Unknown Memory

Swedish "sad boy" rap curiosity Yung Lean's new album scrubs away the most amateurish (and most likable) parts of his sound. Instead of bringing something new to rap, he’s making cheap copies of his role models.

Hip Hop, Cloud Trap, Chillwave, whatever, Yung Lean's sound is as genre bending and out there as you get. But he's not a joke, this sad boy, Swedish rapper is at the forefront of a changing game.

Swedish hip-hop teen Yung Lean intrigues with his dank, downbeat debut