Yung Lean - Unknown Memory ALBUM REVIEW

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Swedish #sadboy and rapper Yung Lean drops his first commercial project here with Unknown Memory.
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FAV TRACKS: YOSHI CITY, GHOSTTOWN
LEAST FAV TRACK: LEANWORLD
YUNG LEAN - UNKNOWN MEMORY / 2014 / LEAN ENTERPRISES INC. / CLOUD RAP
4/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right? What did you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh?
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I love you. No matter what you think.

[@kaimiar]

I think Yung Lean said in a fairly recent interview something like he doesn’t get why people call his early albums meme rap or whatever. It’s always been 100% genuine for him.

[@gs-nq6mw]

It was a 13yo spoiled kid getting high and improvising a rap music,not a clown making an internet joke,how can people not understand this is so simple.That mentality of "i dont feel this music,so i will keep ridicularizing with ironic jokes" so stupid

[@rileyford9316]

@@gs-nq6mw he was 16 also he wasnt from a rich "spoiled" background

[@mescellaneous]

i think young kids were having fun with it and old heads thought it was a prank. i think young kid writing poetry with simple vocabulary looks amateur, even though it's good.

[@Hughmungusss]

“Yung lean doesn’t have the cultural influence”

[@jonbjarnisnorrason8566]

The most influential rapper tied witj kanye

[@rainerwinkler6140]

Best part is when he says yung lean has no cultural influence and then 3 minutes later says yung lean epitomises a paradigm shift in hip hop

[@XD-ly7fp]

Rainer Winkler neither of them are that influential in 2020 imo. especially eminem.

[@rainerwinkler6140]

@@XD-ly7fp not in 2020 but in general

[@redwarrior118]

compared to lil B?

[@GoingFredBread]

yung lean isnt a meme. hes a god.

[@sentientdogma1206]

True. Commenting 6 years later he’s definitely one of my favorite artists ever. His work ages like a fine wine.

[@amiralimo1192]

@@sentientdogma1206 I'm listening to Kyoto as reading this comment this dude is so talented

[@proxinite]

this aged very well

[@olf4313]

True

[@walkingw3348]

he don't feel it, but it ok. :( s a d b o y s :(

[@mishaemanoilwater]

Anthony, I think the reason people were upset because you treated Unknown Death as a joke was because it was sort of a cop out. A music critic not taking something seriously or crying "meme" to justify not reviewing something for real is not how music criticism should be. Just because the work is ironic/post-ironic does not mean it isn't serious artistically. Saying something isn't serious is like a defense mechanism for both artists and critics. Everyone wants their projects to be taken seriously from the perspective they intended and Yung Lean's perspective is not traditional. I disagree with your review but I'm glad you were real this time.

[@Supik23]

I agree with you, Anthony views this album from a very traditionalistic point of view, for example ignoring the works of Lean's associated Gravity Boys. They are almost creating a new genre, only originally based on rap, moving further from it with every release. Maybe Lean started as a ''meme'' and a ''tumblr rapper'', but you have to see the whole movement to realise that this is much more than just a weak rap album. However I agree that the importance of Yung Lean in this movement is not proportional to his fame.

[@getbakedtonight]

died at 'post-ironic'

[@getbakedtonight]

***** i know what he means by it

[@theneedledrop]

Misha Emanoil I didn't and wouldn't pass off that Unknown Death 2002 review as "real criticism." It was just me having fun. Am I allowed fun? I've pumped out over 1000 serious album reviews. Lemme have my day in the sun and dance around with the memes in a field of carrot flowers.I didn't see the point in pulling together a musical criticism because it was clear Yung Lean cares more about his image than he does his music. Hence, there wasn't really much to pull apart in the music. I was letting memes be memes.

[@mishaemanoilwater]

theneedledrop no fun. not ever.

[@TheMrDRAKEX]

Yung Lean was so experimental, that fantano believed it wasn’t intentional. That’s artistry.

[@デーモンAstari]

I'm curious to see where Yung Lean goes to from this album.

[@difusionmusikasinfuturo9895]

well

[@jubjub2397]

difusion musika sin futuro well what you fucking idiot finish your sentense

[@legendtaco1]

@@jubjub2397 why are u so pissed, do you really not get what he meant

[@sonice9020]

@@legendtaco1 i assume this was a joke idk

[@notjeeves5454]

He went a far way

[@jowabl]

5 years later and pretty much anyone that has listened to and enjoyed cloud rap would say that he’s probably been one of the largest contributors to the genre. His sound has also leaked into current mainstream psychedelic trap and mumble rap with artists like Travis Scott (who was featured on this album which you failed to recognize), Lil Uzi, and Playboi Carti. What you said at 7:17 has not aged well and is completely wrong. Still agree that Leandoer isn’t the big star though as his producers are much more influential and impressive

[@clocked2002]

yeah, this is embarrassing

[@bigmicro]

yeah this sucks lmao

[@eternityD9]

@@bigmicro If you mean this video then yeah absolutely.

[@theoneandonlyownage]

Yeah, there's something to be said about 'important' music regardless of if it's objectively 'good' or not. For example the early punk scene in the 70s was regarded by many as a few losers who couldn't play their instruments. The Sex Pistols blew up here in the UK and they weren't tight musically speaking- they were messy and unconventional thus written off by their contemporaries. But look at how we view bands like the Pistols now, now we can see how important they were musically. My point is that rating an album shouldn't just be done based on how tight you think the music is, but how important culturally it may be. Anthony has always downplayed Lean's importance and he ultimately will go down as someone similar to the Punk deniers in the 70s.

[@marcelosaletti1183]

I mean, that was his opinion years before cloud rap explode with the artists you mentioned, he wasnt predicting or saying that this is a fact. The fact that he contribuited alot to the genre was only realized like 2 years after this album and this review.

[@HYPRAClothingCO]

Man, Yung Lean is a wizard. You just don't get it.

[@b00t6]

He has magic damage resistance

[@tiwagchronicles2789]

You foresaw the future

[@ChrisFeeBacon]

Wizard of the rap game

[@vivifrfx1530]

still doing sorcery fr

[@Alex-vm6ef]

​@@tiwagchronicles2789it really wasn't that hard to predict if you were there, which is why Anthony gets clowned so hard for these takes, even in a genre like rap where people can be hostile to outsiders or weird artists lean was recognized + accepted by lots of established artists early on

[@WenstyneMusicyadig]

Personally I think his "sluggish" style of rapping and his slightly off time flow bring out what Yung Leans music is all about, it helps it sound sad, if that makes sense. I was never really into him before I gave Unknown Memory a listen, being a fan of Burial, Portishead, Aphex Twin and other "ambient style artists" I thought I'd give it a try, listened to it, didn't really get it, but then you go back for more and it starts making sense and you can actually relate too it, especially when your feeling depressed or anxious. What do you think? Am I the only one who takes his music seriously, or?

[@neilolive5351]

I totally agree. The music makes sense to me, and really hits home with my emotions.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

The 2000s nostalgia is what appeals to me the most

[@HDXChripSy]

everyone who listens come back to it

[@spectralgravity2795]

Wenstyne Music *this* , on my first few listens i said "who da phuk he think he is with that sadness" but after half a year went by i came back to it and realised the heavy opiated sound is dope. btw who the fuk does theneedledrop think he is, i bet he cant make a song half as good as yung lean

[@NickelessDaKing]

He said "angel" and "sunrise" as 2 separate songs. It's "sunrise angel" smh

[@SmorMcfluff]

He called Volt Void

[@1tonofclay]

I wanted a review of the album, not a lecture on meme culture. wtf is this?

[@marcomeme4875]

AXioS TraLLö it starts around 3:50

[@mollyalexandra4058]

You can't talk about lean without talking about internet culture

[@yungronny3944]

I think alot of people didnt take it serious , or thought it was realy a meme, maybe the earlier songs were kinda memey, like Hurt with al the visuals. But i didnt get it as a meme. I just understanded his music and take/took it serious. I kinda understand why people thougt of it as a meme, With the S P A C E D letters. Maybe lean realy wanted to express himself, or wanted to let know he was sad but kinda joked about it to cover it up Like S A D B O Y Z was seen as joke but later lean represents it seriously. Like i dont think it was a joke. Idk I think too much 😂 Wish i could speak Jonatan himself about it.

[@Toronjaaccess]

yung ronny bro are you okay

[@yungronny3944]

@@Toronjaaccess Not completely. Kinda 😂 , wont go in about it now, i think it will be better if i have a good sleep but its hard to sleep because of sounds around me (from other people)

[@3S0JJD]

This was at least an 8, sadtony boytano.

[@theneedledrop]

Astronaut Cult not it werent.

[@TheM8u]

theneedledrop No* it wasn't*

[@LegoZombieKiller169]

Lol, if you have a shitty taste in music it's an 8.

[@Dulwf46788]

@@LegoZombieKiller169 no

[@Wondvrful]

@@theneedledrop only because you are a lame. And your dumbass opinion doesn’t mean anything. 11/10 to me. Because you ain’t me, you can only speak for yourself. You ain’t no Pro reviewer dont exist. It’s all about perspective and yours is industry skewed. Fuck your reviews🖕🏽 u ain’t shit, your a business. Your opinion means nothing. Worst reviewer ever u just got an image. Your career is a MEME. LEAN IS A GODLY ARTIST.

[@gregorygregor1737]

If Kyoto was on there, he probably would have given it a 7

[@Muaahaa]

Finding this album without prior knowledge of Yung Lean or his meme status gave me very a different perspective on this music. With the first tracks I listened to I struggle to decide whether it was horrible or if there was something to it that was just challenging my tastes. I ended up letting my guard down and have found that I really enjoy how his voice resembles a haze floating lazily over what I consider to be solid trap beats. Certainly whether one likes Yung Lean is a matter of finding the right perspective, but that perspective is not limited to enjoying it ironically as a meme.

[@hotboylayne8969]

ur lucky im too s a d to be mad at this

[@TheSkilledSnowman]

Mustapha Saleh me too

[@theneedledrop]

you guys aren't mad enough.

[@TerroristaWood]

Call Chuchesta

[@harrylawrence5160]

i wanted bread

[@BrandenBlack1992]

Yeah I'm disappointed too bruh. I came here just to see how pissed the Lean-heads would be and all I saw was the usually lames who are on the "I hate Fantano because he doesn't like what I like" train smh

[@toritwopointoh]

and you aren't sad enough

[@TheLethargy]

Stephen Weir but it isn't always about talent, flow and insight. i'm not the biggest yung lean fan, but don't you think that the whole yung lean soundscape is somehow innovative and a breath of fresh air? joke or not, if his music is sending some people good vibes then what's the matter.

[@jeffffff]

Damn this didn't age well lmao

[@zac2384]

Hey I know you

[@jeffffff]

@@zac2384 what the FRICK

[@zac2384]

@@jeffffff 😳😳😳😳oh man 😳😳😳😳

[@jeffffff]

@@zac2384 ive been caught red handed and exposed

[@zac2384]

@@jeffffff stop right there criminal

[@theneedledrop]

why can i not respond to some comments? can google+ fix this?

[@TravisOwens]

theneedledrop if the thread aka main comment was started by somebody else, they have the ability to disable all future comments. Also if you publicly share a KZbin video in the post, the thread becomes a KZbin thread. You might not want that as then any KZbin user can comment.

[@JimmyOnDecc]

Because you don't want to. You rather make a whining vid tawkin to everyone. Haha just bring reviews CLOWN. You still don't get it. Stay vigilant

[@MikegLA310]

Do slaine. The king of everything else

[@kreayshawty]

sadanimeguy Lean is shit.

[@kreayshawty]

sadanimeguy Yeah

[@klinchrx]

This review literally didn't age well at all lmao

[@maawong]

I definitely think this is Yung Lean's most mature release to date. He's definitely grown up and trying to turn himself into a more serious figure, away from the 'arizona iced tea sadboys' aesthetics he has created for himself. The line in 'sunriseangel' "had to start over to begin" sums it up reasonably well. Its a decent release, I definitely prefer it over Unknown Death 2002.

[@Partynow911]

Loving the contribution Maawong. Big fan m9

[@alexccc]

I can't take montage parody makers seriously when they are being serious lol

[@salt1ne1]

basedbuda buba shrimp same, like if snipars commented on a vid everyone would just laugh

[@theneedledrop]

***** thank you for your thoughtful input. there were quite a few lines where lean did seem to depict is current status in the music industry; however, i can't say i was incredibly interested in hearing someone semi-famous sing about semi-fame. i'm semi-famous and it's not exactly a rollercoaster ride. I still have to wipe my own ass for christsakes!!!

[@crunchytater1610]

theneedledrop I think the difference is that you are ~30 and a music reviewer and he is 18 and in the rap scene. I'm sure the shit going on right now is pretty ridiculous and unimaginable. Just because your semi-famous doesn't mean you are under the same treatment as him ya feel?

[@FabisPlaysGames]

Did you even listen to the album, dude? What the hell does it have to do with comedy or memes...?

[@Tauren110]

Yung Lean is a meme.

[@ArkaicHD]

***** Everything is a meme

[@cidertown8772]

***** yung lean, is actually, not a meme.

[@joelbeach1052]

***** Yung Meme

[@martin8313]

@@same_as_above He's dropped most of the "aesthetic" after his first mixtape. Try actually listening to the music. When he talked about the aesthetic and the whole meme shtick it was when he went over Lean's early work that got him on the radar.

[@WOLFGANG1125]

The more I watch Anthony's reviews, the more I realize that he won't be feeling what I'm feeling. I love music from all spectrums. From the sluggish rapping of Yung Lean, to the lyrical genius of Aesop and Nas. I'm just gonna start looking to Anthony's channel as a source for new artists, as opposed to a medium with which I can watch someone praise the albums I want to hear be praised. I dun goofed but fuck it, I love what I love and that's it.

[@InAnotherLife90]

great

[@Charlie-nc3cp]

Or you could learn to value other people's opinions and take them on board if they are fair, despite whether you like them or not just choosing to not value them and ignoring half of his content is on par with a child blocking their ears when having an argument

[@ZMemme]

@@Charlie-nc3cp That's like saying you should hang out with ppl that have different interests than yours just because they have different opinions and you should value them. If he wants to ignore reviews of someone disagreeing with his favorite albums then he should.

[@tom202404]

Maybe your music just sucks

[@jevk33]

That’s how I see it Anthony can be very critical but it’s a good way to start a conversation

[@DerEineDa96]

"you don't like me, you're a liar" - yung lean (don't go) how could you, anthony??

[@xQuEErlaDx]

retrospective: this project inspired a whole generation

[@liltoph8912]

You're more interesting as an internet phenomenon than a music reviewer.

[@relez1093]

@Chewy Tortle Yeah

[@allroundlad]

@@relez1093 nope

[@Pre-Omniscient]

Wait, unironically tho

[@jamesrojas2067]

Anthony predicted how much he will like Lil Yachty

[@SpaceH3r0]

it's a very acquired taste. I love yung lean and totally agree with the fact that a lot of it has to do with the instrumentals. But it's yung lean that rides the beats like no one else can. his flow becomes part of the sound. I can also relate to his lyrics that at face-value might seem like simply pop culture references but have unspoken connotations. 😢#sadboys

[@hogansnyder5814]

facts

[@allroundlad]

So he is unique for being shit? He rides the flow like noone else because it's sloppy. It's like he accidentally created a genre by being kinda trash and now it's a legitimate style of rapping.

[@ujwalshrestha5245]

@@allroundlad thats called being genius

[@ashleyrobinson9373]

@@allroundlad I disagree

[@allroundlad]

@@ujwalshrestha5245 Genius requires self-awareness

[@theneedledrop]

killed it.

[@MechaMugen]

Breadthony Handstano

[@dutrareis]

SWEET VALLEY - SO SERENE, check it out

[@vinnnn]

killed your reputation.

[@R0YALEBEAST]

anthomeme fadtano

[@acampbell5820]

***** even reviewing this piece of shit killed his reputation

[@fredfred4793]

Aged like milk

[@StellaHaukur]

HIS MUSIC IS NOT A FUCKING MEME

[@sprattel6851]

+Haukur Páll His*

[@deathhzrd]

Someone's butt hurts

[@jonhaight2218]

ya it is

[@bobbycarstens3488]

Your a fucking meme

[@1Slo5ooh]

Lmao it is meme.

[@Ubarberet]

There is a rule when listening to Yung Lean Listen to any song atleast about 10 times before doing a review

[@mingsnoodles4748]

Fax

[@andrepinto3986]

Yes

[@RoyRidgewater]

Fantano said his least favorite track is "Leanworld". I love that song so much. I've put it on repeat and listened to it for hours at a time. Funny how different perspectives work...

[@NoatheLAPTOPnerd01]

Roy Ridgewater one of my favorite songs ever it's so beautiful and emotionally charged

[@ChewyRibbit]

Anthony I love you but once again you prove that you cannot set aside the popularity and aesthetic of an album and just judge it on the pure sonic quality. Is Yung Lean a good rapper? Hell no. Is Yung Lean a good singer? Barely even with autotune. Is Yung Lean a good lyricist? Only in the ironic, satirical sense. But the cloud-rap/IDM-fused production are what MAKE this album great and make it a step up from Unknown Death 2002 and other cloud-rap in general. This is better than 6 Kiss because Lil B's voice doesn't suit the genre with or without autotune. This is better than Bones too. Maybe we shouldn't consider this to actually be a Yung Lean album, maybe it's an album by good producers and Lean's voice just blends with the dreamy, beautiful, immersive soundscapes. I think if Yung Lean wasn't associated with this album, or he didn't have the kind of image he does, you would give it a higher score. So basically what I'm saying is, SONICALLY this album is like a strong 7, but lyrically it's more like a decent 5. But the lyrics are not the forefront, and that's okay!! I don't understand why Fantano can ONLY like backpacker shit like Kendrick and Death Grips and Pinata. It's okay to have fun once in a while!

[@arcofdoves1989]

....ShrekStoriesDaily????

[@kitywompus]

LOL "Is Yung Lean a good rapper? Hell no. Is Yung Lean a good singer? Barely even with autotune. Is Yung Lean a good lyricist? Only in the ironic, satirical sense." THIS ALBUM DESERVES AT LEAST A 7

[@airborn101st]

Pinata is backpacker shit??

[@ImpendingRiot83]

Your hugest fuckup is assuming that people who are into "backpacker shit" don't have fun with that music. I know I have a lot of fun listening to Death Grips, Aesop Rock, EL-P, Billy Woods and whatever else people (who seem to have a lot of trouble understanding that other people might like different things than they do and have fun with different music than they do, which is pretty shallow) would deem "backpacker shit".

[@1224taylor]

nah its just meme

[@snipars]

neat as heck review

[@MrWil9]

I do luv the maymays XDDDDDDDDDD

[@KevinJohn9001]

LE NO SCOPE XDDDDD GIT REKT THIS IS STILL FUNNY

[@SteffyCush]

dont start pls

[@SteffyCush]

dont start pls

[@father042]

Damon Horton HE!1!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111!!11 KEK!! KEK!! KEK!! WHATA FUCK MAN xD i just fall of my chair cuz i couldnt and i CANT stop laugh xDXDXDXDXDDDDDXXXXXXDDDDDD OMGOSH DDDDDXXXXXDDDDD DDDDDD LOOOOOOOLLLLL FUCKIN HOLY SHITTTT I CANT JUST STOP LAUGHING CAUSE HE HE HE HE HE JUST TO FUNNY MAN!!!1!11! HOOOOOOOOLLLLLLYYYYY SHIT i just fall of chair!!!! simply le epic so ebin dae le epin win xD pwn’d ftw le bacon narwhale xP upboated good sir i tip my fedora to you! tips fedora, le any1 athiest? LOL GOOD MEME SORRY I MEAN GREAT MEME GR88888 FUCKING MEME BRO I WISH I COULD STOP LAUGHING BUT I CANT MAN!!!! NICE MEME IMMA REPOST TO REDDIT LELELELELE TY FOR LE KARMA XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD XD LE UPBOAT XD WAIT TIL LE DERPINA HEARS ABOUT THIS XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD EPIC MEMEING /b/ro BAZINGA BAZINGA BAZINGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ZIMBABWE is this a le new epic meme? screen kapped for dat sweet karma xD. FUS ROH DAH!!!!!1 i used to be a christmas but then i took an arrow 2 da knee :^( BAZINGA BAZINGA ZIMBABWE. top kek, toppest of keks. le nyan cat? hahahaha le mayonaise. fucking epic ass meme i love that fucking meme so much man wait let me just gets crack pipe out smoke some of that good 420 shit :) rips a bong AHHHHHHHHH YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that sure hit the spot ok now repeat that fucking epic ass M E M E

[@mynameisjeff3338]

What Fantano got wrong here and with unknown death is that he for some reason thinks yung lean is a meme, when he certainly isn't. He acts as if Yung Lean fans getting angry when he basically just called him a meme, and nothing else is a weird thing and that the fans are at fault? How about you grow up and try to widen your perspective on things? Why wouldn't they be angry? An artist whom they admire and take seriously has just been severely insulted by some bald music snob who think he knows everything. And you still decide to act as if it's obvious that he's just a meme and that's all he's meant to be? You need to learn how to get over denial.

[@ferrisferrisferrisferrisha3396]

cope harder

[@down4thecount628]

Bruh you have retrospect, try to take the context of the times in which he reviewed it. Love lean and the album but i can see why he thinks this

[@JoakimWysocki]

>likes Lil Yachty for high hats, sub bass and lazy rapping >doesn't like Yung Lean for high hats, sub bass and lazy rapping Boi

[@FleshMachine-rg5pb]

its because boatymcboatface is a B L A C K B O A T B O Y

[@dhv7147]

This video aged like warm milk.

[@psd5655]

literal best album of all time

[@Usabby1776]

💀💀💀

[@deadinfebruary]

4/10 ? That's a crime

[@IDealWithUnicorns]

just wondering, why is leanworld your least fave ? like it's one of my personal faves so I was just wondering what makes u not like it

[@0001-s8c]

Maja K one my faves too, but the reason is probably because it is not rap, so it doesn't fit the theme of the album, it's more like a jonatan leandoer127 song

[@dmengel1]

no it's because of it being a horrible track the singing totally ruins it

[@TheEightZeroFive]

i like how he didn't review bladee's "gluee" and thaiboy digital's "tiger" albums! both albums were G.O.O.D. in my opinion and 10/10 albums!

[@jakohuncho2410]

Why Anthony say “Little” instead of “Lil”

[@traeyounggoatfaxx2861]

*10 MORE ALBUMS IVE CHANGED MY OPINON ON*

[@_hyzer]

i have never been so offended by such an incorrect opinion, badthony falsetano please. s a d b o y s f o r l i f e

[@BrandenBlack1992]

"Your opinion is wrong" Only on KZbin would I find such foolery.

[@bmxisgoodforyou]

Branden Black If you don't like yung lean, you are obviously wrong.

[@BrandenBlack1992]

If you like Yung Lean you are obviously wrong See broski, your comment works both ways lol

[@_hyzer]

Branden Black sorry, you're still wrong though.

[@BrandenBlack1992]

Yeah I know you are bruh, it's cool

[@OtakuBK]

Yep, this video didn't age well...

[@lmsesh]

desgraça mano, até você aqui

[@OtakuBK]

@@lmsesh Mas é claro ;)

[@R3DP0L0]

Yung Lean is a legend. He isn't a meme.

[@futurejarhead0197]

You're not sad enough to like it

[@TraphouseUnda2]

Fantano wanted lean 2 be a meme so badly but he was bound 2 be a legend

[@elfx]

fuck this review is hard to watch. i know i dont share the same music taste and melon but as a music critic, there is a lot more respect and recognition that needs to be given to lean.

[@harrylawrence5160]

your hands aren't bread

[@mosnaidei]

his hands aren't bread

[@harrylawrence5160]

mosnaidei my hands aren't bread

[@DerEineDa96]

there's no bread

[@BrandenBlack1992]

There never was any bread

[@slavojdyrdek]

Harry Lawrence You don't have bread.

[@Beezy1337]

Travis part on Ghosttown is 10/10

[@TylerJBrown192]

(Old review comment) I think you've taken Yung Lean's music a bit wrong, SadTano. It's totally not meme-based, or meme-replicating, but because it's a bit low-brow and pop culture-referencing you may have considered it as so (holy hyphens, batman!). Lots of rap contains pop culture references and just because his rap is both popular and unskilled doesn't make it a meme. People, including myself, really enjoy the overall music and the aesthetic that his flow brings along with it. No irony or internet inside jokes necessary.

[@permanentdysphoria2292]

Yungthony Leantano.

[@SJohnTrombley]

Have you ever considered Yung Lean as a stream of consciousness poet? Especially on Unknown Death 2002, it's what I appreciated about him.

[@rohith3898]

You are SO right

[@daltonforrest]

You're talkin bout fuckin memes and jokes. Talkin about his image. I'm just sittin here jammin to the music like #SadBoys4Life.

[@loganburnette7984]

You high when you wrote this?

[@daltonforrest]

+Logan Burnette Nah. This review is just trash.

[@daltonforrest]

+Anthony the Reviewer Yes I do. Not talking about that though. I mean objectively, this review is bad. He did a bad job at doing a review. Regardless of the score. Regardless of whether he liked the album. It's a bad review.

[@daltonforrest]

Anthony the Reviewer Because he barely even talked about the music... That's what an album review should be about. Not about memes, or the artist's image, or any of the other dumb shit he thinks people listen to Yung Lean for.

[@daltonforrest]

+Anthony the Reviewer I don't think he did. He talked about the music more than in his other review I'll admit. He seems to have this idea that Yung Lean isn't a "real" artist and isn't worthy of an actual review. Have you seen his other Yung Lean review?

[@TheCleanProphet]

This and Yung Lean’s earlier songs should get a revisit since they’ve aged quite nicely imo.

[@chriskrahn]

I feel like this album was ahead of its time, in 2013-14 sounded like meme music rap, but over time the influence lean influenced a ton of today’s rappers. Love this album more now and then when I first listened. My opinion one of leans best albums

[@IAmARealAlien]

Its still not good. It’s a bit like saying it’s a good lil dicky album

[@mescellaneous]

i really dont understand the meme rap thing and that might have stained its reputation (even thought it helped it?). but for me, this was a hit when i heard it 2015. i do not really understand any of the culture around it. but it sounds the same to me now. i think people are just not taking the fact that it's emo rap seriously. underrated? overrated? i dont even know. i have no clue about about the "sad boys" meme and do not participate in it. it's just a banger album. i have just listened to all his albums because im not even following this guy. it's just a good album and to me his best album for my tastes. man the meme thing kinda ruined his image, but at the same time he hasn't been able to replicate this album or top it. actually im reminded shlohmo's bad vibes. like nah im going crazy how criminally underrated unknown memory is.

[@ccxlolz]

You either love it or hate it.

[@valle.k.7180]

I love how he, now 6 years later, hates on things he nowadays praises on all those new PC Music / hyper pop rappers/musicians. Yung Lean doesn't make cloud rap, he doesn't make hiphop. He made hyper pop rap 6 years ago

[@valle.k.7180]

@shin dafuq you think you know?

[@iAintSayDat]

It is clear that hip hop isn't respected as a art form by the fact that a critic/fan that expects MC's to have some semblance of lyrical talent get labeled a "traditionalist". Defending Lean is like saying a guitarist that doesn't actually strum the damn strings, but beats the instrument with a stick is "progressive" and trying something new, no matter how bad it sounds, repetitive it is, and how little skill it takes to do it. That's nonsense, and the people that say it can't possibly have taken the art of RAPPING that seriously in the first place. Young Lean, Future, Chief Keef, Young Thug, and a whole host of these guys are no more than buffoons chasing a check that's increasingly easy to get.

[@nradtke96]

the art of traditional rap is dead and any 90s rapper would tell you that

[@TheHarryLongbottom]

Having a Freddie Gibbs pic made your comment so much better, maaaan.

[@iAintSayDat]

***** Thank you. And the issue isn't tradional rap. A lot of stuff that has made waves underground the last couple of years, like Das Racist and Death Grips and a whole lot of other guys are no where near "traditional". Danny Brown might be the least traditonal hip hop artist ever. But those guys have more skill, the lyrics are better, there on beat, there deliveries carry some charisma or some aggression.

[@KevinJohn9001]

I agree with everything you said besides that part about Chief Keef. I believe he does have talent because he can write trap raps better than 90% of the people trying to break into that genre. (which says a lot about it lol)

[@iAintSayDat]

And don't get me wrong man, I don't hate on any of the wack rappers that's popping now, There have always been wack rappers, there are just more now than ever and most of the best one aren't allowed on the radio it seems. I go to the club like everyone else. If I like the dumb, simple song, then I like the dumb song. If I like Chop's beats and Mike Will and all that shit, I don't see a issue with that. I'm just not dumb enough to think the rappers on those beats can rap well. I don't feel the need to defend them artistically.

[@elijahk.7828]

I have no idea what fantano is talking about here. I think yung lean was simply too ahead of the time. Fantano's premise is fantastic, there is in fact a shift in the hip hop genre away from lyrics and towards sound and aesthetics. But I dont know why he so heavily said this was a meme rap album, it really is not. Just because his lyrics arent the most substantive, it still seemed like a genuine effort, and theres a lot of great songs on the project. and insane dynamic production

[@SoyFelipeCTM]

Aged like some french cow milk.

[@sethcooper899]

melon says his least favourite track here is leanworld but going back I think leanworld really sounds a lot like the stuff on stranger which he reviewed pretty favourably

[@zi8gzag]

True, i think he got over the fact that leans white

[@ViiCiouSLoGiiC]

thomas aquinas

[@ViiCiouSLoGiiC]

Saint Thomthony Aquintano

[@theneedledrop]

ViiCiouSLoGiiC good guy.

[@ViiCiouSLoGiiC]

theneedledrop While I tell myself that I have your attention, it seems like you ignore or don't know about the darker/more aggressive side of electronic music. I guess the scene I'm referring to tends not to produce many full-length LPs, but it just seems wrong for artists in the vein of Noisia or Kryptic Minds to have absolutely no representation in your review catalog. Do I have to count Skrillex and Burial? I mean I love both of them but nah. The production values tend to air on the side of damn good and I think more than enough interesting tracks come out in between all the admittedly samey filler to justify the scene's existence. Emperor Proxima Commodo MoodyGood(16bit) Posij TwoFingers(AmonTobin) soundcloud.com/bigdadasound/two-fingers-mix-from-isam-live soundcloud.com/iciclemusic/icicle-rinse-fm-10-6-13

[@OhMuhDosh]

theneedledrop hey, you going to review El Pintor? it was on your anticipated albums list.....

[@firstnamelastname3349]

I understood how legendary this album was back then and it's even more legendary now

[@kvltwalter]

I'm just now pressing play and I can't wait to get to the score. If you thought the first one was bad then damn are you going to hate this one. I'm a fan and even I thought this album was disappointing.

[@UntitledLetsPlays]

I find with Lean tracks you have to listen to them more to really like them, should probably give the album more of a listen. I really liked it compared to Unknown Death 2002

[@kvltwalter]

Ging! My opinion of Lean is that he's not a good rapper or lyricist at all, but Yung Gud, Yung Sherman, and White Armor's production is fantastic. So if the production falters, then the whole thing loses appeal. What I loved about Unknown Death was it's sonic and emotional variety in the instrumentals, but here, most of the songs have a similar dark and stuffy (or "sad") feel, the same amount of reverb on everything, and the same generic and uninteresting synths from track to track (the bland synth tones are the biggest disappointment for me.) So while I think the album was decent, I won't take a bullet for it.

[@briman224]

I agree. I'm a fan of Yung Lean as well. I was just disappointed with Unknown Memory. After hearing Yoshi City I thought this was gonna be great, but no it just falls short

[@theneedledrop]

Anthony Showalter thanks for watching, my son.

[@kvltwalter]

theneedledrop You're welcome. I'm actually a little surprised that you didn't give it a light 0 like that Lil B album you reviewed a couple years ago.

[@McAssBlast]

just a reminder that Melon rated Lil Pump higher than this album :'(

[@zaccc388]

this why yo divorce pprs got leaked

[@sashyf]

YUNO Review: Interpol, Shellac, Aphex Twin, Alt-J, Sunn o))), My Brightest Diamond??? lol

[@FlasKamel]

Because Australia

[@HandsUp12100]

lol Aphex Twin comes out tomorrow, he'll review it. And I'm sure he'll review Interpol, Alt-J and some of the others.

[@FlasKamel]

Aphex Twin's already out :p

[@FlasKamel]

Ish

[@HandsUp12100]

***** I know it's streaming, but I'm not gonna listen to it until my iTunes pre-order comes in. I don't know why, it's just how I prefer to do it. Although I did listen to Minipops and loved the hell out of it.

[@nicholasnovak4643]

Yung leans voice is treated as more of an instrument in the abstract beats that he uses. It's vibe music and if you try to analyze it you won't get it. Yung lean appeals to a sense of nostalgia with the clothes and Arizonas etc. Video game references as well. And that's why people like him. He's got buzz point blank period

[@ezra9243]

as a yung lean fan, i give the utmost respect for this guys brutally honest opinion. Even I was hyped for this album but it fell short of that same replayability that unknown death 2002 had. Must've been the EQing of the tracks, but some of them sounded pretty flat

[@ClassicRockLivesOn]

Well then what is the difference between Yung Lean and other Meme-artists like Neutral Milk Hotel, Swans, and My Bloody Valentine?

[@deathschool91]

Look at you. Made it all the way to the keyboard this time. Keep up the good work.

[@exrva]

you must be fucking joking dude get off /mu/

[@ClassicRockLivesOn]

exrva I'm not joking

[@TreblemakerandGoomba]

this comment would piss off michael gira and he'd make that anger into music

[@rustyshackleford8693]

I was with you until you got to Swans and MBV.

[@Hinterhof-qx5ql]

Reviews are just opinions. This video shows that on an extreme level. Unknown Memory is an incredibly great album, way ahead of its time. Me and my friends keep coming back to it. I'm looking forward to Yung Leans upcoming releases.

[@onvx]

Yung Lean wasn't born on the internet, he was born in Sweden. He has a mind and a soul of his own. Don't be so disrespectful Anthony. Lend me your ear for a moment. If the production here is good then assumedly your issue is with Lean himself. You've already stated clearly that lyrical content can and will differ from decade to decade and Yung Lean's lyrics evidently connect with a lot of people around the world, regardless of the origins of their intention. That leaves Yung Leans flow/delivery, which I would argue brings its own sonic individuality and once again connects with a very current, youthful audience who are alienated with society. His lazy flow is of course a reference to other leaned out rappers that were an inspiration to him, but i feel it's as much a disregard of authority and the norms of society's (or the genre's) expectations as much as it was for the first artist who screamed down the mic in a recording booth. IMO this all comes together to create a fantastical universe where mindlessly nostalgic, nonsensical and empty lyrics begin to carry meaning through the parallels in society for the youth of today. All of this happening over some of the most contemporary and beautiful instrumentals heard in years. Cloud Rap is this decade's ambient house. The reference points for the formation ambient house were Brian Eno, Kraftwerk and Pink Floyd, whereas for cloud rap it's DJ Screw, Aaliyah and Three 6 Mafia. It's rooted in the feeling you get in your chest when you hear an angelic time-shifted sample strung over a drum loop cribbed from a song that may have had "trap" in the title (and if that doesn't make sense to you, you should probably look elsewhere). Hip Hop has always been an outlet for reflection on society. Lean and the Sadboys are this decades Public Enemy or NWA, not as cool in the traditional "gangsta" sense, but just as culturally relevant, if not more because his message transcends racial issues and becomes an existential one. Hip Hop has grown up in growing down. People might say I'm reaching here, but maybe they're not reaching enough...

[@curtiswood5487]

This is one of the best comments I’ve ever seen

[@crockybird3287]

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[@crockybird3287]

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[@crockybird3287]

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[@crockybird3287]

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[@kandenofficial2876]

lean basically got cloud rap on the map tho lol

[@nv4693]

Get out

[@NOONECARES2712]

Ur stupid I hope you still don’t think this

[@coltrop3038]

hmm wasn't lil b doing this before tho

[@FifaFootball27]

Listen to this high, it will change your mind, trust me

[@202pie]

Can you please review the lyrically skilled version of Young Lean aka Bones and his new mixtape Skinny

[@Raincloudz973]

Bones was out about 2 years before Yung Lean.

[@dojo_]

Cool Swim hey i listen to your music on soundcloud! i think you're friends with my friend atlas.

[@charlesnines4311]

.l.

[@Raincloudz973]

***** Thats dope man I appreciate the support & yeah we're friends

[@dojo_]

Cool Swim your music is fantastic

[@Beelzebubster]

Anthony fixes his glasses more often than a stereotypical anime character.

[@UntitledLetsPlays]

I'd like to see your opinion on Bladee's Glue mixtape from Gravity Boys. They're associated with Sad Boys but I feel Bladee is a stronger artist than Leandoer.

[@kandenofficial2876]

he should review rain world once it's released

[@UntitledLetsPlays]

I was thinking that but idk if Bladee confirmed it or not, by the look of his twitter picture and cover it could be

[@TartanArmi04]

gluee is a fucking masterpiece

[@GReid-ol5gk]

Bladee is a more well-rounded artist, definitely better imo

[@SlugsThaWarlord]

you see people say that yung lean sucks as a raper but his music isn't about the lyrics its about the vibes and astetic if you judge him buy his lyrics he sucks, but listen to him as if it is an edm dong and his lyrics are just another layer of the beat and it makes mutch more sense.

[@SlugsThaWarlord]

+IZeddyZ Gaming *song

[@owlser]

how old r u?

[@SlugsThaWarlord]

15

[@rageatm4life]

+IZeddyZ Gaming its spelt 'aesthetic' you pleb

[@drifter402]

+IZeddyZ Gaming the aestethic being the most uncreative trend trap shit I've ever heard

[@talwarswell4507]

but lets all be real, can we really trust the review of somebody who's up in here blatantly mispronouncing song titles? - "...on tracks such as 'sunrise' and 'angel", "...on tracks such as void"

[@evan8793-sc]

He called Volt “Void” and thought angel and sunrise were separate tracks. Was he on drugs when he listened to this?

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

you need to re review this baldthony

[@rapperfunnymoments5909]

lean world is fucking beatiful

[@spyrobandicoot6993]

He's Rapping in His second language !

[@yakbabbler]

Yung Lean is very much a love or hate type artist. Those that love everything about him (sound, image, crew, producers) will LOVE this album, and those that want a more traditional style rap are likely gonna hate it.

[@Waaazuuuubp]

lean was too ahead of melon for him to grasp this album

[@Booznstuff]

Best Yung Lean Songs: 1. Kyoto 2. Yoshi City 3. Ghosttown 4. Gatorade 5. Ice Cold Smoke 6. Sunrise angel

[@BrentArcher42]

**** 1 Ghosttown 2 Kyoto 3 Yoshi City 4 OreomilkShake 5 Sunrise angel 6 Hurt

[@fullm3tal90]

This didn’t age well lmao

[@flyingpotato3]

i'm going to be completely honest with you. as a young lean fan and having listened to this album and loved it. i deeply respect the way you present your perspective on this project. and while i believe it at least worth a 7 i think this could be the best review i've ever seen done for the record.

[@vegbetle]

anthony isnt ＳＡＤ enough :((

[@grayson2360]

Yung Leans becoming more popular everyday, not only because of his "image" or his "bliss" beats. It is also because of the fact mainstream rappers are trying way too hard to please the needs of their fans in regards to the music they make and the image they portray. Lean does himself and doesn't sell out to what the mainstream social media are wanting him to do. So not only do I and countless others enjoy his music but also we respect him and the Sad Boys as people.

[@emanuelemaletta7728]

Boomery Boomtano

[@Chikistherussiantoy]

best lean album so far then stranger

[@sean8375]

wow this hasnt aged well

[@tuitaco]

Does anyone here even understand how hard it is to sound like you don't care for the entirety of a 30+min album? Personally I can't wait to see what yung lean does in the future, could blow up.

[@yeheyuan]

He did lol

[@lMeiachhcaieMl]

L take Tony, album’s a 10.

[@salinaember9527]

opinions dont matter. yung lean emphasizes that in his overall delivery of his art. this project is outside of this dimension.

[@whatastandupguy3050]

I know this was seven years ago but this is one of the dumbest things I’ve seen someone say

[@ryancalcaterra4946]

I like a few songs by Yung Lean, but he is nothing without Yung Gud.