
Music
Yong Yello
Flemish rap veteran makes the personal universal and puts a hand on your shoulder
“Why am I so destructive?,” Yong Yello wonders aloud on his latest concept album, Bennie & De Banaliteit Van Ons Bestaan (2025). With self-knowledge you are already halfway there, and the Flemish rapper has self-knowledge in abundance. Not that it has prevented him from getting into (mental) trouble again. Yong Yello shares his sharply written experiences and quasi-life lessons with the audience, so that at least they are heard by someone else and maybe even help someone else. His music is just like he is: messy, imperfect, human. Orchestral pop, exotica, funk and '90s hip-hop reinforce the message - and vice versa. Be messy with him. Feel like a human being!










