Yukmouth (born Jerold Dwight Ellis, II October 18, 1974 in Oakland, California), is a rapper from East Oakland, California. br br He is a member of the platinum-selling rap duo Luniz along with Numskull. The Luniz recorded the successful weed anthem, "I Got 5 on It" which helped propel their album to platinum certification. He went on to sign a solo record deal at J-Prince's Rap-A-Lot Records, releasing three albums, each selling at least 200,000 copies with little airplay, with the exception of his double album debut on the label, entitled, Thugged Out: The Albulation which went Gold. Under his own label, Smoke-A-Lot Records, he has released DVDs, such as United Ghettos of America, Vols. 1 and 2. He is also a member of the groups Thug Lordz, with C-Bo and Spice 1, and The Regime. Yukmouth has long been a staple in Oakland rap and has worked with numerous artists including Redman, 8Ball and MJG, Fat Joe, Devin the Dude, Treach, 2 Live Crew, Tech N9ne, Mac Dre, Planet Asia, Trae, The Realest, Charlie Wilson, Quincy Jones, Young Jeezy, Lil' Flip, E-40, Scarface, The Game, Mistah F.A.B., Hussein Fatal, Kanye West, Akon, B-Legit, Too $hort, Outlawz, C-Bo, Spice 1, Roger Troutman, Dru Down, MC Ren, Juelz Santana, Shock G, Messy Marv, San Quinn, Kurupt, Dat Nigga Daz, Beanie Siegel, Ray J and Bun B among countless others.