Born: April
23, 1985
Birthplace:
College Park, GA
Died: February
26, 2022
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
Preston Porter III, aka Snootie
Wild, was a rapper and singer.
He was best known for his
first single, "Yayo,” which successfully helped launch his career.
The song is charted in the
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
In October 2013, it was
announced that a fellow Memphis-based rapper, Yo Gotti, had signed Wild to his
Collective Music Group (CMG) imprint.
In September 2014, Wild
released his only extended play, Go Mode. The EP's second single, "Made Me,”
peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the
highest-charting single of his career. Snootie Wild signed to Epic Records/CMG
with Yo Gotti.
On February 25, 2022, Porter
was found in a ditch in Houston with gunshot wounds to his neck.
He was hospitalized in
critical condition but died the following day at age 36.
He left behind four children.
Ten months after the crime, Ivory Duke Williams was arrested by Houston police
and charged with murder.