Between the kickabout pitch and the Spotify charts

Our Artist of the Month in August is Yung Pepp. At 17, he’s one of the most exciting newcomers in the German indie rap scene. Someone who didn’t need instructions. No master plan. At 13, he released his first EP – and since then, music hasn’t let go of him.

What sets him apart isn’t just the talent. It’s the attitude. The clarity about who he is and what he has to say. And the courage to put exactly that into songs – unfiltered, without detours.

Leipzig-Plagwitz, not L.A.

Yung Pepp’s music sounds like a place. His stories happen where many people grew up: between the kickabout pitch, tower blocks, and the streets of Leipzig-Plagwitz. That’s not a cliché, that’s substance. If you listen to his tracks, you don’t get a polished city postcard – you get a feeling for life that feels real because it is real.

Over beats by Florida Juicy, he combines personal insights with attitude, humor, and a clear message: he’d rather have a world that’s honest, colorful, and loud than gray and “brown”. This attitude isn’t marketing. It’s the starting point.

From the first upload to a sold-out show

At 13, Yung Pepp started releasing his music, as the title of his debut EP “13” suggests. Since then, he’s kept going consistently. Not loudly, not with big hype. Just: always moving forward.

With songs like “Junge Träume aus Gold” and “Wassereis”, he tells stories about growing up in the East – sometimes thoughtful, sometimes playful, but always straight from real life. “Junge Träume aus Gold” racked up over a million views on Instagram. Not a viral fluke, but the result of years of someone developing their own sound.

His first solo show on the roof of the Moritzbastei sold out completely with 900 tickets. For a 17-year-old from Plagwitz, that’s no small sign.

Mind movies, ice pops, and the sound of a generation

With his single “Kopfkino”, Yung Pepp takes listeners into a film about his own upbringing – memories from school days, first experiences with headwinds and support, the feeling of searching and arriving at the same time.

On “Kopfkino”, vibey instrumentals of crisp beats and indie guitars create a hazy soundscape that invites you to sink into memories – a mood of hope and bleakness at once. That’s the tension that carries his music. Loud and quiet. Vulnerable and determined.

And now “1000tage”: his first official single is a song full of lightness. Music to switch off. To enjoy the moment. Lyrically, the track revolves around young love and the small moments that make it special. If you listen to it on a sunny day, you’ll immediately understand why.

When music has attitude

Yung Pepp is starting to shape a whole new generation – politically and musically. He shows that even when you’re young, you can hold on to your dreams and make them come true.

He gets support not only from the community, but also from personalities like Kurt Krömer and Enissa Amani, as well as artists like Filow, Ritter Lean, Savvy, and Kasi. If you reach such different people so early on, you’re clearly doing something right.

His music isn’t a wish list. It doesn’t ask questions it can’t handle. And it doesn’t give answers it doesn’t believe itself.

Why we chose Yung Pepp as Artist of the Month

At recordJet, we come across exceptional artists every day. People with talent, attitude, and music that has something to say. Yung Pepp is one of them.

He reminds us why we do this job. Not because of the streams. Not because of the algorithms. But because of the moments when a song captures what someone couldn’t put into words. Yung Pepp can do that. At 17. From Leipzig-Plagwitz. And with a career that’s only just beginning.

That’s exactly why he’s our Artist of the Month in August.

More from Yung Pepp on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Spotify. Once a month, recordJet presents the Artist of the Month. Selected by the recordJet crew, a recordJet artist is awarded who we particularly like. Check out our AotM playlist – it lists all our Artists of the Month from past years up to today.