Yung Lean on Frank Ocean, Fredo Santana & His Battle w/ Addiction & Death | MTV News

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  • čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
  • Yung Lean (Warlord, Stranger) talks with MTV News about his musical journey: from early internet notoriety to lending Frank Ocean vocals on 'Self Control' for the 2016 album 'Blonde' and working with Fredo Santana.
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  • @tost693
    @tost693 Před 4 lety +2541

    I was buying drugs on a subway station and frank ocean called me

  • @jamesdurant9518
    @jamesdurant9518 Před 6 lety +4102

    a man who will never be given credit for the influence he has had on music, culture, and fashion

    • @connermcmahan5528
      @connermcmahan5528 Před 5 lety +221

      His influence goes beyond 250k views on a yt video mate.

    • @MonsieurCorbusier
      @MonsieurCorbusier Před 5 lety +2

      true

    • @NathanielGardiner
      @NathanielGardiner Před 4 lety +7

      But if everyone pulls up in the comments like this and is like he never gets any credit he kind of is getting it

    • @impaul6697
      @impaul6697 Před 4 lety +32

      James Durant yea because he wasn’t willing to sign to record labels and sell his soul so they try they best to make him unrecognized, the industry is fucked up man

    • @barfyman-dm6zx
      @barfyman-dm6zx Před 4 lety +5

      He is given just the right amount of credit.

  • @joelwilson4823
    @joelwilson4823 Před 6 lety +3819

    "Obsessed with US pop culture" *shows picture of him holding up a Japanese card game*

    • @nikmellin9480
      @nikmellin9480 Před 6 lety +48

      i was thinking the exact same thing

    • @chinaser121
      @chinaser121 Před 6 lety +287

      americans like to take credit for everything

    • @UAlredyKnowWhatItIss
      @UAlredyKnowWhatItIss Před 6 lety +41

      It's both US and Japanese pop culture...so what?

    • @joelwilson4823
      @joelwilson4823 Před 6 lety +12

      It's Japanese show

    • @astronautfarmer2358
      @astronautfarmer2358 Před 6 lety +85

      Pop culture just means popular culture ya dummy. And Pokémon was popular in the US so it was part of American pop culture ya dodo

  • @SHHLVVT
    @SHHLVVT Před 6 lety +1331

    He is the main one who started this whole sad rap and nobody gives his the respect and recognition he deserves smfh

    • @enne
      @enne Před 5 lety +7

      I hope you're joking lmao

    • @ismokemeth7144
      @ismokemeth7144 Před 4 lety +23

      kanye and cudi

    • @alexiacob9738
      @alexiacob9738 Před 4 lety +1

      @@ismokemeth7144 that's what i wanted to say

    • @Eliteerin
      @Eliteerin Před 4 lety +3

      @Julian Villasenor I'd say peep but u can't deny leans influence

    • @ventanalila8185
      @ventanalila8185 Před 4 lety +13

      BONES created the emo rap trend

  • @s1ckboirari
    @s1ckboirari Před 6 lety +5145

    Yung Lean created so many of these new wave rappers and gets little to no credit for it

  • @manselhaughton1376
    @manselhaughton1376 Před 6 lety +853

    Yung lean is a legend and people are finally starting to understand

    • @gaboandrei28
      @gaboandrei28 Před 5 lety

      Adam Hallsworth Chief Keef and Yung Lean are the last ones worth listening too

    • @vickymonita75vm
      @vickymonita75vm Před 5 lety

      How is yung lean a legend 😂😂💀

    • @ViGuRouSTDE
      @ViGuRouSTDE Před 5 lety +11

      @@vickymonita75vm you haven't listened then

    • @tadialbert1036
      @tadialbert1036 Před 4 lety +3

      @@vickymonita75vm dumbass

    • @adamk1824
      @adamk1824 Před 4 lety

      LEGEND XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

  • @jesse-ei7yt
    @jesse-ei7yt Před 6 lety +875

    leandoer sippin lean while in the studio with frank ocean

    • @pqqqqppqpqppq
      @pqqqqppqpqppq Před 6 lety

      sup jesse

    • @aakrueger
      @aakrueger Před 6 lety

      its the only story he told

    • @jayjordanx
      @jayjordanx Před 6 lety +20

      Yep frank was sipping too i was there

    • @pvva8911
      @pvva8911 Před 6 lety

      jay jordan ighhhhhhhhhhh

    • @Talk2Asap
      @Talk2Asap Před 6 lety +2

      which is the song they 2 have together? Here shows godspeed and in youtube the result is self control but i cant hear yung lean in neither

  • @nicolejohnbalbin6305
    @nicolejohnbalbin6305 Před 6 lety +448

    please stay away from hard drugs leandoer, we need you here

    • @darius1563
      @darius1563 Před 5 lety +28

      He doesnt do hard drugs anymore. The accident really fucked him up mentally wise. (Sorry for my bad english)

    • @dribbeldiejustiz
      @dribbeldiejustiz Před 5 lety +12

      He Take psychedelicas if i Heard it right in His new Album But i think that He didnt Take cocaine and xans anymore after this traumatical experience with it and after in the hospital

    • @JR-sl6pq
      @JR-sl6pq Před 4 lety +3

      He obviously looks cooked here look at his eyes m8

    • @JR-sl6pq
      @JR-sl6pq Před 4 lety

      (Glaze)

    • @popolbruh8263
      @popolbruh8263 Před 4 lety +5

      @@darius1563 I kinda hate to say this because I'm really happy for him that he's in a better place but I honestly thought his music was better the more drugged out he was

  • @faraitheprod
    @faraitheprod Před 6 lety +692

    Early Yung Lean/Bladee was the hardest shit i ever heard. Saaaadboyyyysss

  • @joeycostello6760
    @joeycostello6760 Před 6 lety +37

    young lean fucking started the whole fucking wave bro

  • @bukejakely154
    @bukejakely154 Před 6 lety +343

    EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE THIS MAN LIVE AT LEAST ONCE

    • @iHuntMan7
      @iHuntMan7 Před 6 lety +5

      buke jakely why? So you can just listen to the recorded track and barely hear himself live?

    • @bukejakely154
      @bukejakely154 Před 6 lety +22

      i love drugs nah it's an experience

    • @maxbenning
      @maxbenning Před 6 lety +24

      I've been to a lot of concerts and Lean's was absolutely fucking unreal. He wasn't late. He had one opening act, which was Thaiboy. It was a fucking send through and through, an absolute experience. so crazy

    • @anonymouse4082
      @anonymouse4082 Před 6 lety +1

      I bought tickets than the venue changed the age restriction and i couldnt go

    • @melodianocturne9996
      @melodianocturne9996 Před 6 lety +1

      I wish he'd come to australia :(

  • @asmartist6557
    @asmartist6557 Před 6 lety +137

    I remember when I went to a mental hospital I used to be embarrassed to say it but now I’m pretty calm about it. It was like right before peep died. And when I got out to find out he died I was even more depressed.

    • @tayk4763
      @tayk4763 Před 4 lety +4

      I was there too for drug overdose

    • @daylifeyonah
      @daylifeyonah Před 2 lety

      I’ve uploaded my indepth video series on Yung Lean and thu Death of Barron Machat on this channel. I was Machat’s businuss partnur, and operatud as Yung Lean’s record label at thu time of Barron’s sacrafice. My side of the story has been silencud frum thu media, taken off radio waves, and banned as a topic on r/Sadboys.

  • @KillerDragoon87
    @KillerDragoon87 Před 6 lety +120

    imagine being an artist somewhat well known but not too well known and you just get a call like "hey this is frank ocean, I want you to come record with me in London". That would be the craziest moment

    • @daylifeyonah
      @daylifeyonah Před 2 lety

      I’ve uploaded my indepth video series on Yung Lean and thu Death of Barron Machat on this channel. I was Machat’s businuss partnur, and operatud as Yung Lean’s record label at thu time of Barron’s sacrafice. My side of the story has been silencud frum thu media, taken off radio waves, and banned as a topic on r/Sadboys.

  • @LoneKendall
    @LoneKendall Před 6 lety +721

    wait...did he mention kid cudi? kid cudi was originally on godspeed??!?!?!

    • @ffs1542
      @ffs1542 Před 6 lety +125

      KendallDF93 THATS WHAT IM SAYING. Like are we the only two that noticed that

    • @Lthehedgehogg
      @Lthehedgehogg Před 6 lety +9

      Facts

    • @L3OS27
      @L3OS27 Před 6 lety +6

      KendallDF93 Right

    • @LoneKendall
      @LoneKendall Před 6 lety +66

      it's either that or they did another song, or cudi was vocally producing lean with frank for the song o.O I'm fucking shook

    • @Stevejobs722
      @Stevejobs722 Před 6 lety +15

      It was probably a reference track for gods speed. it happens all the time in music. Having several people sing on it just as inspiration for the artist

  • @RawcatIsku
    @RawcatIsku Před 6 lety +202

    Can't believe fredo was going to make a song with him but he feel asleep, would of been rare

  • @yhs2942
    @yhs2942 Před 6 lety +273

    I wish he talked about his relationship with Travis

  • @Midnight_online
    @Midnight_online Před 6 lety +244

    damn, i need a phone call from Frank Ocean

  • @xuzix
    @xuzix Před 6 lety +18

    the fact that there’s a cudi/lean/frank song out there that I will probably never hear just crushed my soul

  • @xjered3927
    @xjered3927 Před 6 lety +154

    a true artist

  • @SIMULAT3DHUMAN3
    @SIMULAT3DHUMAN3 Před 6 lety +51

    Yung Lean is one of the most important artists to me and is one of the reason I started making music. So inspirational and real

  • @HideNZeke
    @HideNZeke Před 6 lety +716

    I hope this guy shows up on Astroworld

  • @veridisquo9626
    @veridisquo9626 Před 6 lety +15

    Them 2013-2014 Yung Lean songs get me nostalgic now

  • @Jmonster161
    @Jmonster161 Před 6 lety +63

    The Legend has returned to Interviews

  • @MoonLoNova
    @MoonLoNova Před 6 lety +37

    I adore this man.

  • @jwizdum2103
    @jwizdum2103 Před 3 lety +8

    That combination of Lean, Frank and Mike Dean in the stu smoking weed sounds almost TOO chill

  • @xijuind
    @xijuind Před 6 lety +9

    Been rocking with Lean for years now, saw him live in 2014

  • @vinceluckycbernal5714
    @vinceluckycbernal5714 Před 6 lety +1

    SAD BOYS/EMOTIONAL BOYS ARE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!! THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY LIFE WITH UR MUSIC FR. DEFINITELY THE CREATERS OF THE SOUND U ALL LOVE NOW. THANKS AND MUCH LOVE, SAD BOYS 4 LIFE!! 😢

  • @Maydaymusik
    @Maydaymusik Před 6 lety +25

    Icon.

  • @TheHumbleLOUD
    @TheHumbleLOUD Před 4 lety +22

    Rap would not be what it is today if it wasn’t for this man. I love you so much Lean

  • @sebbiewashere
    @sebbiewashere Před 6 lety +6

    Bless Leandoer, gtb and sadboys

  • @sh1ne808
    @sh1ne808 Před 6 lety +6

    legend

  • @ClevorBelmont
    @ClevorBelmont Před 4 lety +1

    Just started listening to this young man. Very talented guy. Some of his songs are a little long but he’s got vision and I like that.

  • @demiladeolaleye8766
    @demiladeolaleye8766 Před 6 lety +215

    S A D B O Y S 4 L I F E

  • @kuba199850
    @kuba199850 Před 6 lety +1

    I love him so much

  • @hfdeeitdss570
    @hfdeeitdss570 Před 6 lety +48

    Do an interview with his producer ,Yung Sherman please

  • @jazlyncruz283
    @jazlyncruz283 Před 6 lety

    He's so adorable I still fw him since 2013

  • @jeff2049
    @jeff2049 Před 6 lety +1

    yuuuuuuunggggg leeeeaaaannnnn
    in the cut
    cant deny he’s a huge inspiration to this new wave of rappers

  • @turnblue4you
    @turnblue4you Před 6 lety +1

    crazy to see leany on mtv, times are changing

  • @cheyennecubillas9804
    @cheyennecubillas9804 Před 6 lety

    What a beautiful soul

  • @EricMathew4life
    @EricMathew4life Před 4 lety +1

    Lean!!!
    🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 🇸🇪

  • @Liam-jt2jv
    @Liam-jt2jv Před 6 lety

    i love this man

  • @user-rp5ft7pr5x
    @user-rp5ft7pr5x Před 6 lety +148

    PLEASE do a interview with Yung Gud Or Yung Sherman

  • @mvworldwide7486
    @mvworldwide7486 Před 3 lety +1

    Been this guys fan since he wrote his first song at fifteen , a real comeup

  • @3dsmaners
    @3dsmaners Před 6 lety +22

    Two interviews In a day :)

  • @winds8467
    @winds8467 Před 6 lety

    LEGEND

  • @veefine
    @veefine Před 6 lety

    The love of my life

  • @skimtvns8486
    @skimtvns8486 Před 6 lety +1

    Yung lean's sadboys2001 mixtape, unknown death en unknown memories are the soundtrack of my 16yo drugfueled depression era and his music which I at first thought was shitty, but later grew on me will always remind me of a weird period in my life.

  • @tay1709
    @tay1709 Před rokem

    The first time I heard Beating the Heart by Oloff my heart stopped beating.

  • @zeronotemo
    @zeronotemo Před 6 lety

    Yunglean always down to earth

  • @OFNBW
    @OFNBW Před 6 lety +1

    The GREATEST OF ALL TIME

  • @yungpersol3416
    @yungpersol3416 Před 6 lety +1

    leandoooeeerrrrr sad boys till infinity

  • @RaizNectarLima
    @RaizNectarLima Před 6 lety

    young legend.

  • @kamremstedt8251
    @kamremstedt8251 Před 6 lety +11

    lean a real one

  • @carsicmusic
    @carsicmusic Před 5 lety

    I love lean so much

  • @tylerbondy2745
    @tylerbondy2745 Před 6 lety

    living legend.

  • @sg5478
    @sg5478 Před 6 lety +1

    Damn yung lean and fredo 🔥

  • @RANGER-uk4ek
    @RANGER-uk4ek Před 6 lety

    King

  • @spectralgravity2795
    @spectralgravity2795 Před 6 lety +5

    spent some time in a psych ward myself!
    creative minds will always have an adjustment period during this age

    • @frederique1145
      @frederique1145 Před 3 lety

      yeah same

    • @daylifeyonah
      @daylifeyonah Před 2 lety

      I’ve uploaded my indepth video series on Yung Lean and thu Death of Barron Machat on this channel. I was Machat’s businuss partnur, and operatud as Yung Lean’s record label at thu time of Barron’s sacrafice. My side of the story has been silencud frum thu media, taken off radio waves, and banned as a topic on r/Sadboys.

  • @pinkunicorn1107
    @pinkunicorn1107 Před 6 lety

    My King

  • @Suprate
    @Suprate Před 6 lety +7

    Best Rapper Alive.

  • @blankexpression3
    @blankexpression3 Před 3 lety

    leandoer is such a sweetheart

  • @nathannn6584
    @nathannn6584 Před 6 lety +1

    He’s so damn underrated he helped create a fuckin era bro

  • @babiebun000
    @babiebun000 Před 6 lety

    YUNG LEAN A LEGEND N HE GOIN DOWN IN THE BOOKS

  • @robson197
    @robson197 Před 5 lety

    keep healthy Lean

  • @viktormille5050
    @viktormille5050 Před 6 lety

    RIP Fredo... miss u

  • @connorlong2473
    @connorlong2473 Před 6 lety

    I love Frank so much

  • @prod.lil_beyblade3242
    @prod.lil_beyblade3242 Před 6 lety +3

    legendary interview. I wanna hear the joint with kid cudi

  • @TonyLovesLights
    @TonyLovesLights Před 6 lety

    Sadddddd boyssssss
    Concert was lit in Seattle wa

  • @antilamenigga
    @antilamenigga Před 6 lety

    i wish i could hear the song with him & fredo

  • @healthwishh
    @healthwishh Před 6 lety +3

    goat

  • @zachabsent
    @zachabsent Před rokem

    yes

  • @DavidFarquharsonPhotography

    Where has this nigga been 😭😭❤️

  • @baxmrackney7583
    @baxmrackney7583 Před 6 lety +1

    So Kid Cudi and frank my two favorite artists of all fucking time we’re collaborating and lean just mentioned it like it wasn’t shit this kid is a god

  • @ChunTix713
    @ChunTix713 Před 6 lety +67

    From my point of view Yung Lean created this clout shit or whatever this new rappers are calling it. He created this rap vibe nobody else had created. He is the a forgotten artist due to him falling behind or maybe he just doesn't want to be in the spotlight. He started the domino effect

    • @raze_
      @raze_ Před 5 lety +3

      Its cloud rap/the general underground rap scene he helped create. Lean definitely did not invent clout like lmao. Clout just means fame.

    • @SlimeShows
      @SlimeShows Před 4 lety +1

      He deffo has not been forgotten, he’s bigger now than when he first blew up

    • @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587
      @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587 Před 4 lety

      not falling behind, he doesn't care about being famous. he said it at the end of this interview, he likes being an outsider

    • @daylifeyonah
      @daylifeyonah Před 2 lety

      I’ve uploaded my indepth video series on Yung Lean and thu Death of Barron Machat on this channel. I was Machat’s businuss partnur, and operatud as Yung Lean’s record label at thu time of Barron’s sacrafice. My side of the story has been silencud frum thu media, taken off radio waves, and banned as a topic on r/Sadboys.

  • @theworldisyours1949
    @theworldisyours1949 Před 6 lety

    i love him so fucking much

  • @gs-nq6mw
    @gs-nq6mw Před 6 lety +2

    yung lean is a music genius

  • @reikuro8075
    @reikuro8075 Před 6 lety +1

    So sad I will never be able to see Fredo always wanted to take a pic with the dude too show my german friends what a real trap legends is 🙏😣

  • @sholtofox9872
    @sholtofox9872 Před 6 lety +2

    Protect Lean at all costs 😣

  • @Enkelriktad123
    @Enkelriktad123 Před 4 lety

    The TRUE SoundCloud rapper, Lean deserves more respect for sure

  • @swagsicknation
    @swagsicknation Před 2 lety

    YUNG LEAN TOP NUMBER 1

  • @Terx-km8dv
    @Terx-km8dv Před 6 lety

    I seen this guy live!!

  • @J9to
    @J9to Před 6 lety +1

    Yung lean is a young OG

  • @mehemmedmemmedov6450
    @mehemmedmemmedov6450 Před rokem

    The first time I heard Beating the Heart by Oloff my heart stopped beating. Thank God the doctors were able to revive me.

  • @40rtycal72
    @40rtycal72 Před 2 lety +1

    Lean is the only dude who can cover Frank Ocean, Fredo Santana & His Battle w/ Addiction & Death all in one interview seamlessly. Not to mention, he's constantly ahead of his time pioneering the wave everyone will be riding in 5 years.

  • @drk680
    @drk680 Před 2 lety

    Lean is a hero

  • @Suprate
    @Suprate Před 6 lety +2

    Lean with Ocean

  • @phoenixxmcc
    @phoenixxmcc Před 6 lety +2

    I know I'm not the only one who saw that MTV got their Frank Ocean songs mixed up in the video and description... Yung Lean isn't featured in Godspeed, he's featured on the song Self-Control

  • @justinjohnson3428
    @justinjohnson3428 Před 6 lety

    I fucking love yung lean

  • @PsychoticProphet
    @PsychoticProphet Před 6 lety

    Yung Lean bouta start blowing tf up

  • @1991westong
    @1991westong Před 6 lety

    LEAN IS THE MOVEMENT !! YOSHI CITY

  • @inuterobleached_outtareach009

    Kyoto was and still is lit💯🔥🔥🔥

  • @revenchy7181
    @revenchy7181 Před 5 lety +1

    red bottom sky is such an underrated song.

  • @MrEdjekroketje1
    @MrEdjekroketje1 Před 6 lety +1

    The man who started it all

  • @jnasilowska
    @jnasilowska Před 6 lety +3

    Really cool artist. I hope he makes some faster stuff / bangers in the future.
    By faster, I mean faster for him - stuff like Hoover, Yoshi City.

    • @Dunderbus
      @Dunderbus Před 6 lety

      Listen to the full album, there a lot of songs with the same pace or faster.

    • @alberthunt7498
      @alberthunt7498 Před 6 lety +4

      Ski mask goes hard af

  • @Dro911
    @Dro911 Před 6 lety

    Long live fredo

  • @suaryps
    @suaryps Před 3 lety +3

    i wish that someday he actually make a song with frank ocean, i mean, with a verse from him...

  • @Oldsoul305
    @Oldsoul305 Před 6 lety

    To keep it 💯 i payed no mind to this dude when he came out, but i listened to some of his new shit and imma have to bandwagon now😂 dude could be a staple in the game soon

    • @cluc5239
      @cluc5239 Před rokem

      U caught on at the right time fr

  • @nitspre
    @nitspre Před 2 lety

    🔗

  • @boopcomedies411
    @boopcomedies411 Před 6 lety +3

    ppl forget how much he influenced rap and style

  • @samdaniels7133
    @samdaniels7133 Před 5 lety

    Yung bans and yung lean song hard