Two years later, Dolph and Glock came right back with the sequel Dum and Dummer 2, which also peaked at No. 4 on the US rap charts, another personal best for Young Dolph. Featuring singles such as “1 Hell of a Life,” “Baby Joker” and “Water on Water on Water,” the album peaked at No. That happened in 2019 with Dum and Dummer, a nod to the 1992 film classic Dumb and Dumber. It was the first charting single released on Paper Route, and it was only a matter of time before Dolph and Glock linked up for a full collaborative album. That much was immediately clear when their first collaboration, “Major” on Young Dolph’s 2018 release Role Model peaked at No. While their individual releases are tremendous on their own, the combination of Key Glock and Young Dolph created a recipe that few other rap acts could follow. The most important of all contributors to the label, Key Glock, is actually Young Dolph’s second cousin, and his debut mixtape Glock Season in 2017 kicked off a stellar five-year run of music from the Memphis duo. It was also around this time that Dolph’s independent label, Paper Route EMPIRE, began to expand operations in Memphis. Genasis’ multi-platinum single “Cut It” and the release of his first studio album King of Memphis in 2016 that Dolph truly burst into the national rap scene.
Young Dolph released several more albums in the coming years, including his High Class Street Music series and a personal favorite, 16 Zips in 2015. Dolph soon formed his own independent music label, Paper Route Empire, in 2010 and followed with his first major release Welcome 2 Dolph World. Influenced by major Memphis rap stars of the 2000s such as Project Pat and Three 6 Mafia, Young Dolph released his first mixtape Paper Route Campaign in 2008. in Chicago, Illinois, Dolph’s family moved to Memphis while he was a two-year-old, a decision that would change the Memphis music scene forever. The self-proclaimed king of his city, Young Dolph has always known how to hustle.
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