Young Fathers

Young Fathers
Young Fathers in 2018
Background information
OriginEdinburgh, Scotland
Genres
Years active2008–present
Labels
Members
  • Alloysious Massaquoi
  • Kayus Bankole
  • 'G' Hastings
Websiteyoung-fathers.com

Young Fathers are a Scottish progressive hip hop group formed in Edinburgh in 2008. Their second EP, Tape Two (2013), won the Scottish Album of the Year Award. In 2014, they won the Mercury Prize for their debut album Dead. A second album, White Men Are Black Men Too, followed in 2015. Their third album, Cocoa Sugar (2018), peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and earned the band their second Scottish Album of the Year Award. Their fourth album, Heavy Heavy, was released in 2023 and earned the band their third Scottish Album of the Year Award.