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Andrew Justin Anglin (born July 9), better known by his stage name Oyabun (oh-yah-bun), stylized as (OYABUN), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record executive.

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Early life

Anglin was born and raised in Brooklyn. He is the son of Jamaican and Vincentian immigrants who emigrated to the United States in the late 1960s.

After graduating from high school, Anglin attended Borough of Manhattan Community College where he first began producing music. Anglin would freestyle frequently and make music with his childhood friend, Khamar Ali, as well as perform at open mics at BMCC and around New York. He adopted the moniker Chief Oyabun, with chief representing the mascot of his hometown and Oyabun the term for the leader of the Yakuza, an organized crime group in Japan that Anglin discovered during his studies of Japanese culture.

Rap career

In early 2017 OYABUN released a four-song EP titled Retrograde. Shortly after the release of Retrograde, he released the single "Cobain", a song paying homage to the late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain. In June 2017, the music video for "Cobain" premiered. In third quarter of 2017 OYABUN releasedNVRLND, featuring production from LEMIUEX, 6TWELVE, Zavodsky, Richwell, and OYABUN himself.He then released the monthly singles, "Life of the Party", "Trip", and "In the Night" to close out 2017. In the first quarter of 2018, OYABUN announced that he would be starting a record label, Seven Records. In mid 2018, OYABUN released the "Too Much" music video, featuring Atlanta's Kodie Shane, on Revolt TV.

Early life

Anglin was born and raised in Brooklyn. He is the son of Jamaican and Vincentian immigrants who emigrated to the United States in the late 1960s.[3]

After graduating from high school, Anglin attended Borough of Manhattan Community College where he first began making music. Anglin would freestyle frequently and make music with his childhood friend, Khamar Ali, as well as perform at open mics around New York. He adopted the moniker Chief Oyabun, with chief representing the mascot of his hometown and Oyabun the term for the leader of the Yakuza, an organized crime group in Japan[4] that Anglin discovered during his studies of Japanese culture.

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