Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), better known as his stage name Lil Yachty (also known as Lil Boat), is an American rapper and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. Yachty gained recognition for his hit debut single 1Night from his debut mixtape Lil Boat in 2016. In February 2016, Yachty debuted as a model in Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 fashion line at Madison Square Garden.