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Yungun, a young African-English Londoner who also goes by the name 'Essa', is widely renowned as one of the UK's leading hip-hop MCs.

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Steering well clear of tired Hip-Hop stereotypes, his debut full-length "The Essance" (Janomi Records, 2004) was widely recognised as one of the UK's most accomplished Hip-Hop albums, with its varied mix of party vibes, thoughtful reflection and even bilingual Spanish-English madness! (album of the month: Touch, four stars: Hip Hop Connection). The 2006 follow-up "Grown Man Business" was a collaboration with Yungun's long-time touring DJ, Mr. Thing (UK DMC champion, formerly of world DMC champions the Scratch Perverts) on the fast-rising Silent Soundz label. With a richly soulful sound that draws on the duo's mutual love of classic reggae, funk and rare groove, the album was officially named by Hip-Hop Connection as one of the UK’s greatest hip-hop albums of all time.

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Yungun has proved a favourite with the radio DJs, receiving strong support across the leading stations, including: BBC Radio 1s Zane Lowe (who requested a special for his birthday!) and Steve Lamacq, BBC 1Xtra (Semtex, Nesha, Ras Kwame, Blakey, Ace & Invisible, Rodney P & Skitz, Beni B), Kiss FM (Shortee Blitz, Big Ted, MK), Choice FM (279, Jenny Francis) Rock FM (Adele) and regular spins across regional, internet and pirate radio (Itch FM, Y2K, Pyrotechnic). He was interviewed by Craig Charles for BBC 6 music and has recorded two live sessions for the BBC at the prestigious Maida Vale studios and a session for the Selector show, broadcast on the BBC’s World Service.

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Yungun has collaborated with many artists, most recently the legendary Guru (Gangstarr, Jazzmatazz) and has earned praise from the likes of Nas, and Mark Ronson.

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Renowned for his superbly polished live performances, Yungun has appeared alongside artists such as Slum Village, KRS-One, Prince Paul and De La Soul. As well as constantly touring the club circuit across the UK, he has played at festivals such as WOMAD, Bestival, Urban Funk (Barcelona) and Love Planet/Hip-Hop Kemp (Czech Republic). His fan base has broadened internationally with sell-out shows across Australia, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Slovakia, Beijing, and Dubai to name a few.

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As if this wasn’t enough to set him apart from the crowd, Yungun has managed to accomplish all of this whilst qualifying as a professional solicitor! This explains the extraordinarily broad perspective of his work, a fact recognised by the Comission for Racial Equality who commissioned him to write an article on ethnic stereotypes in hip-hop culture.

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Yungun’s upcoming solo album, “The Middle Man”, is a refreshingly honest insight into his truly unique background. Offering an intelligent perspective on universal issues of race, sex and class, the album promises to be his most original and personal work to date.

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For more information please visit: www.myspace.com/yungunmusic
www.yungun.co.uk

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