1. Widely cited as one of the most influential figures in the early cloud rap era, Yung Lean rose to prominence in 2013 with his song "Ginseng Strip 2002", which went viral on YouTube.
19 Facts About Yung Lean
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In 2016, Yung Lean released his second mixtape, Frost God, and his second studio album, Warlord.
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Yung Lean became widely known when the music video for his track "Ginseng Strip 2002" went viral.
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Yung Lean released his debut full-length album, titled Unknown Memory on 23 September 2014.
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Yung Lean released his second full-length album, Warlord, on 25 February 2016; he released a line of clothing, "Sad Boys Entertainment".
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In February 2018, Yung Lean released the single "King Cobra" with Thaiboy Digital, as well as a collaboration with Converse that consisted of a shoe and several items of clothing titled "One Star Toxic".
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On 26 February 2020, Yung Lean released the single "Boylife in EU", produced by frequent collaborator Whitearmor.
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On 27 March 2020, Yung Lean uploaded a 44-second teaser featuring a mix of songs from his upcoming fourth-studio album Starz.
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On 8 April 2022, Yung Lean released a 12-track mixtape titled "Stardust" containing features from FKA twigs, Skrillex, Drain Gang and Ant Wan.
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Yung Lean was featured on the track "Parasail" from Travis Scott's Utopia, released on 28 July 2023.
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Yung Lean released Psykos, a collaborative album with Bladee, on 13 March 2024.
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Yung Lean was featured alongside Swedish artist Robyn on a remix of Charli XCX's single "360", released on 31 May 2024.
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On 4 November 2024, it was announced that Yung Lean would appear alongside Charli XCX in the upcoming film Sacrifice, marking his feature-film debut.
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Yung Lean announced his fifth studio album, Jonatan, on 21 January 2025.
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Long-time friend Yung Lean Sherman opened the show, and during the evening Hastad was guested by Yung Lean Gud, Ecco2K, Bladee, Thaiboy Digital.
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Yung Lean was described by Entertainment Weekly as "loosely affiliated" with the cloud rap movement.
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Yung Lean is the vocalist for the post-punk band Dod Mark, along with fellow Sad Boys member Gud.
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Yung Lean was diagnosed with it in 2017 and takes medication for his condition.
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In 2019, Yung Lean was awarded the Bram Stoker Medal of Cultural Achievement by the University Philosophical Society at Trinity College, Dublin.