The country star has come a long way since then.
Jelly Roll at the Pre-Grammy Gala on Jan. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles.
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When Jelly Roll needed a favor many years ago, one of his rapper friends gave him a life-changing gift to help him out.
In an interview with Taste of Country Nights posted Thursday (July 9), Yelawolf — who apparently lived in the same Tennessee neighborhood as Jelly for some time — revealed how he came to the future country star’s assistance at a time when the “Son of a Sinner” singer was struggling financially. “I took [Jelly Roll] on tour with me a few times, and let him open some random shows as well,” the musician born Michael Wayne Atha told the outlet.
