Daymond John Claims To Have Coined The Term “YOLO” Before Drake

    Just over six months after “YOLO” was added to The Oxford English Dictionary’s online edition, the catchphrase is again taking center stage. This time, questions are being asked as to whether or not Drake invented the famed phrase which is an acronym for “You Only Live Once”.

    TMZ spoke with ABC’s Shark Tank star and CEO of FUBU clothing line Daymond John in New York City who recalled using the phrase on the reality television series back in 2009.

    “I think in ‘09 I said YOLO first and then my favorite rapper used that and then the other day on BuzzFeed the President himself used that,” Daymond John says. “So I guess I can say I made up another phrase besides FUBU.

    “We used to use that around the office and then I put it on Shark Tank and then like I said my favorite rapper used it and the President used it,” he adds. “[I’m not getting] no checks [or] no royalties for that [laughs].”

    Ever since Drake first used the phrase on the Grammy-nominated record “The Motto” in 2011, there have been numerous arguments as to whether or not it was Drake who coined the term. At the end of 2012, Complex compiled a list of 11 instances where the acronym was used before 2011.

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    9 thoughts on “Daymond John Claims To Have Coined The Term “YOLO” Before Drake

    1. Irrelevant bums using drakes name to gain relevance. That’s how popular drake is. this site uses drakes names on articles to get views because they know presently drake is on another level compared to the rest of these irrelevant rappers.

      1. I know youre trolling for attention, but Daymond has more money than Drake, and he doesn’t even care that the word was stolen from him, he’s simply stating that he was the originator.

    2. HERE’S AN AMAZING ACRONYM I JUST COINED IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BLOW UP… H.M.S.D HENRY MANSELL SUCKS DICK H.H.D.X.S.D HIP HOP D X SUCKS DICK

    3. Neither drake or Daymond started yolo. A t-shirt company filed for for the trademark for yolo in 93’and different variations of the phrase with the exact same meaning dates back to the 1700s. But the more modern phrase of “you only live once” is usually attributed to Mae West.

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