EXCLUSIVE: Yung Berg’s Old Soul
”I’m Not Doing the Same Things I Used To Do”
1:00PM ET February 15th, 2011
Contributor : Erica Moore
A Rocky Williform Company
Yung Berg has grown up.
Despite his youth, the rapper who exploded onto the scene in 2008 has matured in his outlook and in his approach. His commercial success came relatively early, with his first two singles (“Sexy Lady” and “Sexy Can I”) both hitting the Top 20; but the burgeoning superstar quickly became just as famous for run-ins with other artists. From a brief war of words with R&B singer Ne-Yo, to chain-snatching incidents, to disputes with fellow rappers Maino and Soulja Boy–Berg’s reputation was beginning to overshadow his music.
But, undeterred, the Chicago-born emcee emerged re-focused and in 2011, is happy for what he’s been through and how it has helped him grow as a man and as an artist. “I was wild back in the day,” Berg tells HHB. “I was twenty years old with platinum records, multi-platinum records. Just wildin’ out. I’m twenty-four now. I’m not doing the same things I used to do, I’m not hanging around the same people I used to hang around. I’ve been able to grow up in front of the camera. Whether its good or bad, I just took all of the energy we created and translated it to my music.”
Musically, Berg’s talents are more at the forefront on his latest material. Both of his latest singles, “Sex N the City” and the Roscoe Dash-assisted “I See You,” feature Berg’s production skills. For all of the attention he’s gotten, it’s one facet of his musicianship that has gone unnoticed until now.
“It just wasn’t known,” Berg says. “When I came out…I didn’t know that I should have been in every interview saying ‘I produced this, I wrote this’ because I didn’t understand the magnitude of it.” Berg’s production and writing skills were featured on Dirty Money’s Last Train To Paris album.
“Artistically, you can create your own vibe for yourself,” he adds. “You don’t have to chase around a multi-platinum producer for them to give you what you want. And business-wise? You get that check. Pay me my money.”
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