DJ Yung Vamp

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DJ Yung Vamp
Birth nameGregory Renard
Also known as
  • Jeune Vamp
  • Vamp
Born (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 29)
Liège, Belgium
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • singer
Instrument(s)
Years active2010–present
LabelsRadio Juicy
Website www.vmp-corp.com

Gregory Renard (born 30 June 1995), known professionally as DJ Yung Vamp or simply Vamp, [1] is a Belgian DJ and record producer, who also uses the alias Jeune Vamp as a rapper. He has been defined as "one of the largest influencers of new-age phonk". [2]

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Early life

Gregory Renard was born on 30 June 1995 [3] in Liège, Belgium, [4] to Belgian and Tunisian parents, [2] and moved to Brussels later on. [4] He lived with his parents until the age of 10, when he moved with his grandparents. [4]

He described both his parents and his grandparents as an influence to his interest in music: his father listened to techno, his mother to techno and drum and bass, and his grandparents to jazz, blues and 1960s rock. [4]

Career

Early career: 2010–2016

At a young age, DJ Yung Vamp's father let him try his Technics turntables; Vamp continued to mix until the age of 15–16. [4] After his friend helped him download FL Studio, DJ Yung Vamp started to produce his own music; he switched to Ableton a short while later. [4]

After listening to various hip hop albums, DJ Yung Vamp discovered his favourite genres: trill, phonk, grime, and trap. [5] His main influences on the SoundCloud platform were Loud Lord, DJ Smokey, Kaytranada, Mr. Carmack, IAMNOBODI, and the Soulection collective. [4] He also listened to Three 6 Mafia, DJ Screw, Busta Rhymes, and Missy Elliott. [4]

At 15 years old, he released mixes under the name "Wankaz" (slang for wanker) on SoundCloud, [4] using an old computer gifted to him by his grandfather when he was 13. [2] He then changed his alias to DJ Yung Vamp. [4]

Breakthrough: 2016–present

Initially struggling to gain popularity, DJ Yung Vamp's breakthrough came with his track I GOT MOLLY I GOT WHITE, released in 2016. [4] He quickly became popular, amassing over 20,000 follows on SoundCloud within one year. [6] His success can mainly be traced to the emergence of phonk as a genre, catalyzed by promotional YouTube channels such as Emotional Tokyo, Ryan Celsius, and rare. [6] DJ Yung Vamp's tracks were heavily featured in the channels' mixes, which had millions of views, further contributing to his fame. [6]

By the end of 2017, DJ Yung Vamp had worked with DJ Smokey, Jason Rich, and Soudiere, three of phonk's most prominent artists. [6] Soudiere himself recruited DJ Yung Vamp to the collective "Purple Posse" in 2018, [6] [7] also composed of Aseri, Backwhen, and Mythic, among others. [8] He made his debut with Purple Posse in the compilation ISSUE 08. [7]

DJ Yung Vamp collaborated with mainstream artists such as bbno$, Mister V, Soulja Boy, Scarlxd, Yung Gravy, Thouxanbanfauni, and Chxpo. [9] He cites Soulja Boy as his main source of inspiration, having also made a studio session together. [4] Following the release of his EP Night off the Trill, Vol. 1 in 2017, DJ Yung Vamp was contacted by Scarlxd to collaborate. [9] The two produced several tracks together, namely a few songs in Scarlxrd's studio album Acquired Taste Vxl 1., released in 2019. [10]

In 2020, he released his first song as a rapper under the alias Jeune Vamp (French for Young Vamp), [1] and launched his own fashion label called "Vampire-Corp". [2]

Musical style

A phonk producer, DJ Yung Vamp's music draws inspiration from 1990s and 2000s hip hop, and also features samples from south rap and crunk. [2] He defined his music as "nostalgic and relaxing at the same time". [2] Radio Juicy – his record label – has defined it as "the super contrast of chill and hard". [11]

Compared to other contemporary phonk producers, DJ Yung Vamp's production style is more "simple", involving less layers and more readily-available sounds. [6] His style has also been seen as "consistent", consisting of a slow jazz sample, mainstream vocals, and simple drums. [6]

Discography

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