Youngs, the anything-but-Normal emcee we most recently heard “Rhymin”, was feeling inspired by Slaughterhouse’s banging “The One” beat and decided to spit a metaphor laden freestyle dedicated to RefinedHype and our partner site DJBooth.net. And for all you rappers out there feeling green, I’m not posting this just because of the name drops - luckily it also sounds dope - but it doesn’t hurt. I’m not even going to pretend to be humble. Listen and download…

Youngs, the lyrically lifted emcee who recently took us on a tour of his Normal hometown, is back in our headphones today with his latest track “Rhymin”. Produced by SKETCH, who flips a soft rock ballad into a hip-hop cruiser (more on that later), “Rhymin” leaked from the carefully guarded Young catalog, but he decided to make the best of a leaked situation and turn “Rhymin” into an official single. Lucky us. Listen and download…

When I posted Youngs’ dope new track “Him & Her” I did a little research and, I have to admit, was surprised to discover that he hails from the idyllically named city of Normal, Illinois. I was intrigued. Could Normal actually be an extraordinary place for hip-hop? (No more bad puns, I promise). Here to answer all my burning questions is Youngs himself, who takes a moment to break down how what life is like for a rapper trying to make it “amongst corn fields and universities.” See more…

I had never heard of Youngs before yesterday, but I quickly discovered that not only is the Illinois emcee undeniably dope, he’s one of those guys that you quickly learn is everyone’s favorite “rapper no one else has heard of,” a status that’s not going to last long. Just in case you’re like me and aren’t up on your Youngs, or you’re reading this and going “I was listening to him before all of y’all!”, I highly recommend checking out his new single “Him & Her”, a SoulTree produced joint that puts his storytelling skills on full display. Listen and download…