Mark Anthony Greene, known by his stage name Young Scrap is an American recording artist,

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and songwriter. His single titled "Love L.A" off his ''Faded Ambition'' album charted at No. 18 on the ''

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during the week of July 12, 2014. Young Scrap is also credited to have written

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's song titled "Twerk It" which charted at No. 69 on the ''Billboard''

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. and V.I.C "Wobble"

Early life and career

Young Scrap performed with notable acts like

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and

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until he moved to

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. While in his

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in high school, he released his first album titled ''Puppy Power'' under his uncle's record label and in 2008 he signed a recording contract with

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under which he released the single "The Melody" which was positively received among music fans. On September 12, Young Scrap released the first of his "Music We Can Fuck To" series titled ''Music We Can Fuck Too'' which featured

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s from notable rappers like

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and V.I.C. His

Jahlil Beats Orlando Jahlil Tucker (born February 8, 1988), better known by his stage name Jahlil Beats, is an American hip hop producer. He is currently signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation. He has produced for artists such as Puff Daddy, Lil Wayne, Fabolous, Mee ...

-produced single titled "Love L.A" was widely received and charted at No. 18 during the week of July 12, 2016, on the ''

. On August 4, 2016, he released a

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titled ''Faded Ambition'' with guest appearance from

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and music production from popularly producers like

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and Jahlil Beats. On June 20, 2016, Young Scrap released '' Trill and B'', a project he started recording since 2014. He also revealed to have scrapped over 300 songs to get the proper balance in the musical production of the album.

Discography

Album

Mixtapes

EPs

Selected singles

References

External links

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