Growing up, Brooks listened to a diverse range of genres, enabling him to draw on a variety of influences in his songs. From the age of 13 Brooks was inspired by an older cousin to try MC’ing, but his shyness prevented him from seeing it as a potential career. In an interview with the Evening Standard, Yungen stated that, "Growing up on an estate was everything to me." Brooks’ friends on the estate nicknamed him ‘Yungen’, which later gave him the inspiration for his stage name. Although his lyrics expose the darker side of his childhood, he often expresses gratitude in regards to his upbringing. CJ Brooks was born on Februand was raised in Herne Hill Estate.
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