30 years old, and Yung Lean is still one of the most influential artists to ever come out of the internet era 🎉👇 Long before “underground” became a global conversation, Lean was helping build it. From the viral impact of “Ginseng Strip 2002” and ‘Unknown Death 2002’ to the creation of Sad Boys alongside Yung Gud and Yung Sherman, he proved a kid from Stockholm could reshape rap without ever chasing the mainstream. His atmospheric production, emotional writing, Y2K-inspired visuals and willingness to experiment assisted in laying the foundation for cloud rap, while opening the door for an entire generation of new artists and collectives like Drain Gang to flourish 📈 More than a decade later, that’s what makes Lean’s career so impressive. He’s never been defined by one viral moment or one era. Whether through albums like ‘Stranger’, ‘Starz’, or ‘Jonatan’, or his work outside of rap as Jonatan Leandoer96, he’s continued evolving while staying true to the world he created. Few artists...