B Young

UK rapper and singer B Young draws from hip-hop and Afroswing on songs like his infectious 2017 hit “Jumanji.”

• The rapper hails from Hackney, East London. He’s of Turkish-Cypriot heritage.
• Infatuated by melody, he recorded his first song when he was 12 or 13. He later found work as a sound engineer before taking his own music seriously.
• After a string of early singles, his 2017 track “Been Wavey” racked up millions of streams, paving the way for future chart success.
• B Young’s true breakthrough came with 2017’s “Jumanji,” which spent 24 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at No. 13.
• He spent the next few years releasing singles and scored another Top 20 by featuring on “808” by Da Beatfreakz.