Yung Warriors

Yung Warriors
Also known as	Tjimba and the Yung Warriors
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Hip Hop
Years active	2007-present
Labels	Blackwing Music, Payback Records [1]
Members	Tjimba Possum Burns Danny "D-Boy" Ramzan
Past members	Narjik Day Burns

Yung Warriors (also called Tjimba and the Yung Warriors) are an Australian hip hop group, formed in 2007. ^[2]

They released their debut album Warrior for Life in June 2007. ^[3]

Yung Warriors played at 2008 Big Day Out, ^[4] at Yabun in Sydney, ^[5] and at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education in Melbourne ^[6] Their music has had national airplay on Triple J. ^[7]

They were nominated for Deadly Awards in 2008 and 2009. ^{[8] [9] [7]}

Members

• Tjimba Possum Burns
• Danny Ramzan
• Kidd Benny

Former members

• Narjiic Day-Burns ^{[7] [10]}

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Warrior for Life (with Tjimba)	Released: June 2007 [11] Label: Sound Vault Records (SV0584) Format: CD, digital download
Standing Strong	Released: 18 May 2012 [12] Label: Payback Records (WYPB02) Format: CD, digital download
Turnt Up	Released: 21 November 2014 [13] Label: Blackwing Music (BWM003) Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2017	"Warrior for Life" (with Tjimba)	Warrior for Life
2011	"Just a Thought" [14]	Standing Strong
	"Black Boys" (with Coloured Stone) [15]	non-album single
2012	"Standing Strong" [16]	Standing Strong
	"Family Love" [17]
2013	"Shake That Thing" (featuring Gurrenah) [18]
2014	"Money (If I Had It All)" [19]	Turnt Up

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012 [20]	Standing Strong	Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album	Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2013 [21] [22]	Yung Warriors	Best Indigenous Act	Nominated

References

1. Koori Mail. Edition 439, 19 November 2008
2. "Yung Warriors Hip Hop / Band". songlines. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
3. "Aboriginal rappers on rise in Australia". Reuters/Billboard. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
4. "Saying Sorry". TheMusic.com.au. February 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
5. "Black to front". The Sydney Morning Herald . 23 January 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
6. "Tjimba and the Yung Warriors - Band of Brothers". Vibe. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
7. Sadleir, Rose (30 May 2012), "Warriors to get 'deadly'", The Gold Coast Bulletin
8. National Indigenous Television 2008 Deadly Award Nominees
9. "Yung tallent earns gong", MX, 12 September 2008
10. "Warrior Calling (The Yung Warriors)". Vibe. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
11. "Warrior for Life (DD)". Apple Music. June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
12. "Standing Strong (DD)". Apple Music. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
13. "Turnt Up (DD)". Apple Music. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
14. "Just a Thought - single". Apple Music. June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
15. "Black Boys - single". Apple Music. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
16. "Standing Strong - single". Apple Music. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
17. "Family Love - single". Apple Music. May 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
18. "Shake That Thing - single". Apple Music. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
19. "Money (If I Had It All) - single". Apple Music. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
20. "NOMINATIONS: 2012 Jagermeister Independent Music Awards". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
21. "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
22. "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

External links

• Young Warriors