Steve Dang (born May 29, 1994) better known by his stage name Yung Swiss, is a Cameroonian-born South African hip hop recording artist, singer, songwriter and performer from
Rosettenville, Johannesburg.
Career
In early 2015, Swiss released his first single with South African rap sensation Reason, titled 'I Love It'.
The single made its debut on South Africa's leading youth radio station, Yfm, while the music video for said single debut on the infamous MTV Base.
Swiss later released his second single 'David Genaro', from his EP titled ''The Desiree Project'', which was a tribute to actor
Jamie Bartlett
James Bartlett (9 July 1966 – 23 May 2022) was a British-born South African actor best known for his role as the wicked puppet master, David Genaro, in '' Rhythm City'' and his theatre work.
Career Television
Bartlett was a well-known South ...
for his role as puppet master and mogul-villain "David Genaro", which he plays in the popular local drama series, ''
Rhythm City.''
Yung Swiss's "
Mayo Mayo often refers to:
* Mayonnaise, often shortened to "mayo"
* Mayo Clinic, a medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Mayo may also refer to:
Places
Antarctica
* Mayo Peak, Marie Byrd Land
Australia
* Division of Mayo, an Aust ...
" chorus which was a freestyle on
DJ Speedsta
Lesego Nkaiseng (born 4 May 1992), better known as DJ Speedsta, is a South African DJ and TV personality from Johannesburg, South Africa. He is best known for his hit single, "Mayo".
Career
In April 2015, he joined YFM to host two shows incl ...
's single is his highest charting hit single as it was the most played record on South African radio stations for 12 weeks in a row, as well as being #1 on the African Chart on Beat 99 FM Nigeria. Mayo also went Gold 10 Months after its official release.
In 2015, Yung Swiss released his first single with South African rapper Reason, titled ''I Love It'', which made its debut on the radio station
YFM
YFM (99.2 FM) is a "Youth" radio station in Johannesburg, South Africa. Established in 1997, the station is formatted to mostly play urban music genres such as Kwaito, Hip Hop, and R&B along with a minority of its airtime being dedicated to ...
. It also aired on other radio stations such as
5FM. The ''I love it'' music debuted on
MTV BASE
MTV Base was a British pay television music channel from Paramount Networks UK & Australia that focused primarily on hip hop, R&B, grime, garage, reggae, funk, soul and dance music. It was launched as part of MTV's digital boutique of music ch ...
Africa.
Yung Swiss released the remix for his second single ''#DavidGenaroRemix'' on 8 April 2016 which was the most downloaded track of the week on Slikour OnLife.
Yung Swiss released a promotional single "Locked Up" for his debut project Bottom Baby featuring Cameroon's powerhouse
Stanley Enow The track received instant positive reviews, as he had crossed International borders so early in his career.
On 4 November 2016, Yung Swiss released his third single titled "The High" which is currently climbing on charts across radio stations and has peaked at #1 on YFM's Hot99HipHop and #1 on 5FM's The Stir Up.
On 25 November 2016, Swiss released his debut project an
EP titled Bottom Baby based on his personal life and the struggles and challenges he encountered during his rise in the industry. Bottom Baby's singles include "The High", "Jungle" ft. K.O, "Where The Work At" ft. Nadia Nakai & "Locked Up" ft Stanley Enow.
Yung Swiss has also collaborated with fellow labelmates Ricky Tyler & Astryd Brown.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
Singles as featured artist
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swiss, Yung
1994 births
Living people
Musicians from Johannesburg
South African singer-songwriters
South African rappers
South African people of Cameroonian descent