Quick Facts
Biography
Ling and Lamb is an American-Nigerian TikTok, and YouTube channel created by Taccara Rae (Ling), and Yinka Lawanson (Lamb). The channel produces the Storytime, a vlog talk series on relationship, and marriages. As of June 25th, 2023, Ling and Lamb has approximately 1,000,000 subscribers, with over 114.2 million views on YouTube, and 2.5 million followers on TikTok.
History
The creators of Ling and Lamb, are originally from America (Ling - Taccara Rae) and Nigeria (Lamb - Yinka Lawanson). On October 24, 2018, they opened their YouTube channel "Ling and Lamb", and started posting in August 2020 on their channel, during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
The couples began posting on TikTok in May 2020 during the lockdowns. In September 2020, they went viral on YouTube in America, and Nigeria after they posted a video of Yinka introducing Taccara to one of his favorite Nigerian dishes, Okro Soup. As of December 11, 2021, Taccara prank on Yinka, became their most viewed and liked video on their TikTok, with 9.7 million views, and 1.7 million likes.
On 6 May 2021, the duo received their first YouTube Plaques, for reaching 100k subscribers on their channel. On 28 August 2021, the duo went viral in India, after they visited an Indian restaurant in America, to eat Lamb Vindaloo for the first time. Yinka Lawanson reaction to the meal took over social media in India, after the vlog was posted on YouTube, and TikTok by Taccara Rae.
Podcast
On 27 July 2021, the podcast Keep it Reel with Ling and Lamb, presented by Ling and Lamb was launched on Apple Podcasts. It is hosted by Yinka Lawanson, and Taccara Rae. They couples discuss problems in marriages, and relationship requested by fans.
Partnerships
In March 2020, they announced their partnership with Crocs, after videos of Lamboginny seriously in-love with Crocs went viral.
Humanitarian work
In 2020, they gave back to their community in Fairfield County, during the early stages of the pandemic, the couples distributes groceries within Connecticut. On 11 September 2021, the couples launched The Food Is Ready Project, with the aim to feed 1 million kids from various continents. The project kicked-off in Uganda, as they feed meals to kids.
Personal life
The creators, Yinka Lawanson, and Taccara Rae got engaged on 17 November 2017, and got married on 5 January 2018.
