BIOGRAPHY

Taurus Tremani Bartlett (born January 6, 1999),
known professionally as Polo G, is an American rapper, singer,
songwriter and record executive. He rose to prominence with
his singles "Finer Things"[1] and "Pop Out"
(featuring Lil Tjay).
His debut album Die a Legend (2019) received generally
positive reviews and peaked at number six on the US Billboard
200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
Bartlett's second studio album, The Goat (2020), peaked at
number two on the Billboard 200 and charted ten singles
on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His mainstream success
continued with his third studio album Hall of Fame (2021),
which became Bartlett's first chart topping
album and included his first number-one single

Early life

Taurus Tremani Bartlett was born in the Old Town area of Chicago, Illinois,
to Taurus Bartlett and Stacia Mac. Mac, a former property manager, serves as
Bartlett's manager.[8] He grew up in the Marshall Field Garden Apartments, which was
across from the Cabrini–Green Homes. He is the second of four children, having an
older sister, a younger brother, Taurean, who's also a rapper under the stage name Trench
Baby, and a younger sister. After graduating high school, Bartlett was
accepted to Lincoln University with a broadcasting major, but decided not to go
on his first day, opting to pursue a music career full-time. He is affiliated
with the Chicago-based gang Mickey Cobras, which is known to feud with
gangs like the Gangster Disciples.

Career

2018–2019: Beginnings, record deal, and Die a Legend
Bartlett's first song ever recorded was titled "ODA", which he released to YouTube. Upon creating a
SoundCloud account in 2018, he released the track "Gang with Me", which quickly racked up
millions of plays. He continued gaining traction with his songs "Welcome Back" and "Neva Cared".
Bartlett went on to release "Finer Things", a song he wrote while incarcerated, in the latter
half of 2018 and quickly gained millions of views. In early 2019, Bartlett released
"Pop Out" featuring Lil Tjay which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song's music video gained over 200 million views on YouTube and led to him signing a record deal
with Columbia Records. Bartlett also released videos for his songs
"Deep Wounds", "Through da Storm", "Effortless", and "Dyin' Breed"
from his debut studio album Die a Legend, which was
released on June 7, 2019, and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200.[14] "Heartless",
a single released later in 2019, featured production from Mustard, and was later featured on his second album.