This young prodigy was one of the leaders of rap underground between 2012 and 2014. After a hiatus three years, new tracks in 2017 had paved the way for gospel in Ivorian rap. Yung King is finally back on stage, Saturday, November 12, in Abidjan, at the Cultural Factory.
With our correspondent in Abidjan, Marine Jeannin
Yung King fans are the loyal kind. They had been waiting for his return to the stage for eight years and this Saturday evening in Abidjan, they responded with a fervor worthy of a day of mass… because the rapper is also a pastor.
” A Christian who raps »
” I’d say I’m a Christian rapping, rather than Christian rapping. In what I do, you can really feel my faith. For example, there will be no swear words in my texts. There will also be songs that will be totally dedicated to God “, he explains.
An ambivalent position that is not easy to assume, especially on the side of the Church.
” It was hot at first, it was very hot. It was very hot at the level of the Church, already, when I started with gospel rap because at the time, rap was perceived as demonic! But there it is. Over time, in homeopathic doses, they ended up accepting it, so it’s fine adds Yung King.
Rap heir to gospel then, but also an underground rap, inspired and without concessions.
” A bit hardcore »
“ My universe is rather… It’s going to sound weird, for a pastor, but it’s very dark in terms of musicality, melodies. It’s very rap. So it’s for those who like rap… a bit hardcore, let’s put it that way “, he specifies.
In any case, the public is conquered. Yung King has just signed with a record company whose name he still prefers to keep silent… and should soon be thanking his fans for their loyalty with new projects.