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Birth name | Jeremy Biddle |
Also known as | Bleu Vandross |
Born | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | April 4, 1994
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Years active | 2013–present |
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Website | yungbleu |
Jeremy Biddle (born April 4, 1994), known professionally as Yung Bleu or Bleu, [1] is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his 2020 single "You're Mines Still", which peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 after it was remixed by Canadian rapper Drake. [2] [3]
Biddle was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama. [4] He started making music in 2013, releasing a string of mixtapes that had his name circulate throughout the Southern scene, and eventually signed a deal with Columbia Records through Boosie Badazz's label Bad Azz Music Syndicate. [5]
In 2017, he came back on the scene with the singles "Miss It" and "Ice on My Baby" from the mixtape Investments 4, which featured a guest appearance from YoungBoy Never Broke Again. [6] In 2018, he released a remix for "Miss It" featuring Kid Ink and for "Ice on My Baby" featuring Kevin Gates.
In 2020, he released the mixtape Inv 5 and the EP Bleu Vandross, which were his last releases under Columbia Records and Bad Azz Music. Later that year, he signed a deal with Empire Distribution and a management deal with Meek Mill's label Dream Chasers Records. [7] The same year, he released the EP Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions, which included the single "You're Mines Still". A remix for "You're Mines Still" featuring Canadian rapper and singer Drake was released through OVO Sound on October 16, 2020, after the two artists were connected by basketball player DeMarcus Cousins. [8] The remix peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, which helped Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions to enter the Billboard 200 chart. [9] [10] In October of 2023, Yung Bleu was arrested after bodyslamming his mother in her home. [11]
In 2021, Biddle released the singles "Thieves in Atlanta" featuring Coi Leray, [12] "Baddest" featuring Chris Brown and 2 Chainz, [13] and "Way More Close (Stuck in a Box)" featuring Big Sean. [14] All of the three songs appeared on Biddle's debut album Moon Boy , released on July 23 of the same year. [15] [16] The album features guest appearances from Drake, Gunna, Big Sean, Kehlani, Chris Brown, 2 Chainz, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Moneybagg Yo, H.E.R., and Kodak Black. [17]
On September 16, 2022, he released "Love in the Way" with Nicki Minaj, the lead single from his second studio album Tantra, which was released on November 11, 2022. [18] The album also includes guest appearances by Fivio Foreign, Lucky Daye, Ty Dolla $ign, Ne-Yo, Zayn, Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne. [18] He released a follow-up five months later, named Love Scars II , a sequel to his 2020 EP, with guest appearances by Ty Dolla $ign, Tink, and Chris Brown. [19]
Yung Bleu discography | |
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Studio albums | 3 |
EPs | 6 |
Singles | 29 |
Mixtapes | 8 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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US [20] | US R&B/HH [21] | US Rap [22] | |||||||
Moon Boy |
| 12 | 7 | 6 | |||||
Tantra |
| 99 | 48 | — | |||||
Love Scars II |
| 38 | 15 | — | |||||
Jeremy |
| 51 | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Mixtape details |
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Investments |
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Investments 2 |
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Investments 3 |
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Bleu Da Ruler |
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Investments 4 |
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Investments 5 |
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Investments 6 |
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Bleu Vandross 3 |
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Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
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US [24] | US R&B/HH [25] | ||
Bleu Vandross |
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Bleu Vandross 2 |
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Throw Aways |
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Since We Inside |
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Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions |
| 82 | 44 |
No, I'm Not Ok [26] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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US [27] | US R&B/ HH [28] | US R&B [29] | US Rap [30] | CAN [31] | NZ Hot [32] | UK [33] | UK R&B [34] | WW [35] | ||||
"Miss It" (solo or remix with Kid Ink) | 2017 | — [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bleu Da Ruler | |
"Man Man Man" (with Twinn U and Jo Slo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Ice on My Baby" [37] (solo or remix featuring Kevin Gates) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Investments 5 |
"On Cam" (featuring Moneybagg Yo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bleu Money | ||
"Unappreciated" [38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bleu Vandross | |
"Elevatorz" (featuring PnB Rock) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Investmens 6 | |
"Boyz II Men" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Running Out of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Vandross 3 | ||
"You're Mines Still" (featuring Drake) | 18 | 10 | 3 | — | 36 | 9 | 45 | 22 | 67 | Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions and Moon Boy | ||
"2AM in Houston" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions | ||
"Come Over" (with Ann Marie) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Build a Bae" (with Muni Long) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nobody Knows | ||
"Ghetto Love Birds" (solo or remix featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moon Boy | |
"Thieves in Atlanta" (featuring Coi Leray) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"You Got It" (Remix) (with VEDO) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Baddest" (featuring Chris Brown and 2 Chainz) | 56 | 17 | — | 12 | — | 38 | — | — | — |
| Moon Boy | |
"Way More Close (Stuck in a Box)" (featuring Big Sean) | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Selfish" (with Tink) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heat of the Moment | ||
"Beautiful Lies" (with Kehlani) | 65 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moon Boy | ||
"Fans Go Crazy" (with Money Man) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Walk Through the Fire" (with Ne-Yo) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tantra | |
"Drip" (with Bored Brothers) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"No Limit" (with Money Man and Key Glock featuring Babyface Ray) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Love in the Way" (with Nicki Minaj) | 93 | 25 | 11 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | Tantra | ||
"Life Worth Living" (with French Montana) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Feel It Inside" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Games Women Play" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Stingy" (with Tink) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Kissing On Your Tattoos" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US R&B/ HH Air. [40] | |||
"Mudd" (Boosie Badazz featuring Rich Homie Quan and Yung Bleu) | 2016 | – | Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas |
"Tomb Raider" (Hogg Booma featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Non-album single | |
"Til I Came Up" (Hogg Booma featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Goin In" (Puncho featuring Yung Bleu) | 2017 | – | |
"Wild" (Them Bama Boyz featuring Yung Bleu) | – | The Take Over | |
"We Was Broke" (DJ Chose featuring Yung Bleu) | 2018 | – | Non-album single |
"24/7" (Shad Levi featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Upper Echelon | |
"Him" (Remix) (Pikasso featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Non-album single | |
"Nann" (D-Shep featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Distractions" (Lil' Nathan and The Zydeco Big Timers featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Winning | |
"Twisted Fantasy" (Allan Cubas featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Non-album single | |
"Unsure" (DJ Megan Ryte featuring Joey Badass, Yung Bleu, and Arin Ray) | 2019 | – | |
"Special Somebody" (Remix) (Prince Bopp featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Just in Case" (Ar'mon & Trey featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Drop Top" (Lil Coop featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Victim" (Yung OG featuring Yung Bleu) | 2020 | – | |
"My Story" (Da Captain featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Territory" (Tenille Arts featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"I Luv It" (Bianca Clarke featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Tweakin'" (C-NILE featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Back in da Lab | |
"Hate Me" (Aleksa Safiya featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Introspection | |
"Beat da Odds" (Remix) (Nowayy featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Non-album single | |
"Broken Scars" (JokaDaBoss featuring Yung Bleu and Brabra) | 2021 | – | |
"A Million Reasons" (Kelzhaunne featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Nasty Nasty" (Plies featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Track Star (Remix)" (Mooski, Chris Brown, and A Boogie wit da Hoodie featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Melodic Therapy 4 the Broken | |
"Read My Mind" (Lonr. featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Land of Nothing Real 2 | |
"VVS" (Chicken P featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Non-album single | |
"Trying" (DJ Chose featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Multi | |
"Stay Down" (Ne-Yo featuring Yung Bleu) | 34 | Self Explanatory | |
"3am" (Ceo Verse featuring Yung Bleu) | 2022 | – | My Advice Is, Live Life |
"UonU" (Kaliii featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Toxic Chocolate | |
"Talk 2 Me Nice" (David S Gray featuring Runtown and Yung Bleu) | – | Non-album single | |
"Better" (Rasta Papii featuring Yung Bleu) | – | ||
"Do Not Disturb" (Vory featuring Nav and Yung Bleu) | – | Lost Souls | |
"Marvin the Martian" (RoadRunna Nino featuring Yung Bleu) | – | Non-album single | |
"One Light" (Remix) (Maroon 5 and Bantu featuring Yung Bleu and Latto) | – | ||
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US [41] | US R&B/ HH [42] | US R&B [43] | US Rap [44] | WW [45] | |||
"This Feeling" (Moneybagg Yo and Ja'niyah featuring Yung Bleu) | 2021 | – | – [B] | – | – [C] | – | A Gangsta's Pain: Reloaded |
"Die Alone" (Gunna and Chris Brown featuring Yung Bleu) | 2022 | 92 | 38 | – | 25 | 143 | DS4Ever |
"Possessive" (Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Yung Bleu) | 98 | 31 | 9 | – | – | Breezy | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Let Me Know" | 2017 | Boosie Badazz | BooPac |
"Semi on Me" | |||
"Ride For Me" | 2019 | Ann Marie | Tripolar 2 |
"Dope Boy" | Asian Doll | Fight Night | |
"Falling" | 2020 | TEC | Web Life Vol.3 |
"Bipolar" | T-Rell | Smile Through It | |
"Friendly" | K Camp | Kiss Five | |
"Perfect" | 2021 | Lakeyah | In Due Time |
"Trance" | YSL Records, Karlae | Slime Language 2 | |
"More Than Average" | Taleban Dooda | Fallen Angel | |
"Paradise" | H.E.R. | Back of My Mind | |
"Nobody" | Azjah | 1:03 AM | |
"Build A Bae" | Muni Long | Nobody Knows | |
"Polaroid" | Rotimi | All or Nothing | |
"Changes" | Ann Marie | Hate Love | |
"This Feeling" | Moneybagg Yo, Ja'niyah | A Gangsta's Pain: Reloaded | |
"Worthless" | Money Man | Blockchain | |
"Beat It" | Smiley | Buy or Bye 2 | |
"Bitter" | LPB Poody | I'm The One | |
"What You Need" | Dusty Locane | Untamed | |
"Die Alone" | 2022 | Gunna, Chris Brown | DS4Ever |
"Aye Yai Yai" | Coi Leray | Trendsetter | |
"World Watching" | Fivio Foreign, Lil Tjay | B.I.B.L.E. | |
"Find My Way" | Hd4president | Find My Way | |
"4 Letter Word" | MTM DonDon | Mixed Emotions | |
"Who Are We" | M Huncho | Chasing Euphoria | |
"Babysitter" | Lobby Boyz, Jim Jones, Maino | The Lobby Boyz | |
"Possessive" | Chris Brown, Lil Wayne | Breezy | |
"10:55" | 2023 | NandoSTL | Year of the Ape |
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