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Emmanuel Okanlawon (born October 3, 2003), known professionally as YungManny, is an American rapper from Prince George’s County, Maryland.[1] He has released two albums, OKANLAWON and Confused, as well as 2 mixtapes, Wocko Simone’s Files and Hey Manny 2.
YungManny | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Emmanuel Okanlawon |
| Born | October 3, 2003 Bowie, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip-Hop, DMV Rap, Trap, Afrobeats |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Background
editYungManny was born to first-generation Nigerian immigrant parents and grew up an active member of his church.[1] He started rapping at age 12,[2] and has released an album under RCA.[3]
Personal life
editOkanlawon first started playing music at the age of 10, playing piano at his local church.[4] Yungmanny started officially creating rap music at the age of twelve when he was trying to get on the television show, The Rap Game.[5] He graduated from high school early at the age of fifteen and started studying in college at seventeen.[6]
Discography
editStylistic choices
editYungmanny's style has been described as loud, brash, and fun,[7] with heavy stylistic similarity to DMV contemporaries, Q Da Fool, Xanman, and Goonew.[7] Yungmanny's early music had no swear words due to his upbringing[8] but that is no longer the case.
"Moana"
editYungManny released his breakout hit “Moana”, alongside a music video (featured on his first mixtape Wocko Simone’s Files), on June 15, 2018. As of May 13, 2024, the music video had 5.9 million views on YouTube.[9]
The song focuses on Manny’s beliefs that success is not worth it if one doesn't enjoy the process and the people they work with.[10]
“Moana” set a lyrical precedent for YungManny’s early career, with Manny choosing not to swear on the song. Additionally, YungManny is seen posing with drills instead of guns in the music video. However, YungManny moved away from this later in his career and began swearing in songs like Murdaman.[11]
"Murdaman!"
edit“Murdaman” (Stylized “MURDAMAN!”) is a song released by American rapper YungManny as a promotional single for YungManny’s debut album Okanlawon. It was released on March 4, 2022, alongside a promotional music video.[12] The rapper also released a remix with American rapper Chief Keef, on August 9, 2022.
"All My Guys Are Ballers"
edit“All My Guys Are Ballers” is a single that was released on March 28, 2019 by YungManny. The artist also released a music video on Youtube, that as of May 13, 2024 had amassed 4,004,700 views.[13] The music video and song have many references to the artist’s Nigerian heritage. This track furthered Yungmanny’s want to make being African cool in America[1]
YungManny's discography
edit| Title | Album Details | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| OKANLAWON |
|
Hip-Hop/Rap |
| Confused |
|
Hip-Hop/Rap |
| Title | Mixtape Details | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| Wocko Simone's Files |
|
Hip-Hop/Rap |
| Hey Manny 2 |
|
Hip-Hop/Rap |
| Title | Release Year |
|---|---|
| Fast Lane! | 2024 |
| Excuse My French | |
| DrankMan! (Big Time Kush) | 2023 |
| WOCKO SIMONE! | |
| H B C U | |
| Love Is Gone | |
| Lol | |
| Same Trick | |
| Otilo | |
| Kira Noir | |
| African Warlord | |
| Brokeassnggz | |
| Omo Yankee | 2022 |
| Dear Your Shitty Self | |
| No Fingaz | |
| Murdaman! (featuring Chief Keef) | |
| Yo To The Station | |
| Rip Virgil | |
| Independent Like Webbie | |
| Worst One | |
| So Silly! | |
| Quagen Tris & Chardonnay | |
| Holland All Alone | |
| BSU (Shut Up) | |
| I Need Love | |
| Bitcoin | |
| Waldo | |
| You Can't Stop The Rain | 2021 |
| You Ain't Bulletproof | |
| Plankton | |
| Industrial Revolution | |
| Color Blind | |
| Kenmoor | |
| The One | |
| Ksubi | 2020 |
| Where’s the Love | |
| Margiela | |
| XD | |
| Imani | |
| Beck and Joe | |
| Blessings In Disguise | |
| The Road | |
| Moana Pt.2 | |
| Free Turbo | |
| Sunset | |
| Howard Bison | |
| Casper | |
| Cashapp | |
| Slime World | |
| Youngest In Charge | |
| OMG | |
| Bonfire Pt. 3 | 2019 |
| Come On Now | |
| Stripes | |
| Mask Down | |
| All My Guys Are Ballers | |
| Moana | |
| I'm Yungmanny | |
| Bonfire Pt. 2 | |
| Candela |
References
edit- ^ a b c "YungManny is the master of clean rap chaos". The FADER. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ III, Robby Seabrook IIIRobby Seabrook (February 11, 2022). "The Break Presents - YungManny". XXL Mag. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "YungManny". RCA Records. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Ju, Shirley (May 24, 2021). "YungManny: Following In The Footsteps Of Michael Jackson". AllHipHop. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ YungManny Interview - Going Viral on TikTok With His Song 'You Can't Stop The Rain' and More. Retrieved April 29, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Baig, Nishat (April 18, 2021). "Yung Manny talks new single and upcoming collaborations". The Knockturnal.
- ^ a b "Listen to YungManny's "You Can't Stop the Rain": The Ones". Pitchfork. November 22, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ III, Robby Seabrook IIIRobby Seabrook (February 11, 2022). "The Break Presents - YungManny". XXL Mag. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ YungManny - Moana (Official Music Video). Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ YungManny – Moana, retrieved May 13, 2024
- ^ Asha (May 28, 2020). "PG County, MD's YungManny releases "Confused" Album + "Moana Part. 2" Music Video". The DMV Daily. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ YungManny - MURDAMAN! (Official Video). Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ YungManny - All My Guys Are Ballers (Official Music Video). Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
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