Yung Lean

Yung Lean

Yung Lean is a Swedish rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the stage name of Jonatan Leandoer Håstad, who is born and raised in Stockholm. He becomes widely known in 2013 after the song Ginseng Strip 2002 gains a large audience on YouTube and helps establish his profile in cloud rap and related internet rap scenes.

Releases

In 2013, he releases his debut mixtape, Unknown Death 2002. The following year he issues his first studio album, Unknown Memory. In 2016, he releases the mixtape Frost God and the studio album Warlord. His third studio album, Stranger, follows in 2017, and he releases the mixtape Poison Ivy in 2018. In 2020, he releases his fourth studio album, Starz.

Style and profile

He is associated with hip-hop, cloud rap and a melancholy style often linked to his early online following. He works as a rapper as well as a singer, songwriter and producer.