“Yung Bans warbles his raps at a low pitch, largely using lyrics as a conduits for vocal patterns…Bans provides a natural evolution of the sound being offered up by his contemporaries. He muffles his flows, letting his immutable melodies seep into blurry beats.” – Pitchfork
“Atlanta’s Yung Bans releases some of the best music on SoundCloud” – Pitchfork
“With a full steam of momentum, Yung Bans’ road to become a household name is paved” – HYPEBEAST
Ever pushing the boundaries of trap music, rising ATL rhymer Yung Bans sounds like the future. Capital-izing on a series of acclaimed and popular self-titled projects, Yung Bans announces Misunderstood, his upcoming debut album. Painting a vivid picture of his life as a rising rap star, Bans uses his supernatural melodic instincts to turn each line into a hook, ping-ponging between luxurious images of rap life and the bleak street life from which he narrowly escaped with his musical ability. Equally suited to intimate headphone listening, late-night drives, and festival mosh pits, Misunderstood boasts state-of-the-art sonics from rap’s vanguard, including heavy-hitters like Kenny Beats, Murda Beatz, Take A Daytrip, Wheezy, Goose With Another One, Nick Mira, Wondagurl, Smoko Ono, Chopsquad DJ, Charlie Handsome, TM-88, Maaly Raw, Bing, Bugs Ronin and Ian Jeffry Thomas. With vocal contributions from Future, Young Thug, Gunna, YNW Melly, NAV, Lil Durk, 03 Greedo, Lil TJay, Slim Santana, and a posthumous appearance from XXXTentacion, Misunderstood arrives on July 24th.
Honing an effortlessly addictive and inventive flavor of trap music, Yung Bans’ sound is tailor-made for success. The Atlanta native burst into public consciousness in 2018, releasing three self-titled EPs, collaborating with the likes of Future, Juice WRLD, Lil Skies, among others, and earning positive mentions in Pitchfork, The FADER, HYPEBEAST, and more. The young rapper had streaming success with singles like “Ridin,” featuring Landon Cube and YBN Nahmir, and “Lonely,” featuring Lil Skies, which earned a combined 71 million streams on Spotify, and developed a fruitful relationship with Cole Bennett, who directed the video for “Ridin” (25 million views), among others.
Bans kept busy in the first half of 2019 with a series of successful loose singles, including the Jetson Made/Pooh Beatz-produced “TIK TIK TIK,“ the YNW Melly-featuring “Gutta Bitch,” and “Side By Side.“ With a monthly listener count that approaches 2 million, Bans is ready to take the next step with Misunderstood.
Pre-order Misunderstood: https://foundation-media.ffm.to/misunderstood
Misunderstood tracklist:
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Atlanta-bred artist Yung Bans sits at the forefront of rap right now, well-known for his effortlessly addictive flows and intoxicating lyrical style. As denoted by his “1 of 1” tagline, he approaches music with an eclectic touch, and deservedly so, has organically cemented his position as a force to be reckoned with in today’s industry. Taking a look back at career-defining moments such as his well-deserved Future cosign or his early XXXTentacion collaboration, “iloveitwhentheyrun”, the success has endlessly rolled in for Bans and his true-to-self artistry, noting the true mark of a bona fide star.
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Pre-order Misunderstood: https://foundation-media.ffm.to/misunderstood
“TIK TIK TIK”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiiVFTGY2sI
“Gutta Bitch” ft. YNW Melly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMlzoqV9A_U
Yung Bans: https://open.spotify.com/album/1pCO8fy6AA5P7j4WyXATM6?si=ZfPx7PynSGq8rK3WWP1mnw