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Yungen | |
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| Birth name | Clive James Brooks[1] |
| Born | 1 February 1992 |
| Origin | Herne Hill, South London, England |
| Genres | British hip hop, grime, R&B |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Sony RCA |
| Website | www |
Clive James Brooks[1] (born 1 February 1992), also known as Yungen, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter from Herne Hill, South London.[2] Yungen first gained recognition for his 2011 F64 freestyle video for SB.TV, and by 2015 had been nominated for Best Newcomer at the MOBO Awards.[3][4]
Yungen took inspiration from numerous music genres, including Hip-Hop and R&B, and his own experimentations.[1] Yungen's most successful song is "Bestie", which features Yxng Bane, and this song reached top 10 in the UK Singles Chart in October 2017 and also became his first platinum single in February 2018.[5][2][6]
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- ^ a b Smith, Thomas (6 October 2017). "Yungen: "I'm not here to be just another rapper in the country. I am here to be biggest"". NME. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Homewood, Ben (27 September 2017). "On The Radar: Yungen". Music Week. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Smyth, David (4 August 2017). "Yungen interview: Would I go back and be a rich kid? Never". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (26 September 2017). "Yungen's Bestie climbs to Number 1 on this week's Official Trending Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ @bpi_music (9 February 2018). "BPI Bestie Tweet" (Tweet) – via Twitter.