Yung Sherman
Yung Sherman | |
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 Gud (left) and Yung Sherman (right) in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Yung Sherman |
| Born | Axel Tufvesson Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Label | YEAR0001 |
| Member of | Sad Boys |
| Formerly of | Drain Gang |
Axel Tufvesson, known professionally as Yung Sherman, is a Swedish music producer and DJ. Alongside Yung Lean and Gud, he is a member of the Stockholm-based rap group Sad Boys.
Early life and education
[edit]Career
[edit]Tufvesson first began making music around 2012; it was around this time that he met the other members of Sad Boys, Yung Lean and Yung Gud through mutual friends,[3] including Ecco2k. Gud coined Tufvesson's stage name Yung Sherman from the Ben Sherman shirt he was wearing. By 2014, they were performing and recording together as Sad Boys,[4] which gained prominence in the cloud rap scene.[5] Sad Boys are "closely aligned" with Drain Gang, and are known for distinctive SBE apparel, produced with various collaborators.[6]
Tufvesson has contributed to Yung Lean's albums, including Warlord, Starz and Stranger. Tufvesson has also produced songs for Bladee, and appeared on his 2024 album Cold Visions. Tufvesson's production on Warlord was described by Malcolm Jack in The Guardian as "a twisted, trippy brew that eschews gunshot sample-heavy hip-hop cliche to blend retro 808 beats, witch-y house and a serrated, narcotic take on sombre Scandi synth-pop".[7]
In May 2013 Tufvesson collaborated with DJ Haydn on a track called "Shut It Down".[8]
In 2017, Tufvesson released two solo EPs, Innocence and Innocence V2, under the label YEAR0001.[9] Most Sad Boys tracks have been released under the YEAR0001 label; however, Yung Lean announced in November 2024 that they were leaving the label, and that his future releases would be under his own label, World Affairs.[10]
Tufvesson co-produced, with Woesum, the track "Heartfelt" on the American rapper Xaviersobased's debut album Xavier, released in January 2026.[11]
Style and recognition
[edit]In July 2013, writing for Interview, Ryan Hemsworth wrote that Tufvesson "is to rapper Yung Lean what 40 is to Drake—someone who needs to be in the kitchen at all times that Lean is".[8] Also for Interview, writing in December of that year, Alex Chapman described Tufvesson's music as "incorporating eccentric, melancholy and sometimes even obscurely exultant sounds with the types of bass and snare big producers would die for".[12] Abel van Gijlswijk, writing for Vice, described it in 2015 as "sickeningly layered".[13]
Other activities
[edit]Tufvesson modelled for an Adidas Spring/Summer 2025 collection.[14]
Discography
[edit]EPs
[edit]Singles
[edit]- "Ultra" (Yung Sherman remix) (2020)[17]
- "Drown Me" (2015)
- "You are a star in my sky and i will love you forever more" (2014)
- "Buddha93" (2013, with Whitearmor)
References
[edit]- ↑ "HBL på Flow: Helsingfors lärde sig koka crack-kokain och Tove Lo är en sexikon – men den här svenska artisten överraskade mest". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "I Wanna Be #ForeverYoung😥💔". Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ Hennessy, Caity. "14 Quick fire questions with Yung Lean associate Yung Sherman". Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Friedlander, Emilie (16 July 2014). ""Taking Arizona Iced Tea and Making It Cry": An Interview with Yung Lean and the Sad Boys". The FADER. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- ↑ "Drain is officially a genre: here are five Drain Gang albums to stream now". Dazed. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Borrelli-Persson, Laird (3 February 2016). "Swedish Rapper Yung Lean Talks Style and Shares His New Track "AF1's" Exclusively Here". Vogue. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
- ↑ Jack, Malcolm (10 May 2016). "Yung Lean review – Sad Boys say it with a fistful of flowers". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- 1 2 Hemsworth, Ryan (3 July 2013). "Soundclouds of the Underground: Ryan Hemsworth Selects Edition". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Yung Sherman". Dopest (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Badii, Dana (7 November 2024). "Sad Boys Entertainment and Drain Gang leave YEAR0001 label". The Needle Drop. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ Houghton, Joe (5 February 2026). "Xaviersobased – 'Xavier' review". NME. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ Chapman, Alex (12 December 2013). "Soundclouds of the Underground: The Sad Boy Edition". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Gijlswijk, Abel van (10 February 2015). "In zijn nieuwe video zwemt Sadboy Yung Sherman in een Ajax-trainingspak". VICE (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Jacinto, Yulissa (30 January 2025). "adidas Equipment es la nueva colección primavera/verano de 2025". N. A. C. O. Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Yung Sherman - Innocence". year0001.com. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Yung Sherman - Innocence V2". year0001.com. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Evian Christ shares Yung Sherman remix of his song "Ultra"". The FADER. Retrieved 17 May 2026.