Yungun
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Yungun is a UK hip-hop artist. He released his debut album The Essance on Janomi Records in 2004. He was born in North London
where he currently works and resides.
.
He began his musical career as a host and MC on pirate radio station Parlay in Harrow
during the mid-1990s. There he formed the group Dupa Styles with fellow MCs M.E. Moon and Devise.
In 1998 Yungun made contact with Harry Love
who began to play the role of Dupa Styles's DJ and Producer. Whilst still recording with the group, Yungun began a solo career, appearing on projects by LG & Lopez (City Breaks), Evil Ed (The Art of Celebration) Doc Brown (Out There) and Tommy Evans (Four Horsemen, Silent Mobius).
Yungun has worked with many different UK artists including Jehst
and Lewis Parker.
Yungun tours both nationally and internationally, and regularly receives airplay from such DJs as Radio One's Steve Lamacq
, Zane Lowe
, Gilles Peterson
Bethan and Huw, Vic Galloway
and has performed a live studio set on Ras Kwame
's show. Aside from this, Yungun has also presented a feature length show for Radio 1xtra as well as being interviewed and featured on shows from presenters such as DJ Blakey
, DJ Semtex
, Rodney P
and Skitz
, DJ Kayper
, Benji B and Bobby Friction
. He has also been interviewed by Craig Charles
on BBC 6 Music
, and is regularly played on the station's 6mix show, as well as by numerous other Radio 6 DJs such as Tom Robinson
, Phill Jupitus
, Chris Hawkins
Gary Burton
, Liz Kershaw
and Andrew Collins
, and has had live concerts broadcast on GCap Media
's XFM
Station.
In 2005 Yungun performed with a full live band for the BBC Africa Season at BBC's Maida Vale Studios. The show was broadcast in a special feature show on 1xtra.
He has been featured numerous publications including regular spots in Hip-Hop Connection. He has also performed on international festival tours, such as Love Planet and Hip-Hop Kemp, he also appeared at the 2006 Bestival Festival with The Nextmen
. He also hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards
and MTV's Cannes Film Festival
party.
In 2006 he released a new album, Grown Man Business, with Mr Thing, to critical acclaim.
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
where he currently works and resides.
Bio
He was educated at Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
.
He began his musical career as a host and MC on pirate radio station Parlay in Harrow
Harrow, London
Harrow is an area in the London Borough of Harrow, northwest London, United Kingdom. It is a suburban area and is situated 12.2 miles northwest of Charing Cross...
during the mid-1990s. There he formed the group Dupa Styles with fellow MCs M.E. Moon and Devise.
In 1998 Yungun made contact with Harry Love
Harry Love
Harry Love is a British hip hop record producer and dj from Laylow Ladbroke Grove, London. He has produced joints for artists including Jehst, Verb T, and Klashnekoff....
who began to play the role of Dupa Styles's DJ and Producer. Whilst still recording with the group, Yungun began a solo career, appearing on projects by LG & Lopez (City Breaks), Evil Ed (The Art of Celebration) Doc Brown (Out There) and Tommy Evans (Four Horsemen, Silent Mobius).
Yungun has worked with many different UK artists including Jehst
Jehst
William G. Shields, better known as Jehst or a slew of aliases including The High Plains Drifter, Billy Brimstone and Jay Star, is an English rapper and co-founder of hip hop label YNR.-Biography:...
and Lewis Parker.
Yungun tours both nationally and internationally, and regularly receives airplay from such DJs as Radio One's Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
, Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
, Gilles Peterson
Gilles Peterson
Gilles Peterson , is a DJ, record collector and record label owner from London, UK. Through his labels Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud, and latterly Brownswood Recordings, he has been associated with the careers of well-known artists of the 1990s such as Erykah Badu, Roni Size and Jamiroquai...
Bethan and Huw, Vic Galloway
Vic Galloway
Michael "Vic" Galloway is a DJ on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio 1, Vic presents a self-titled show on Radio Scotland every Monday from 8:05pm-10pm and does the BBC Introducing Scotland Radio 1 programme Wednesday evenings/Thursday mornings from 12:00-2:00am...
and has performed a live studio set on Ras Kwame
Ras Kwame
Ras Kwame is a British radio DJ and presenter. He started in the music industry as a club DJ playing hip hop, R&B and reggae in the early 1990s. He then moved on to promoting for Kiss100's groundbreaking Starlight Club night and the Mean Fiddler’s Subterranea Club, bringing over talent from the US...
's show. Aside from this, Yungun has also presented a feature length show for Radio 1xtra as well as being interviewed and featured on shows from presenters such as DJ Blakey
DJ Blakey
DJ Blakey is a DJ from London, England. He won the UK DMC final in 2004.-Career:Between 2004 and 2007, he hosted a weekly show on BBC 1Xtra.He has held a residency at Fabric, London....
, DJ Semtex
DJ Semtex
DJ Semtex is a disc jockey and presenter for BBC Radio 1Xtra digital radio station, presenting the flagship hip-hop shows, the Friday and Saturday Night Mixtapes from 19:00-22:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.-Biography:...
, Rodney P
Rodney P
Rodney P is an English MC who entered the UK hip hop scene in the 1980s. He started out as a member of the London Posse, one of the UK's first home grown hip hop acts who were highly influential in the development of the genre. Rodney P has had one of the longest and most respected careers in UK...
and Skitz
Skitz
Skitz is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in X-Treme X-Men #35.-Powers and abilities:...
, DJ Kayper
DJ Kayper
DJ Kayper is the stage name for Kaajal Bakrania, a DJ and Radio Presenter from the UK born in 1983. She is of Gujarati Indian descent . She blends classic and current Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae/Dancehall, 80's and Soul with Bhangra and Bollywood tracks....
, Benji B and Bobby Friction
Bobby Friction
Paramdeep Singh Sehdev , better known as Bobby Friction, is a DJ, television presenter and radio presenter from west London.He studied Contemporary Arts at The Nottingham Trent University....
. He has also been interviewed by Craig Charles
Craig Charles
Craig Joseph Charles is an English actor, stand-up comedian, author, poet, radio and television presenter, best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf...
on BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
, and is regularly played on the station's 6mix show, as well as by numerous other Radio 6 DJs such as Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson is an English singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter, better known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band...
, Phill Jupitus
Phill Jupitus
Phillip Christopher Jupitus is an English stand-up and improvised comedian, actor, performance poet, musician and podcaster....
, Chris Hawkins
Chris Hawkins
Chris Hawkins is a presenter, performance DJ, reporter, journalist, producer, and music pundit....
Gary Burton
Gary Burton
Gary Burton is an American jazz vibraphonist.A true original on the vibraphone, Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the usual two-mallets. This approach caused Burton to be heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated...
, Liz Kershaw
Liz Kershaw
Liz Kershaw is a UK radio broadcaster.-Early career:The elder sister of fellow broadcaster and world music exponent Andy Kershaw, she began her career as a pop journalist for the Yorkshire Post before joining Leeds station Radio Aire, where her brother also worked for a time.While in Leeds, she...
and Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins (broadcaster)
Andrew Collins is the creator and writer of Radio 4 sitcom Mr Blue Sky. His TV writing work includes EastEnders and the sitcoms Grass and Not Going Out .-Personal life:Collins was a member of the Labour Party between the late 1980s and early 1990s, leaving after Labour's...
, and has had live concerts broadcast on GCap Media
GCap Media
GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. The merger was completed in May 2005. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. On 31 March 2008 the company agreed a takeover by...
's XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
Station.
In 2005 Yungun performed with a full live band for the BBC Africa Season at BBC's Maida Vale Studios. The show was broadcast in a special feature show on 1xtra.
He has been featured numerous publications including regular spots in Hip-Hop Connection. He has also performed on international festival tours, such as Love Planet and Hip-Hop Kemp, he also appeared at the 2006 Bestival Festival with The Nextmen
The Nextmen
The Nextmen are a UK production/songwriting group consisting of Dom Search and Brad Baloo . Often incorporating hip hop drum sets and electronic basslines into their sound, they have worked with many artists from the UK, US and Jamaica...
. He also hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
and MTV's Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
party.
In 2006 he released a new album, Grown Man Business, with Mr Thing, to critical acclaim.
Albums
- The Essance (2004, Janomi)
- Grown Man Business (Yungun and Mr ThingMr ThingMr Thing is a British hip hop producer. He is a former member of the Scratch Perverts. He has worked with such artists as Yungun, Doc Brown and Devise...
) (2006, Silent Soundz)
Singles
- "Bachelors Anthem" (2003, white labelWhite labelWhite label records are vinyl records with adhesive plain white labels affixed. Test pressings, usually with Test Pressing written on the label, with catalogue number, artist and recording time or date, are produced in small quantities to evaluate the quality of the disc production...
) - "Dancing Shoes" (Mr. Thing and Yungun) (2003, Janomi)
- "Push" (2004, Janomi)
- "The Big Idea" (Lewis Parker and Yungun) (2004, Canteen)
- "Forget Me Not" (Yungun and Mr. Thing) (2006, Silent Soundz)
- "Jackin 4 Breaks" (Yungun and Mr. Thing) (2006, white label)
Compilation appearances
- £10 Bag Volume 2 (2003, Music from the Corner) ("Yungun")
- Low Life's Main Courses—'Food (2003, Low LifeLow Life RecordsLow Life Records was an independent record label promoting UK hip hop music. It was founded in Leeds by Joseph Christie, Aaron Harrow, Tomas Stewart and Paul Edmeade before being relocated to west London by Christie. The label came to an abrupt end when Braintax announced his sudden retirement from...
) ("What Eye See") - Low Life's Main Courses—'Food' Instrumentals (2003, Low Life) ("What Eye See" (instrumental))
- Young and Restless Volume 1 (2003, YNR) ("4 Horsemen", "City Breaks")
- Doc Brown presents...Citizen Smith Vol. 1 [Triple P/Poisonous Productions, 2004]
- A Slice of Paradise Volume 1 (2004, Fusionova) ("It Don't Matter")
- We Got Next (2004, HHC Magazine) ("The Big Idea")
- £10 Bag Volume 3 (2004, Music from the Corner) ("Push", "Outrageous")
- Bangers & Mash (2004, white label) ("City Breaks")
- Skitz—Homegrown Volume 1 (2004, ReactReact Music LimitedReact Music Limited was a London based independent record label that was formed in 1990 by James Horrocks and Thomas Foley. James Horrocks was initially involved with successful dance music independent Rhythm King, and React pursued a similar approach - specifically electronic dance music, house...
) ("Slumber") - Undercover Cuts 13 (2004, Undercover Magazine) ("Push")
- Fabric Live 20Fabric Live 20FabricLive.20 is a DJ mix compilation album by Joe Ransom, as part of the FabricLive Mix Series.-Track listing:# Pablo - Turntable Technology - Red Hook Recordings...
(2005, FabricFabric (club)Fabric is a nightclub in London, United Kingdom. It was voted number 1 in DJ Magazine's "Top 100 Clubs in the World" poll in 2007 and number 2 in 2008, 2009 and 2010...
) ("Nico Suave") - Evil Ed and K-Delight Live from Caesar's Palace (2005, Playing Around) ("Nico Suave")
- Skitz—Homegrown Volume 2 (2005, Silent Soundz) ("The Code")
- The Sickness (mixtape) (2005, Silent Soundz) ("Nico's Back")
- Fabric Live 26Fabric Live 26FabricLive.26 is a DJ mix album, mixed by The Herbaliser, recorded as part of the FabricLive albums and released on the Fabric label in February 2006.- Ollie Teeba of The Herbaliser-Track listing:# Million Dan - "Dogz n Sledgez"...
(2006, Fabric) ("Alphabet Man", "Surprise") - Above Board (mixtape) (2006, AntidoteAntidote Records-Currently signed artists:*Abdominal*Aspects*DJ Format*DJ MK*DJ Paul Nice*DJ Shortkut*DJ Yoda*DJ Yoda & Dan Greenpeace*Juju & Bloody Moon*Madlib*The Nextmen*Osymyso*Prince Paul*Quasimoto*Steinski*Ugly Duckling...
) ("Cross My Heart") - Beats 'n' Rhymes (2007, Pistache) ("Peter Pan Syndrome", "Never Coming Down")
Guest appearances
- Tommy Evans – "4 Horsemen" (2001, YNR)
- LG & Lopez – "Life Long" (2001, Sit Tight)
- Delegates of Culture – "Pulse Reclusive" (2002, Delegates of Culture)
- Tommy Evans – "Silent Mobius" (2002, YNR)
- Doc BrownDoc Brown (rapper)Doc Brown is a former British rapper, currently an established comedian, actor, screenwriter and voiceover artist.- Early Work :...
– "Out There" (2002, Janomi) - LG & Lopez – "City Breaks" (2002, Sit Tight)
- Evil Ed – "The Art of Celebration" (2002, Hidden Identity)
- JehstJehstWilliam G. Shields, better known as Jehst or a slew of aliases including The High Plains Drifter, Billy Brimstone and Jay Star, is an English rapper and co-founder of hip hop label YNR.-Biography:...
– "Adventures in New Bohemia" (remix) (2003, Low Life) - Harry LoveHarry LoveHarry Love is a British hip hop record producer and dj from Laylow Ladbroke Grove, London. He has produced joints for artists including Jehst, Verb T, and Klashnekoff....
– "Surprize", "Live in London" (2004, Medication) - Evil Ed – "Nico Suave", "The Cavalry" (2004, Janomi)
- Asaviour – "Money in the Bank" (remix) (2004, YNR)
- Beyond There – "Slumber" (2004, 72)
- Blufoot – "Alphabet Man" (radio mix) (2005, Scenario)
- Doc Brown – "Freestyle" (2005, Poisonous Poets)
- GhostGhost (producer)Ghost is a music producer, born in Glasgow, but now living in London, who primarily deals in British hip hop. His stage name is a reference to his tendency to spend a lot of time working in his studio, rather than being seen in public. He is regarded as one the UK's top hip hop producers...
– "Vices/Verses" (radio mix) (2005, Breakin' Bread) - Son of Scientist – "Slide" (2005, Main Squeeze)
- Doc Brown – "Never Coming Down" (2005, Janomi)
- Verb TVerb TVerb T aka Dick Trusay is a UK hip-hop artist and producer based in London. He has worked with most of the biggest names in UK Hip Hop including Jehst, Sway, Harry Love and many more, as well super producer William Orbit and Edwin Collins...
and Harry Love – "Behind Your Eyes" (2006, Medication/Silent Soundz) - Stylophonic – "Beatbox Show" (2006, UniversalUniversal RecordsUniversal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
) - Doc Brown – "The One" (2006, Hiptones)
- Asaviour – "Money in the Bank") (2006, Low Life)
- First Man – "That Girl", "Back for More" (2007, Grindin)
- KatalystKatalyst (musician)Katalyst is an Australian DJ/Producer. He won awards at the 2002 Australian Dance Music Awards for Best Album and Best Producer.- Biography :...
– "All You've Got" (2007, Invada)