YungManny On The Success Of “Clap For ‘Em,” Future Career Plans, “Naruto,” Writing & More
“Clap For ‘Em,” as released last month, is yet another successful single and music video for emerging 17-year-old rapper YungManny. Marking his first release of 2021, the track showcases YungManny spitting his signature catchy, energetic verses over a buoyant, melodic beat. It also features 2 of Flo Milli and Sada Baby adding their own flare and trademark flow to the track. The paired visual of the music video matches the fun, vibrant track and pays homage to Sir Mix-A-Lot’s classic “Baby Got Back.”
YungManny, a DMV native, started rapping as early as 12 years old and has not stopped putting in the work since. YungManny released his EP Confused and the hilariously-manic visual “Moana Pt. 2” in 2020, which was the highly-anticipated sequel to 2018’s viral hit “Moana.” Other tracks by YungManny with millions of views, as achieved while an independent recording artist, were “I’m YungManny” and “All My Guys Are Ballers.” But aside from being a gifted rapper, YungManny is also classically-trained in piano, has a passion for giving back and is highly-intelligent; he graduated from high school at just 15.
On May 6, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with YungManny via Zoom, as embedded below. We not only spoke about his recent successful music releases, but also future career plans, his aspirations outside of music, Naruto and his writing process. More on YungManny is here, here, here and here.
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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal.Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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