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Yung Rugged is a 15 year old rapper from Sylmar,
California. He raps, produces, edits his own music videos,
he is the definition of “self made”! He’s done sold out shows
and has appeared on numerous radio shows including
Friendly Fire Radio and TasteMaker Media on DASH
Radio. He has hundreds of thousands of views everywhere
from Youtube to Soundcloud and over 20 thousand
followers on Instagram! He has three new singles out which
are available on all platforms “Self Made”, “Makin Noise”
and “Ridin Shotgun”. Look out for this kid because he’s
seriously shaking up the biz.

1. We are happy to name you young star of the month! ��.
Let the people know where you are from?
My name is Yung Rugged and I’m a 15 year old rapper from
Sylmar, CA.

2. Does where you grew up influence your music?
Where I grew up influenced my music everyday! In my
neighborhood you’re gonna see it all from extreme poverty to
affluent people driving expensive cars. This mixing of
lifestyles showed me that decision making is critical and the
consequences can be either positive or negative. I choose to
receive the positive. And I believe that my music is a
reflection of this‼ ��

3. How do you stay focused on your career at such a
young age?
I stay focused on my career because this is my “sports” my
extra curricular activity. It’s my outlet for pinned up 5. What makes you different from other artists?
resentments. I have to balance school/ home/ and the studio What makes me different from other artists is my influence
life. I realized that in order to be the BEST... I had to DO my by 90’s hip hop mixed with my own lyrical delivery. Also, my
best in all avenues of my life. No SHORTCUTS allowed ‼ �� drive is relentless.I love to win and i love accomplishing the
4. Tell us about your newest project. things i put my mind to. Most artists give up after they’ve
My newest project is coming out very soon! I’m calling it realized that this is a business, wich means you gotta use
“401k Plan” because i’ve always been called that by my your brain, not stay waisted on different substances. Ima
dad/manager as a joke but behind the joke is the truth and BEAST‼ ��®® I refuse to Lose, and I believe that the word
we thought the title fit well with the EP. The project will have Impossible actually says... I’m Possible!
8 songs including my 3 singles “Self Made”, “Makin’ Noise”,
and “Ridin’ Shotgun”. It will be available on all music 6. Where can the fans listen to your music and follow
platforms. you?
The fans can listen to my music on all music platforms such
as Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Pandora, etc. and they can
follow me on Instagram @rugged818 , Snapchat: rugged818
, Twitter @yungrugged818 , YouTube: Rugged , and keep up
with me on my website https://www.ruggedofficial.com !

7. What would be a great ending to your year?
A great ending to my year would be to hit 500,000 or more
streams on any one of my newest singles before the ball
drops on NewYears!!! I’ll be releasing my EP in the first
quarter of 2018, stay tuned.... Ima be MakinNoise for years
to come‼ ��