Yung Bleu is a widely recognised American rapper from Alabama, who started his career in the early 2010s, inspired by his brother and local hip-hop circles. He started rapping at the young age of eleven and first rose to prominence in 2013 with his debut mixtape, Hello World. Yung Bleu was eventually signed by Young Boss Entertainment and honed his style over the coming years, working on a series of mixtapes.
Yung Bleu was acquainted with rapper, Boosie Badazz, and began collaborating with his musically on several releases. He secured a deal with Columbia Records and made his breakout moment in 2017 when he released the single, ‘Miss It’. The single was positively received and grew his following substantially, boasting thousands of views on YouTube. Yung Bleu continued to build his profile and develop his style, releasing ‘Unappreciated’ in 2018 and ‘Ice on My Baby’.
In 2019, Yung Bleu released the single ‘Elevatorz’ amongst several others, this particular single featured PnB Rock and received a positive response from both fans and critics alike. Yung Bleu has a huge online following, boasting 831k followers on Instagram and 834k subscribers on YouTube. Most recently, he released ‘Running Out of Love’ in 2020, as part of his 2020 album titled Bleu Vandross 3.