Yung Lean

Yung Lean

Yung Lean in Stockholm, 2013.
Background information
Birth name Jonatan Aron Leandoer Håstad
Born (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996
Belarus[1][2][3]
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, Vocalist
Instruments Vocals,
Years active 2010–present
Labels Sad Boys Entertainment
Mishka NYC
Sky Team
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Website yunglean.com

Jonatan Aron Leandoer Håstad[4] (born 18 July 1996[5]), better known by his stage name Yung Lean, is a rapper from Stockholm, Sweden. Yung Lean released his debut mixtape in 2013 (entitled Unknown Death 2002) and multiple singles to YouTube under his label Sad Boys Entertainment, including "Ginseng Strip 2002", "Kyoto", and "Yoshi City".[6][7] Lean released his debut album Unknown Memory during the late summer of 2014 following a two-month long American tour.

Early life

Håstad was born in Belarus before moving to Stockholm at the age of 3 and grew up in the city's Södermalm district. In his youth, he began to develop an interest in hip hop music receiving 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' as his first introduction to the genre.

Career

2012–13: Career beginnings

Håstad met Yung Sherman and Yung Gud in a local Stockholm park and they struck up a friendship, discovering they enjoyed much of the same music.[8] Together, they formed what was known as Hasch Boys, which consisted of Lean, Sherman and Gud along with other Stockholm individuals who later became a part of Gravity Boys Shield Gang.

When all of the other members started losing interest in "Hasch Boys", it left Lean, Sherman and Gud coming to realization that they were the only active members. As a result, they then formed a trio of what was then known as "Sad Boys". By 2012, Yung Gud and Yung Sherman began producing and mixing music while Yung Lean would write lyrics and record vocals and would upload an array of these songs to his SoundCloud profile.[7][9][10]

2013–present: Mainstream success

Yung Lean began to attract public attention in 2013 when the music video for his track "Ginseng Strip 2002" went viral, succeeding over 2 million views on YouTube.[6][11][12][13] That same year, he put out his first official releases; Unknown Death 2002 and an EP titled Lavender which includes the track "Ginseng Strip 2002" along with other songs that Yung Lean felt worthy for a wide release, but didn't feel "fit" on the Unknown Death 2002 mixtape. Consequence of Sound placed "Ginseng Strip 2002", Yung Lean’s song off of the Lavender EP, at number 44 on their "Top 50 Songs of 2013",[14] while Vibe included the Unknown Death 2002 mixtape in their "The 10 Most Overlooked Debut Rap Mixtapes of 2013", describing it as "a natural progression from the freely associative, often nonsensical rhymes of Lil' B with a keener sense of melody".[15]

In 2013, Yung Lean and Sad Boys, toured through Europe. Later that same year, Acclaim Magazine had Yung Lean as their guest for a Q&A "smalltalk" segment, where they asked him about a wide variety of miscellaneous things, including his favourite hangover cure and his desktop wallpaper.[16]

Yung Lean on the Black Marble Tour in Palisades in Brooklyn (July 2014)

In 2014, Yung Lean and Sad Boys embarked on the White Marble Tour, playing in 24 cities across Europe. Shortly after the conclusion of this tour Sad Boys announced a further Black Marble Tour, which would include several performances in cities across North America. The first of these shows took place in July at the Webster Hall in New York City, and was well received by writers for publications such as XXL, and The New York Times.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

Yung Lean starred on Studio PSL in May 2014[26] and was also one of five final nominees for the 2014 P3 Guld in the Hip Hop/Soul category.[27]

Yung Lean released his debut full-length album, entitled Unknown Memory on September 23, 2014.[21][28][29] The album was accompanied with North American and European tours, beginning on December 1 in New York with a nearly sold-out show on Webster Hall's main ballroom stage.[30]

Yung Lean released his second full-length album, Warlord, on February 25, 2016; that same year he released a line of clothing, "Sad Boys Entertainment".[31]

Artistry

XXL magazine included him in their 2014 list of "15 European Rappers You Should Know".[11] Fact magazine viewed the Unknown Death 2002 mixtape as "a logical continuation of Clams Casino and Beautiful Lou's innovative techniques, emerging with thick, melancholy numbers that drip with a rare and earnest allure."[32] In 2013, Fact published another article titled "Rise of the Sad Boys: from Kompakt to Yung Lean, a history of how electronic musicians have worn their sadness on their sleeves", which claimed that "[Yung Lean]'s mixtape Unknown Death 2002 is the epitome of sad rap".[33]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Guest appearances

References

  1. ↑ "The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Kat Bein (26 November 2014). "Yung Lean, the 18-Year-Old Swedish Rap Star: "I Saw This Shit Coming"". Miami New Times. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Is Swedish Rapper Yung Lean a Genius or a Gentrifier?". The Stranger. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Perry, Kevin (8 August 2014). "Yung Lean: 'I'm not really into My Little Pony'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jonatan Aron Leandoer Håstad fyller år den 18 Juli". Birthday.se. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  6. 1 2 "Yung Lean - 16-åringen från Stockholm får världen att häpna", sverigeradio.se, 7 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  7. 1 2 Capell, Frances (2013) "Yung Lean Doer Is the Weirdest 16-year-old White Swedish Rapper You'll Hear This Week", Noisey (Vice), 23 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  8. ↑ "Guide to Sad Boys : sadboys". Reddit.com. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  9. ↑ Shapiro, David (2014) "Yung Lean, King of the Sad Boys", The New Yorker, 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014
  10. ↑ Friedlander, Emilie (2014) "“Taking Arizona Iced Tea and Making It Cry”: An Interview with Yung Lean and the Sad Boys", The Fader, 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014
  11. 1 2 "The New New: 15 European Rappers You Should Know", XXL, 9 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  12. ↑ "Видео: Кой шведски рапър трябва да чуете според "Мандо Диао"", Dnevnik, 4 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014
  13. ↑ "Yung Lean - Kyoto", YouTube. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  14. ↑ Levy, Pat (7 December 2013). "Top 50 Songs of 2013". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  15. ↑ Weinstein, Max (2013) "The 10 Most Overlooked Debut Rap Mixtapes of 2013", Vibe, 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  16. ↑ Brent, Jonathan (2013) "Small Talk: Yung Lean: A #VERYEMOTIONAL Q&A With the Swedish Rapper Going Viral Right Now", Acclaim, 14 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  17. ↑ Friedlander, Emile (2014) "Swedish Rapper Yung Lean Talks Gold, Phones in "Motorola"", The Fader, 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  18. ↑ Plaugic, Lizzie (2014) "Watch: Yung Lean – “Motorola” Video", CMJ, 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  19. ↑ Malik, Stephanie (2014) "Exclusive: Yung Lean & Sad Boys Team Up With Shallowww For a New Aesthetic", Bullett, 7 March 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  20. ↑ "Noisey Presents Yung Lean's First North American Show in New York City", Noisey (Vice), 3 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  21. 1 2 Plaugic, Lizzie (2014) "Yung Lean Is Coming To America, Drops “Yoshi City” Video", CMJ, 18 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  22. ↑ "Yung Lean & Sadboys @ Cabaret Underworld", Métro, 5 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  23. ↑ "Yung Lean", The New Yorker. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  24. ↑ Rys, Dan (2014) "Yung Lean Surprises With An Energetic Show In NYC", XXL, 10 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014
  25. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (2014) "From Neophyte to Pit Bull, in a Fun House Mirror of Hip-Hop Mannerisms", The New York Times, 10 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014
  26. ↑ "Se första avsnittet Studio PSL här", PSL, 9 May 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  27. ↑ "Nominerade till P3 Guld 2014: Årets Hiphop/Soul", P3 Guld Awards, 3 December 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2014
  28. ↑ Raymer, Miles (2014) "Here's what you need to know about Internet-famous rapper Yung Lean", Entertainment Weekly, July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014
  29. ↑ Yung Lean YouTube Channel ""
  30. ↑ Friedlander, Emile (2014) "Yung Lean Announces Unknown Memory Tour", The Fader, 24 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014
  31. ↑ Tudela, Alex (5 April 2016). "Clothes From the Rapper Yung Lean, an 'American Psycho' Raincoat and Other Must-Haves for Spring". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  32. ↑ "Mixtape Round-up: Main Attrakionz, DJ Mustard & Teeflii, Metro Zu, Yung Lean, and More", Fact, 12 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014
  33. ↑ "Rise of the Sad Boys: From Kompakt To Yung Lean, a History of How Electronic Musicians Have Worn Their Sadness on Their Sleeves", Fact, 15 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014

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