Jonatan Leandoer Håstad (born 18 July 1996), better known by his stage name Yung Lean, is a Swedish rapper and the face of the almighty Sadboys movement.
Yung Lean started out his success from the two songs “Oreomilkshake” and “GINSENG STRIP 2002” from the Lavender EP. Both were highly viewed on YouTube and highly categorized as “meme rap” but actually being considered “cloud rap”.
Later in 2013 he then went on to release the mixtape Unknown Death 2002, showcasing his transforming out of the whole “meme rap” phase. Around this time, he also put out other singles and collabs with his boys in GTBSG, PradaMane, DJ Smokey, Denzel Curry, Bones, and Xavier Wulf.
Then, in 2014 Yung Lean teased the world with his biggest single to date “Kyoto”, which many thought would be featured on his debut album, Unknown Memory.
Lean then dropped his first debut album titled Unknown Memory, which showcased how much Lean has grown up.
Leandoer has also some side projects: he released music as Jonatan Leandoer127 (a side project which showcases a more personal side) and as Metal Storm, and he’s also member of Punk band Död Mark.
