JonatanAron Leandoer Håstad, known professionally as Yung Lean, is a Swedish rapper. Widely cited as one of the most influential figures in the early cloud rap era, Yung Lean rose to prominence in 2013 with his song "Ginseng Strip 2002", which went viral on YouTube. Later that same year, he released his debut mixtape, Unknown Death 2002, and the following year, he released his debut studio album, Unknown Memory.
Swedish rapper Yung Lean, has released seven studio albums, six EPs and three mixtapes.
Benjamin Reichwald, known professionally as Bladee, is a Swedish rapper, singer, and designer. In 2013, he formed the Drain Gang music collective alongside childhood friends Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital, and Whitearmor. Bladee began releasing music that same year, and gained attention after collaborating with Yung Lean.
Red Light is the second studio album by the Swedish rapper Bladee. It was released by Year0001 on 11 May 2018. After receiving critical acclaim toward his debut album Eversince in 2016, Bladee released AvP, a collaborative album with Thaiboy Digital, later that year. During 2017, he released the mixtape Working on Dying, which was followed by the collaborative Drain Gang album D&G. Red Light was executively produced by Whitearmor, with guest contributions from Ecco2K and Uli K of Bala Club. Frequent collaborators Yung Sherman and Gud also provide additional production.
Eversince is the debut studio album by the Swedish rapper Bladee. It was released by Year0001 on 25 May 2016. A key figure in the Swedish hip-hop scene and a co-founder of the collective Drain Gang, Bladee was mainly known for his collaborations with Yung Lean during the flourishing cloud rap scene in the mid-2010s. It was produced by Whitearmor with additional production from Ripsquadd and Hitkidd. It is made up of a variety of genres and a mix of styles. The album received acclaim from the Nordic magazine Gaffa, who believed the album allowed Bladee to come into his own.
Year0001 is an independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2015 by Oskar Ekman and Emilio Fagone, it is under an exclusive distribution agreement with Dutch distributor FUGA.
Drain Gang is a Swedish music collective. Consisting of Bladee, Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital and producer Whitearmor, the group rose to one of the top Swedish music collectives in the mid-late 2010s. They are known for their frequent collaborations with fellow Swedish rapper Yung Lean and producer Gud.
Zak Arogundade Gaterud, known professionally as Ecco2K, is a Swedish designer, visual artist, singer, songwriter, record producer and rapper. Arogundade founded the band Krossad with Bladee, his then-classmate, in 2004. Three years later, he founded his first fashion brand, Alaska, and later joined the Swedish shoe brand Eytys as a designer. He founded Drain Gang with childhood friends Bladee, Thaiboy Digital and Whitearmor in 2013. Ecco2K appeared on albums with Drain Gang and directed music videos before releasing his debut solo studio album, E, in 2019. He released the EP PXE in 2021, and the collaborative studio album Crest in 2022. Arogundade is a private and secretive person who has incorporated queer themes in his work.
Exeter is the third studio album by the Swedish rapper Bladee. It was released by Year0001 on 8 April 2020. Recorded during a week period in Gotland, it is his first album to be significantly produced by Gud. It is an experimental pop album that has also been described as containing influences from cloud rap and "blissful" pop music. Its lyrics are stripped down and minimal, and explore themes of optimism and adoration. Compared to his previous work, Exeter is more hopeful and positive, has stripped-back production that usually contains no drums, and contains Auto-Tuned vocals. It was promoted with a European tour during October 2020, and received acclaim from Pitchfork and laut.de
333 is the fourth studio album by the Swedish rapper Bladee. A surprise album, it was released by Year0001 on 16 July 2020. It is Bladee's second release of 2020, following April's Exeter. It was produced by Whitearmor with contributions from a variety of record producers, including Gud and Joakim Benon. Its title is a use of to the holy number 3, which is a recurring theme in Drain Gang's music. 333 is a cloud rap album that explores themes of introspection and love, and contains upbeat instrumentals. It charted in Scotland and the United Kingdom, and received a lukewarm review from Anthony Fantano, who considered it an improvement over Bladee's previous work.
The Fool is the fifth solo studio album by the Swedish rapper Bladee. A surprise album, it was released on 28 May 2021 through Year0001. The album was produced by Lusi with contributions from a variety of record producers. The Fool is a pop rap album that scales back and softens the sounds used in Bladee's previous album, Good Luck (2020) with Mechatok. Using Auto-Tuned vocals, the album explores themes of love, illusions, and existentialism. Its title is a reference to the tarot card of the same name and extends as a metaphor into the album itself. Fellow Drain Gang member Thaiboy Digital is featured on the track "Inspiration Comes". The Fool was considered one of the best albums of the year by The Fader and Dazed, and received further acclaim from Pitchfork and laut.de.
Stardust is the fourth mixtape by Swedish rapper Yung Lean. It was released on 8 April 2022 by the label World Affairs, a sub-label of YEAR0001.
Spiderr is the sixth solo studio album by the Swedish rapper Bladee. It was released by Year0001 on 30 September 2022. Amidst touring North America and Europe with Drain Gang, Bladee released the collaborative album Crest with Ecco2K during March 2022, to critical praise. He then announced Spiderr on Instagram during September 2022, alongside the release of its lead single "Drain Story". It was produced by Whitearmor with contributions from Gud and Joakim Benon, and contains guest appearances from Ecco2K and Wondha Mountain. Spiderr is a pop and hip-hop album that builds upon his previous albums while using new sounds. It received acclaim from multiple publications, was considered one of the best albums of the year by The Line of Best Fit, and one of the best hip-hop albums of the year by Slant Magazine.
Adamn Killa is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is noted for his collaborations with rappers of the YEAR0001 collective Yung Lean, Bladee & Thaiboy Digital, as well as his experimental approach to hip hop.
Crest is a collaborative studio album by Swedish musicians Bladee and Ecco2K, released on 17 March 2022 through Year0001. It was recorded in Sweden with producer Whitearmor, close to the recording location of the film The Seventh Seal (1957). Crest is a progressive pop album featuring Auto-Tune vocals with lyrics addressing themes of love and friendship, and multiple references to Christianity and heaven. The track "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was released as a single in 2020. Crest was considered one of the best albums of the year by The Fader and Anthony Fantano and one of the best progressive pop albums of the year by Pitchfork.
Trash Island is a collaborative studio album by Swedish collective Drain Gang, released on 12 September 2019 through Year0001. It is performed by Bladee, Ecco2K and Thaiboy Digital, and produced by Whitearmor, with "Acid Rain" and "You Lose" being co-produced by Mechatok and Lusi, respectively. The song "1:1" features Yung Lean.
Ludwig Rosenberg, professionally known as Whitearmor, is a Swedish music producer, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer and songwriter. He is best known for being a member of the Swedish music group and artist collective Drain Gang. His musical style has been described as softly textured and fluid.
Legendary Member is the debut studio album by Thai rapper Thaiboy Digital, released on 26 September 2019 through Year0001. The album was recorded with Thaiboy Digital exchanging trips between London and Stockholm, and features Bladee, Ecco2K, and Yung Lean. The album has Gud as executive producer, with Whitearmor, RipSquad and Woesum as co-producers. It was first announced a month before with the release of a single, "Lip Service", featuring Ecco2K, followed by the release of "Nervous" and "IDGAF". A music video for the album's title track was released in October. Thaiboy Digital later toured Australia.
Cold Visions is the seventh solo studio album by the Swedish rapper Bladee. A surprise album, it was self-released under the Trash Island label on 23 April 2024. As his 30th birthday was approaching, Bladee became anxious about ageing and the mixed reception toward his previous solo studio album Spiderr (2022). He recorded Cold Visions at his house in Stockholm across a two-week period. It is his first studio album not to be released by his longtime record label Year0001 because he wanted to make music that was true to himself. The album was executively produced by Bladee and Gabriel Schuman, and was mainly produced by F1lthy, with contributions from a variety of record producers including Skrillex, Whitearmor, and James Ferraro.
Back 2 Life is the second studio album by Thai rapper Thaiboy Digital, released on 18 November 2022 through Year0001. It was announced a month earlier with the release of the single "True Love" featuring Yung Lean. Dazed named it the 19th best album of the year.
