Rio Da Yung OG has earned breakout success with songs and videos depicting street reality in his hometown of Flint, Michigan.
- In his teens, the fledgling rapper recorded songs on a karaoke machine to play in the car.
- Rio Da Yung OG was the first artist officially signed to Detroit rapper Peezy's Ghetto Boyz label.
- His distinctive facial scar is the result of a grease burn. The accident happened when he tried to pan-fry potatoes after a night of partying.
- The rapper's frantic 2019 single "Legendary" has more than 12 million streams.
- He teamed up with childhood friend @RMCMike for the 2019 mixtapes Dumb and Dum3er (2019) and Dum and Dumber Too.