Video- @yungstefmusic Talk About
On
December 28th of 1987, 17 year old Stefanie gave birth to Stefon
"Yung Stef" Jackson on the south side of Chicago. Growing
up in some of the roughest environments, influenced his character as
a whole. Being the oldest of 7, he knew what it took to be a leader.
He was introduced by music early in his life. Coming up, he listened
to underground Chicago artist such as Twista, Do or Die, Crucial
Conflict, and others. He often watched his uncles and cousins create
music, and was highly intrigued. He admire the harmonizing that was
inserted in their raps and he mimicked them until he perfected it.
It
wasn't until his junior high days, that everyone begin to notice the
skills that he possessed. Even though rapping was still a hobby, he
became known as the kid who could rap around school. Since he move
often as a kid, he got the chance to show off his skills in a number
of high schools in different states. From Mississippi to Minnesota,
and a lot of places in between. Witnessing how much respect and
appreciation he got for his music, gave him the inspiration that he
needed to work hard and take music seriously.While attempting to
focus on music, he got side tracked by what the streets had to offer.
After
reality set in, Yung Stef decided he would give his music career a
serious chance. In 2010 he released his first mixtape entitled "First
48". The name came about because the mixtape was completed in 2
days. He showed the world he had what it took lyrical wise and
delivery wise to get on a song with anybody and hold is own. He
created a huge buzz for himself on the social media site "Myspace",
before ever dropping a official mixtape. Which included fans from
Chicago, Indianapolis, Memphis, and Minneapolis, which happened to be
cities where his name was familiar.
The streets loved
"First 48" so much, he decide to release another mixtape,
shortly a few months after, entitled "Taliban Shit" Hosted
by Coast 2 Coast DJ Fatz. It included production from grammy award
winner John Conte Jr (Jamie Foxx Feat T-Pain- Blame it), The
Renegades (Dj Khalid Feat. T-Pain, Plies,Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross-
Welcome to My Hood), and Young Shun (Rick Ross- John Doe Yo Gotti-
Purple Flowers ,Grammy Nominated). He continued to push himself and
network with any chance that he accumulated.
In 2011, He decided
to release his 3rd mixtape "Taliban Shit II: Welcome 2 Chiraq"
Hosted by the world famous "Trap-A-Holics" (Brick Sqad Dj).
Where he gives you different aspects of his complexity, tapping into
every bit of personality he has. TS2 went on to accumulate over
50,000 plays in the digital word, and nearly 5,000 copies sold. Its
also included production by MayBach Music Group/ Warner Bros Super
Producer Young Shun, 808 Squad, Kane Beatz (3x Grammy Nominated). The
term Chiraq began to come very popular around the same time, but
Taliban takes credit for the term. Iterating that the term was
created with his whole image that he was giving though his music.
In 2012, The 4th
and Newest mixtape is "Featuring... Yung Stef" Hosted by
Detroit born Indianapolis, IN raised, label mate "Dj Keys".
Dj Keys was the hottest new DJ in Indianapolis and the surrounding
area. Grind Tyme Ent as a label, was going in the perfect direction,
after years of being lead by Taliban and label mates. Yung Stef's
label began to be one of the biggest indie labels on the Indy music
scene. Due to a senseless act of violence, Dj Keys life was taking 2
weeks after the mixtape release day. The death of Dj Keys
unfortunately, put a huge toll on Yung Stef and his peers. A new
chapter began from that point in his life.
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