Taurus Tremani Bartlett, known professionally as Polo G, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, Die a Legend, peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard 200, was certified RIAA Gold, and included the hit single "Pop Out" which peaked at number 11 on the BillboardHot 100. Bartlett's second studio album, The Goat, peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 and included ten Hot 100 charting singles.
He began to gain attraction as 2018 started, and he began releasing songs such as "Welcome Back" and "Neva Cared". Following the release of "Finer Things", a song he wrote while incarcerated later in 2018, he began gaining millions of views and planned to keep his independence. Since then, he has released the songs "Pop Out" featuring Lil Tjay, and "Battle Cry", with the first of the two having been certified platinum and amassing over 100 million views on YouTube to date and got him signed to Columbia Records. Polo G has released videos for his songs "Deep Wounds", "Through Da Storm", "Effortless", "Heartless", and "Dyin' Breed" from his critically acclaimed debut studio album Die a Legend, which was released on June 7, 2019 and would peak at number 6 on the Billboard 200. "Heartless" featured production from Mustard, and was later featured on his sophomore album. Polo G alleged that he almost lost his life, presumably due to near overdose or alcohol poisoning, after a party on August 11, posting on August 12 that he "woke up in emergency room almost lost my life." On February 14, 2020, Polo G released the track "Go Stupid", with rappers Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa. The song also features production from Mike Will Made It and Tay Keith. "Go Stupid" became his second song on the Hot 100, peaking at number 60 on the Hot 100, number 29 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 20 on Hot Rap Songs. Polo G released his second studio album, The Goat, on May 15, 2020. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and multiple songs from the album hit the Hot 100, including "Flex" featuring Juice WRLD and "Be Something" featuring Lil Baby, peaking at number 30 and 57 respectively. In July 2020, Polo G was featured on Juice WRLD's posthumous album Legends Never Die on the song "Hate The Other Side". The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, Polo G's first top-ten single and highest charting overall song.
Artistry
Polo G was originally known for a Chicago-style drill rap sound, which involves the delivery of quick, gritty verses similar to the likes of G Herbo and Young Pappy. As Polo evolved as an artist, he became more melodic, similar to Lil Durk and A Boogie wit da Hoodie.
