Yung Fazo

Fazan Munshi (born April 14, 2005), professionally known as Yung Fazo, is an American singer- songwriter and rapper from New York City.^[2] In 2021, he released the song "Adding", featuring fellow rapper SoFaygo, which went viral on TikTok and currently sits at over 50 million streams on Spotify as of February 2025.^[3] His song "TTWLG (This the Way Life Goes)" has also gained virality.^[4]

Fazan Munshi was born on April 14, 2005, in Queens, New York. Both his parents are of Guyanese descent. Munshi grew up playing the trumpet. He would also play a lot of video games, especially on his Game Boy. Yung Fazo shortly attended high school at Wellington C Mepham in Bellmore, New York. Fazo would dabble in music, recording a diss track with its own music video in 2017. However, he wouldn't take music seriously until 2019 when he would begin to record tracks with his childhood friend Raeusi. He would record under the moniker Lil Faze before forgoing with it and adopting his current name, Yung Fazo.^[5]

Yung Fazo released "Adding" with frequent collaborator SoFaygo, propelling Fazo's name into the underground rap scene.^[5] Immediately after the release, Fazo released his second EP, #frvralone.^[2] Following the release of his EP, Fazo released his second biggest song of the year, "TTWLG (This the Way Life Goes)", which also went viral.^[6]

In 2022, he signed with Capitol Records and released his major-label debut, ME VS ME.^[7] Yung Fazo made his first-ever debut at Rolling Loud, California, marking his first festival performance.^[8] Fazo later released his long-awaited debut studio album, ZO.^[3][9] On November 23, 2025, Yung Fazo performed at Rolling Loud for the second time, except in his ancestral country India, where he had his own set.^{[10][11][12][13]} Following his performance in India, Fazo will be making his reappearance again for Rolling Loud Orlando.^[14]

On July 12, 2025, Yung Fazo performed in Dallas, Texas. Approximately two songs into his set, shots were reported to have been fired in the venue, leading to an immediate cancellation of the concert. An Instagram post confirmed the cancellation with the caption "Yung Fazo's show in Dallas was unfortunately cancelled after shots fired in the venue."^[15] A more formal account appeared in local Dallas media, documenting a Fourth of July-weekend shooting in Dallas's Deep Ellum entertainment district. No one at the concert was injured, though one person outside of the concert died.^[16]

Fazo's musical style was described by NPR's music critic Sheldon Pearce as "moving at warp speed, down to the pitched-up, distorted vocals that feel like they're blurring by you as you listen." Pearce also went on to say how Fazo's rap sounds as if he were from a cartoon. Pearce stated Fazo's "exists in the same sonic ecosystem as nu-trap characters like Yeat and SSGKobe and former Slayworld collective members like Autumn! and Summrs."^[17]

Yung Fazo was born in New York City on April 14, 2005, and spent the first eight years of his life in Guyana before moving back with his family to Jamaica, Queens in New York. ^[18] Although he is Guyanese, he has ethnic backgrounds hailing back to India.^[18] In an interview with Hiphopnmore, Fazo stated that his favorite artists are Chief Keef, Michael Jackson, and Prince.^[19]

• Paint The World Blue (2025)^[20]

• Yung Fazo's discography at Discogs