the community, he has received a proclamation recently from the City of Cleveland for his work within the community.  Young Dro also received the Perseverance Award by Pandora and Sirius XM at a presentation in Atlanta in 2024.  And recently he performed at Druski’s Coulda Fest at State Farm Arena, Fort Stewart’s Salute To Summer, and the City of Atlanta’s annual Mayor’s scholarship drive.