Yuke (rapper)

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Yuke
Born
Yandel Sosa

2007 or 2008 (age 18–19)[1]
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • rapper
  • singer
  • record producer
Years active2020–present
Member of
  • Najma
Formerly of
  • #back

Yandel Sosa, known professionally as Yuke (stylized in all lowercase), is an American rapper and record producer. He has collaborated with artists such as Jaydes. In 2024, he released his debut album Trap Finesse Cult. Pitchfork selected his song "Ian Goin" for their list of "2024's Songs of the Summer".

Life and career

Yandel Sosa was born in New York City to Dominican parents.[2] In 2024, Sosa released his debut album Trap Finesse Cult, which, according to Jordan Darville of The Fader, "experiment[s] with piercing dissonance and glazed flows".[2] Darville added that Sosa had drawn influence from acts such as Glo Gang, Goth Money Records, and the "modern SoundCloud rap underground."[2] The song "Finesse Cult Anthem" featured American rapper Jaydes.[2]

Pitchfork selected Sosa's 2024 single "Ian Goin" as contender for the song of the summer.[3][4] Music journalist Kieran Press-Reynolds labelled it "one of 2024's Songs of the Summer", writing: "This is the logical excruciating endpoint of the 'terror plugg' style, a 75-second jolt of producer Karakuli's maddening beat-screeches". The single was credited with spearheading a wave of plugg music showcasing aggressive 808s, which Press-Reynolds labeled "extremo-plugg".[3]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Trap Finesse Cult
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Mascara
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Cheetah World
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Miss Misery
  • Released: 2025
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Cheetah World 2
  • Released: 2025
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Cheetah World 3
  • Released: 2026
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

Title Mixtape details
Sprain
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

EPs

Title EP details
Love
  • Released: 2021
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Winter (⛄)
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Beel
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Bx Baby
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Bonus 4 My Cult
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
6 Cheetahs 1 Dove 6 Owls
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Death Parade.. Throw Your Hands Up \(_ _ )/ \(x X )/
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Cheetah World (Deluxe)
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
B4 Miss Misery :(
  • Released: 2025
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Finesse Angel
  • Released: 2025
  • Collaborators: Yuke & Wifiskeleton
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Prop🩸's Reasons Why (as Propblood)
  • Released: 2025
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Teenage Drugs (as Propblood)
  • Released: 2026
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
B4 Cheetah World 3
  • Released: 2026
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

References

  1. Medithi, Vivian (July 20, 2026). "yuke's 'bitter' is a soft intro to NYC's hottest underground rapper". The Fader. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
  2. Darville, Jordan (April 5, 2024). "Rap Blog: yuke and jaydes summon an anthem". The Fader. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  3. "26 Contenders for the 2024 Song of the Summer". Pitchfork. August 26, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  4. Press-Reynolds, Kieran (June 4, 2025). "Underground Rap Has a Cornball Crisis". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2026.