Emmanuel Okanlawon (born October 3, 2003), known professionally as YungManny, is an American rapper from

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Career

YungManny raps about many topics while using youth pop culture references, such as

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, Moana,

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, and

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. In his music video for "Bonfire Pt. 2," he uses a

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in place of a gun because he doesn't want to influence gun violence. He was introduced to Christianity by his young childhood friend Konya Nowlton. Alphonse Pierre of ''Pitchfork'' describes YungManny's music as falling within DMV rap while still incorporating his own style. Pierre further explains that YungManny's style uses "loud-mouthed aggression reminiscent of

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" similarly to Q Da Fool. ''

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'' reports that YungManny is "helping pave the way to a sound of rap that many were skeptical of not too long ago." Chris Richards of ''

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'' describes YungManny as "immeasurably inventive." YungManny's cousin

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is a frequent collaborator of his, with songs such as "First Day Out," "XanManny," and "Hop Out."

Discography

Albums

* Confused (2020) * OKANLAWON (2022)

Singles

References

Living people 2003 births 21st-century American rappers Rappers from Maryland Musicians from Prince George's County, Maryland American male rappers American child musicians 21st-century American male musicians People from Bowie, Maryland {{US-musician-stub