Yung Lean | Where Are They Now? | The Tragic Consequences Of Ginseng Strip 2002 Success

In the summer of 1996, a Swedish fantasy author hired an
astrological specialist to predict the future career for his
newborn baby. As the Tarot cards laid out their secrets, they
revealed something unexpected – the child would one day become a
world-famous singer. Considering no one else in the family had any
musical talent whatsoever, it seemed like a long shot. But the
kid’s father decided to tell his son what the cards has said on his
18th Birthday. Only the thing is -- that kid would grow up to
become the rapper Yung Lean and beat his father to it. Thanks to
emotional beats and some truly emo-inspired lyrics, this European
export would go viral in the early 2010s at the age of 16 with
songs like “Ginseng Strip 2002” and “Hurt”. Upon his arrival on the
scene, many people were left asking questions like: who the hell is
this kid? And just when it seemed clear that Yung Lean was going to
shut all his critics up, tragedy struck and his career was thrown
into turmoil. Think you know what happened that landed him in a
psych ward? Then leave your answers below before we get to it on
our newest episode of Where Are They Now!