Jerold Dwight Ellis, III (born on October 18, 1974 in Oakland, California), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is a rapper from East Oakland, California.

He is a member of the platinum-selling rap duo Luniz along with Numskull. The Luniz recorded the successful weed anthem, "I Got 5 on It" He went on to sign a solo record deal at J-Prince's Rap-A-Lot Records, releasing three albums. His double album debut on the label, entitled, Thugged Out: The Albulation went Gold. RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=yukmouth&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25" target="_blank">RIAA Search for Yukmouth Under his own label, _Smoke-A-Lot Records, he has released DVDs, such as United Ghettos of America, Vols. 1 and 2.

He is also a member of the groups Thug Lordz, with C-Bo and Spice 1, and The Regime. Yukmouth has long been a staple in Oakland rap and has worked with artists including Bun B, Dru Down, E-40, Lil' Flip, Mac Dre, MC Ren, Outlawz, Redman, Scarface, Tech N9ne, Tha Dogg Pound, The Game, Too Short among countless others.