“Yung Jake outside” (2014). Copyright Olivia Crawford
Yung Jake is known for, and as, many things: he owns the title of the “art world’s favourite rapper” (closely beating Jay-Z to the title), he is the mastermind behind the “Yung Jake Augmented Real” App and, as we found out earlier this year, he only conducts interviews over text message – until now. Before he closed Berlin Art Week with a live performance at Kim Bar organized by Berlin Art Link, Yung Jake sat down with Sleek for an exclusive on-camera interview, stepping out from behind his cellphone and into the spotlight for the first time.
See the footage from our interview with Yung Jake as well as clips from his performance below.
Text by Nathan Ma
Read our text interview with Yung Jake
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