Yasin (rapper)

Yasin
Birth name	Yasin Abdullahi Mahamoud
Also known as	Yasin, Yasin Byn, Yasin The Don, YB
Born	(1998-01-11) January 11, 1998 (age 27) Rinkeby, Stockholm, Sweden
Origin	Rinkeby, Sweden
Genres	Gangsta rap, hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, singer
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Byn Block Entertainment
Website	Official website

Yasin Abdullahi Mahamoud ^[1] (born 11 January 1998 ^{[2] [3]} ), known as Yasin or Yasin Byn, is a Swedish hip hop artist.

Early life

Yasin Abdullahi Mahamoud was born to a Somali family in Rinkeby, part of the Swedish Million Programme for affordable housing in northwest Stockholm, and grew up with his mother and five siblings. His stage name Yasin Byn hints at his connection to Rinkeby, which is popularly called Byn ("the village"). ^[4]

Career

Mahamoud started in hip hop music recording online videos with his childhood friends, including Jaffar Byn. That led to him joining the Swedish hip hop collective Byn Block Entertainment (BBE) with aspiring artists mostly from Rinkeby. BBE subsequently started collaborating with artists from the wider Järva region, forming the larger hip hop collective Ghetto Superstars. ^[5] In 2016, his music was included in the Ghetto Superstars compilation album Allstars.

In 2019, he released his official debut single "DSGIS", an abbreviation of det som göms i snö ( meaning "that which is hidden in snow") from a Swedish proverb. ^[6] The follow-up single "XO" in collaboration with Swedish rapper Dree Low topped Sverigetopplistan, the Swedish national record chart. Yasin's album Handen under Mona Lisas kjol (Pt:1) topped the Swedish album chart. His most recent single, "Talk 2 Me", was released in December 2020 and reached the first spot on the Swedish Singles Chart. ^[7]

Convictions

Mahamoud was sentenced in May 2018 to two years and three months' imprisonment for aggravated weapon-related crimes. He was released after serving two-thirds of his sentence. ^{[8] [9]}

On 31 December 2020, Mahamoud was arrested and detained on the charge of kidnapping of rival rapper Einár ^[10] and was sentenced to 10 months in prison by the Stockholm District Court in 2021. ^[11] He was later released from prison on 28 December 2021. ^{[12] [11]}

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Year	Peak positions		Certifications
		SWE [13]	NOR [14]
98.01.11	2020	1	11	IFPI Sverige: 2× Platinum [15]
More to Life		1	—	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]
Pistoler poesi och sex	2023	1	3

Compilation albums

Title	Year	Peak positions
		SWE [13]	NOR [14]
Lost Tapes [16]	2025	1 [17]	12 [18]

EPs

Title	Year	Peak positions
		SWE [13]
Handen under Mona Lisas kjol (Pt:1) [19]	2019	1
Del två [20]	2021	—
EP med E4an (with E4an)	2022	—
Six V's (with Orio)		7
En paus från internet – Del 1	2023	2 [21]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions	Certifications	Album
		SWE [13]
"Yasin" [22]	2015	—		Non-album singles
"Allstars" [23]	2016	—
"Stäcka" [24]	2017	—
"Området" [25]		—
"Bara om jag känner för det" / "Hey (Rinkeby)" [26]		— [A]
"Chicago" [28]	2018	69	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]
"BonVoyage" [29]		86
"Kevin Gates" [30]		20	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]
"Fram" (with Dree Low)	2019	5	IFPI Sverige: Platinum [31]	No hasta mañana 2 [32]
"DSGIS" [33]		8		Handen under Mona Lisas kjol (Pt:1)
"XO" [34] (with Dree Low)		1	IFPI Sverige: Platinum [35]
"SIG Sauer" [36] (with Dree Low and Greekazo)	2020	21		Flawless 2
"Workin"		5	IFPI Sverige: 2× Platinum [15]	Non-album singles
"Ge upp igen" (with Miriam Bryant)		1
"Feel My Pain" [37]		—
"123" [38] (Cherrie featuring Yasin)		64
"Talk 2 Me" [39]		12
"I Remember" [40]		—
"Heartbroken" [41]	2021	—
"Botten" (with E4an)		66 [42]
"20 talet"	2022	3
"V12"		9
"Sista spåret"		11
"Rec 130622"		21
"Flygplansläge" (with E4an)		17 [43]		EP med E4an
"Team 2 Much" (with Eno)		15 [44]		Brot
"Magazine" (with Pa Salieu)		29		Non-album single
"Smooth" (with Headie One)		37		No Borders: European Compilation Project
"Nånting i luften"		14	IFPI Sverige: Platinum [15]	Pistoler poesi och sex
"Nordvästra"	2023	16
"Hoodrich"		9
"Spiderman del 2"		33
"Rap är ingen konst"		21
"Online"		31
"Har dig"		2	IFPI Sverige: Platinum [15]
"Fantasy"		13		Non-album singles
"Ambitions of a Rider" (with JB)		25 [45]
"Slowmotion" (with AP51)		— [B]
"Salam"		— [C]
"Salam"		18 [48]
"Zombie" (with Haval)		12 [49]
"Stockholm, Sweden"		6 [50]
"Sticky" (with Lekaye)	2024	28 [51]
"Hur som helst"		18 [52]
"Ännu en dag" (with Sickan)		3 [53]
"Cecilia Lind"		1 [54]
"Vem som helst"		57 [55]
"See Me Shine" / "För idag"	2025	93 [56]
"Min Bitch"		1 [56]		Lost Tapes

Other charted and certified songs

Title	Year	Peak positions	Certifications	Album
		SWE [13] [57] [56]
"Trakten min"	2016	— [D]	IFPI Sverige: Platinum [59]	Allstars
"Pt:1"	2019	5		Handen under Mona Lisas kjol (Pt:1)
"Not for Sale"	2020	9
"John Snow"		24	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]
"WLIT"		36
"Young & Heartless"		3	IFPI Sverige: 3× Platinum [60]	98.01.11
"Hiphop n RnB"		6	IFPI Sverige: 3× Platinum [60]
"Source" (with Aden)		7	IFPI Sverige: Platinum [15]
"Buzz Light Year"		9	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]
"Chris Tukker" (with Asme)		12	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]
"Drownin"		14	IFPI Sverige: Platinum [15]
"Spiderman (Intro)"		15	IFPI Sverige: Platinum [15]
"Amen"		19	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]
"Think About It"		21
"I jakt på kaniner" (1.Cuz featuring Yasin)		54		FFF
"Canada Goose" (with Dante)		18	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]	More to Life
"No Talk"		22	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]
"More to Life (Interlude)"		26
"Pull Up"		38
"Edu" (with Mona Masrour)		18	IFPI Sverige: Gold [15]
"On Sight"		46
"Creative"		56
"Nirvana"		68
"Get the Strap"		69
"Ciaga"		81
"Applause"		84
"Stressa"		98
"Another Way"		— [E]
"Mexico" (Jireel featuring Yasin)	2021	68 [62]		1953
"La dame bleue"		8		Del två
"Mitt Notre Dame"		13
"More Life (Extended Version)"		26 [62]
"Brush It Off"		30
"Brown Liquor" (Aden featuring Yasin)		— [F]		Ingen efter tolv
"Oppblock" (JB featuring Yasin)		70 [64]		Guantanamo
"Walalkey" (with E4an)	2022	86 [43]		EP med E4an
"Lurkin" (with E4an)		— [G]
"Go n Get" (with E4an)		— [H]
"v3 (Vaksam)" (with Orio)		64		Six V's
"v4 (Freeslaktish)" (with Orio)		37
"v6 (G19)" (with Orio featuring Backroad Gee)		— [I]
"v7 (WWW)" (with Orio featuring WeWantWraiths)		— [J]
"Free at Last"	2023	54		Pistoler poesi och sex
"Fri från mig själv"		40
"Pistoler poesi och sex"		63
"Turbolens"		53
"Långt hemifrån"		61
"Turbo S"		77
"Tankarna" (Jae featuring Yasin)		89 [67]		Långt ifrån Stockholm
"Problem"		50		En paus från internet – Del 1
"Lokalisering"		54
"Black Owned Business"		70
"Twogunkid"		49
"Falling Soldier"		87
"Reminisce" (with Pabi)	2025	11		Lost Tapes
"Vart än jag går"		7
"Min 9a"		29
"Paranoid"		46
"Hooyo"		64
"Swosh"		45
"Dem kallar mig"		— [K]
"Låt oss"		92
"Alla mina grabbar dom e hundra"		53
"Sikta högt"		— [L]
"Gud förlåt"		40
"Pushar" (live)		31

Notes

1. "Hey (Rinkeby)" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker chart. ^[27]
2. "Slowmotion" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. ^[46]
3. "Salam" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. ^[47]
4. "Trakten min" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker chart. ^[58]
5. "Another Way" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number two on the Heatseeker chart. ^[61]
6. "Brown Liquor" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number two on the Heatseeker chart. ^[63]
7. "Lurkin" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. ^[65]
8. "Go n Get" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. ^[65]
9. "v6 (G19)" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number three on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. ^[66]
10. "v7 (WWW)" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. ^[66]
11. "Dem kallar mig" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker chart. ^[68]
12. "Sikta högt" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker chart. ^[68]

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