LYRICIST. LAWYER. LONDONER.

Beats with soul. Bars with heart. Soulful hip-hop with insightful lyrics.

Back in what some call the “golden age” of UK Hip-Hop I dropped a couple of albums - "The Essance" and "Grown Man Business" (a joint effort with DJ Mr Thing). Back then, I used to go by the name Yungun. I had a lot of fun, worked with some of the best hip-hop artists in the UK and got the nod of approval from people like Nas and Mark Ronson. I even ended up doing tracks with some of my heroes - Guru from Gang Starr (R.I.P.) Inspectah Deck from Wu-Tang, and UK legend Skinnyman. Later I returned under the name “Essa”, with a more diverse sound on the 'Misadventures of a Middle Man' album. All whilst working as an entertainment industry lawyer.

Now I’m back to my classic hip-hop roots, with new material alongside the prolific UK hip-hop producer Pitch 92. New single ‘Heavyweight’ sets the tone, with a full length collab album due in 2024.

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