Yung Lean Announces Fifth Studio Album With "Forever Yung" Lead Single

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"Jonatan" is arriving soon.

One of Sweden's largest musical imports, Yung Lean, is here this weekend to tease what's next with "Forever Yung." This is the lead single for the Södermalm, Stockholm native's upcoming fifth album. It will be his first solo record since 2022's Stardust which featured FKA twigs, Skrillex, Bladee and more. Lean's most recent body of work though is his 2024 collaborative record with Bladee, Psykos. On "Forever Yung," the 28-year-old rapper, singer, songwriter and producer presents a piece of glam-rock and Scandipop. It's a song all about embracing your pros and cons no matter what. Loving yourself will always be vital in leaving a fun and exciting life, and that's essentially what he's trying to tell the listener.

However, it also touches on fighting through life's obstacles and doing whatever's necessary to survive. Moreover, there are aspects of love and how challenging it is to find and maintain. "Love is hard to find, I know-know / Sometimes life is just a joke," Yung Lean sings on the chorus. Speaking of his vocals, he delivers them in a very nonchalant manner. It expresses how he's sort of numb to all of these challenges he's describing, suggesting he's suffered through them all himself. It conveys the messages that much more effectively. "Forever Yung" is certainly an interesting track sonically and thematically, to say the least. It's got us intrigued for what Lean will deliver on Jonatan, which is expected to drop May 2.

Yung Lean "Forever Yung"

Quotable Lyrics:

'Cause you see me up, and you see me down
And you see me rise and come up again
Don't have to watch the world in flames
The mask will break, but not your name
Your name will echo through the rain
I love the glory, I love the pain

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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