One of the most influential artists to emerge from the cloud rap scene, Swedish
rapper Young Lean achieved considerable online notoriety thanks to his alluring,
melancholic melange of hip-hop and electronic music. Born Jonatan Aron Leandoer
Håstad (July 18, 1996) in Minsk, he spent his early childhood in Belarus before
relocating to Stockholm with his family between the ages of 3 and 5. Raised in
the Södermalm district, he developed a taste for rap music during his teenage
years, citing 50 Cent, The Latin Kings, and Nas as early influences. In 2012,
Yung Lean struck up a creative...