Yung Lean endures. After going viral in 2013, Lean used that energy to craft a successful career, global trends and an extremely devoted fanbase. Well into his career as an established artist, the opening months of 2022 saw him pull off something nigh impossible: his first hit, "Ginseng Strip 2002" went viral for a second time, spawning thousands of TikToks, hitting #1 on Shazam and holding the spot for weeks in a row.
Pulled together over the course of 2021, Stardust is another entry in Yung Lean's mixtape series. However, this is a Yung Lean mixtape: FKA Twigs features and Skrillex and Jack Donoghue of Salem produce alongside longtime collaborators Whitearmor, Woesum and Ssaliva. It speaks to his influence that even a low-stakes project can pull together heavyweights from every corner of the music industry. Stardust is proof that even in the throes of viral success, Yung Lean's artistic drive remains unshakable.
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One of the first Swedish rappers to break across the globe, Yung Lean kicked off his career with the Sad Boys, a crew with a name that reflected the melancholic nature of Lean's music. Born Jonatan Leandoer Håstad, Lean was 16 when he joined producers Yung Gud and Yung Sherman in the Sad Boys around 2012. A year later the crew was releasing tracks under Yung Lean's name, including "Ginseng Strip 2002," which earned two million views after it became a viral hit. The Unknown Death 2002 mixtape landed that same year along with the Lavender EP, which gave "Ginseng Strip 2002" an official release. His Unknown Memory album followed in 2014 and was supported by a tour of Europe and North America. A year later he cut the "Crystal Clear Ice" single for the Adult Swim label. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
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Pulled together over the course of 2021, Stardust is another entry in Yung Lean's mixtape series. However, this is a Yung Lean mixtape: FKA Twigs features and Skrillex and Jack Donoghue of Salem produce alongside longtime collaborators Whitearmor, Woesum and Ssaliva. It speaks to his influence that even a low-stakes project can pull together heavyweights from every corner of the music industry. Stardust is proof that even in the throes of viral success, Yung Lean's artistic drive remains unshakable.
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One of the first Swedish rappers to break across the globe, Yung Lean kicked off his career with the Sad Boys, a crew with a name that reflected the melancholic nature of Lean's music. Born Jonatan Leandoer Håstad, Lean was 16 when he joined producers Yung Gud and Yung Sherman in the Sad Boys around 2012. A year later the crew was releasing tracks under Yung Lean's name, including "Ginseng Strip 2002," which earned two million views after it became a viral hit. The Unknown Death 2002 mixtape landed that same year along with the Lavender EP, which gave "Ginseng Strip 2002" an official release. His Unknown Memory album followed in 2014 and was supported by a tour of Europe and North America. A year later he cut the "Crystal Clear Ice" single for the Adult Swim label. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
Yung Lean endures. After going viral in 2013, Lean used that energy to craft a successful career, global trends and an extremely devoted fanbase. Well into his career as an established artist, the opening months of 2022 saw him pull off something nigh impossible: his first hit, "Ginseng Strip 2002" went viral for a second time, spawning thousands of TikToks, hitting #1 on Shazam and holding the spot for weeks in a row.
Pulled together over the course of 2021, Stardust is another entry in Yung Lean's mixtape series. However, this is a Yung Lean mixtape: FKA Twigs features and Skrillex and Jack Donoghue of Salem produce alongside longtime collaborators Whitearmor, Woesum and Ssaliva. It speaks to his influence that even a low-stakes project can pull together heavyweights from every corner of the music industry. Stardust is proof that even in the throes of viral success, Yung Lean's artistic drive remains unshakable.
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One of the first Swedish rappers to break across the globe, Yung Lean kicked off his career with the Sad Boys, a crew with a name that reflected the melancholic nature of Lean's music. Born Jonatan Leandoer Håstad, Lean was 16 when he joined producers Yung Gud and Yung Sherman in the Sad Boys around 2012. A year later the crew was releasing tracks under Yung Lean's name, including "Ginseng Strip 2002," which earned two million views after it became a viral hit. The Unknown Death 2002 mixtape landed that same year along with the Lavender EP, which gave "Ginseng Strip 2002" an official release. His Unknown Memory album followed in 2014 and was supported by a tour of Europe and North America. A year later he cut the "Crystal Clear Ice" single for the Adult Swim label. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
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Pulled together over the course of 2021, Stardust is another entry in Yung Lean's mixtape series. However, this is a Yung Lean mixtape: FKA Twigs features and Skrillex and Jack Donoghue of Salem produce alongside longtime collaborators Whitearmor, Woesum and Ssaliva. It speaks to his influence that even a low-stakes project can pull together heavyweights from every corner of the music industry. Stardust is proof that even in the throes of viral success, Yung Lean's artistic drive remains unshakable.
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One of the first Swedish rappers to break across the globe, Yung Lean kicked off his career with the Sad Boys, a crew with a name that reflected the melancholic nature of Lean's music. Born Jonatan Leandoer Håstad, Lean was 16 when he joined producers Yung Gud and Yung Sherman in the Sad Boys around 2012. A year later the crew was releasing tracks under Yung Lean's name, including "Ginseng Strip 2002," which earned two million views after it became a viral hit. The Unknown Death 2002 mixtape landed that same year along with the Lavender EP, which gave "Ginseng Strip 2002" an official release. His Unknown Memory album followed in 2014 and was supported by a tour of Europe and North America. A year later he cut the "Crystal Clear Ice" single for the Adult Swim label. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
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