Bertan Jafer, known professionally as B Young, is an English rapper and singer-songwriter from Hackney, East London. Before becoming a rapper, B Young spent several years as a sound engineer during which he crafted his melodic rap sound. He is best known for his breakthrough single, "Jumanji", released via Columbia Records, which peaked at number 13 on the UK singles chart. Its follow-up, "079ME", peaked at number 23.
Personal life
Jafer was born in London and grew up in Hackney. He is of Turkish-Cypriot descent.
Career
2017: Career Beginnings
On Mar 10, 2017, B Young released "London Boy", his debut single. He also remixed UK Rapper Dave's hit "Wanna Know" on April 6, 2017. Followed by his second single"Cash Flow", which he released on May 7, 2020. On 25 August 2017, B Young released "Been Wavey". The song, which has racked up over 11 million views on YouTube, helped gain B Young traction and allowed Jumanji to reach the heights it did. In an interview with Capital XTRA, he said that he believed Been Wavey was better than Jumanji, and they are similar as they were recorded and created together.
2018: Breakthrough
On 5 January 2018, B Young released his debut studio single "Jumanji", which entered the UK chart at number 64. It has since spent six weeks in the top 20, and twenty-four weeks in the top 100, peaking at number 13 in the UK charts and number 5 in the UKR&B charts. Later that year, he released "079ME" and "Juice", which both also entered the UK charts. 079ME peaked at number 23 in the UK charts, and number 12 in the UK R&B charts. It spent 16 weeks in the top 100. Juice reached number 96 in the UK charts.
2019: Gucci Demon
In July 2019, B Young released Gucci Demon, which peaked at number 44 in the UK charts. Other than that, it was a quiet year for B Young, as he was barely active on any social media platforms and released just one single.
2020: Return
On 13 February 2020, B Young released "Wine". It has been his only release as of yet in 2020. He has pledged to release music more often this year with an impending project looming. On 19 March 2020, he released "Want2".
