Yxng Bane

Larry Cummings Kiala,^[1][2][3] known professionally as Yxng Bane (pronounced "young bane"^[4]), is an English rapper, singer and songwriter.^[5]

Yxng Bane
Birth name	Larry Cummings Kiala
Born	(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28) Custom House, London, England
Genres	British hip hop R&B afroswing pop
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Disturbing London
Website	www.yxngbanemusic.com

Early and personal life

Larry Cummings Kiala grew up in Custom House, an industrial district of East London's Canning Town neighbourhood.^[6] His mother is Congolese and his father is Angolan.^[7] He has five siblings and attended Eastlea Community School in Canning Town and later attended Palmers college in Grays, Essex. He is an avid supporter of Arsenal F.C.^[8]

Career

Yxng Bane started his musical career in 2016, by uploading songs onto his SoundCloud account.^[9] In January 2016, he released his debut EP, Full Moon.^[10] In January 2017, Bane was featured on a remix of Ed Sheeran's hit single "Shape of You".^[9] In June 2017, he was featured on the single "Bestie" by rapper Yungen, which peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.^[11]

Artistry

Bane has cited Michael Jackson, Drake, Future, PartyNextDoor, 50 Cent, Tinie Tempah and Wizkid as his influences.^[9] While talking about his musical style in an interview with Billboard, he said; "In terms of music and artistry, I'm an artist who doesn't belong to a genre. I express myself however I need to express myself. Whether I need to rap about it or sing about it, however, I need to deliver the message, it will be delivered. In terms of genre, I think – no, it's not "I think." I know I don't belong to any genre because, for example, I'll do the "Rihanna," which is a slow, afroswing vibe and then I go and do "Froze," which is more the trap sound – more U.K. drill sound. So it's more about however I need to express it rather than belonging to a genre. It's more – I'm diverse."^[12]

Discography

Collaborative mixtapes

List of collaborative mixtapes, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		UK [11]
Any Minute Now[13] (with D-Block Europe)	Released: 20 July 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming	14	BPI: Silver[14]

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK [11]
HBK[15]	Released: 9 November 2018 Label: Disturbing London Format: Digital download, streaming	36
Quarantime: The Lost Files[16]	Released: 1 May 2020 Label: Disturbing London Format: Digital download, streaming	11

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details

Title	Details
Full Moon[10]	Released: 21 January 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		UK [11]	UK R&B [17]
"Should've Known Better"[18]	2016	—	—		Non-album singles
"Fine Wine"[19] (featuring Kojo Funds)		—	—	BPI: Gold[14]
"Diamonds"[20] (featuring K-Trap)	2017	—	—
"Rihanna"		40	14	BPI: Platinum[14]
"Parking Spot"[21] (with Cadenza and Shenseea)		—	—
"Froze"[22]		—	—
"Corner"[23] (featuring Maleek Berry)	2018	—	—
"Vroom"		27	15	BPI: Platinum[14]
"Both Sides"[24]		—	—
"Makasi"[25] (featuring Franglish)		—	—
"Gucci Mane"[26] (with D-Block Europe)		49	32	BPI: Silver[14]	Any Minute Now
"16 Steps"[27] (with Martin Jensen & Olivia Holt)		—	—		Non-album single
"Needed Time"[28]		51	20	BPI: Silver[14]	HBK
"Problem"[29] (featuring Fredo)		75	24
"Intro (Big Wave)"[30] (with Young Chencs)	2019	—	—		Non-album singles
"How It Is"[31] (with Roddy Ricch and Chip featuring The Plug)		18	—	BPI: Silver[14]
"Skrr"[32] (featuring OFB)		74	—
"Maximum"[33]		—	—
"Gang S**t"[34]	2020	—	—
"Bando Aspen"[35] (with GeeYou)		—	—
"Section"[36]		—	—		Quarantime: The Lost Files
"Are You Mad"[16] (featuring K-Trap)		66	—
"Cut Me Off" (featuring D-Block Europe)		65	—		Non-album singles
"Dancing on Ice" (featuring Nafe Smallz and M Huncho)	2021	45	—
"Nice to Meet Ya" (with Wes Nelson)		33	—	BPI: Silver[14]
"Pénélope" (with Franglish and D-Block Europe)		—	—
"Birthday" (featuring Stefflon Don)		—	—
"Bruk Down" (featuring DoRoad)	2022	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		UK [11]	UK R&B [37]	IRE [38]
"Balenciaga"[39] (Dr. Vades featuring Yxng Bane, Kojo Funds and Don Elito)	2015	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Honest"[40] (JSTJCK featuring Yxng Bane)	2017	—	—	—
"Bestie" (Yungen featuring Yxng Bane)		10	2	69	BPI: Platinum[14]
"No Way"[41] (Crazy Cousinz featuring Yxng Bane, Mr Eazi and Lily Mckenzie)		—	—	—
"When Ur Sober"[42] (Tayá featuring Yxng Bane)		—	—	—		Tayá
"Forever"[43] (Sigma featuring Quavo, Tinie Tempah, Yxng Bane and Sebastian Kole)		—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Answerphone" (Banx & Ranx and Ella Eyre featuring Yxng Bane)	2018	5	—	10	BPI: Platinum[14]
"Passion 4 Fashion"[44] (Hypo featuring Young Adz & Yxng Bane)		—	—	—
"Magic"[45] (Craig David featuring Yxng Bane)		—	—	—		The Time Is Now
"Your Lovin'"[46] (Steel Banglez featuring MØ & Yxng Bane)		47	28	—	BPI: Gold[14]	Non-album single
"Creepin Up (The Come Up)"[47] (Remedee featuring Kojo Funds, Yxng Bane & Masicka)		—	—	—		Golden Boy
"Flair"[48] (A2 featuring Octavian, Yxng Bane & Suspect)		—	—	—		Non-album singles
"More Muni"[49] (90Bagz featuring Yxng Bane)		—	—	—
"Santo Domingo"[50] (Dopebwoy featuring Yxng Bane)	2019	—	—	—		Forever Lit
"Really Love"[51] (KSI featuring Tinie Tempah, Craig David and Yxng Bane)	2020	—	—	—		TBA
"Nice to Meet Ya" (Wes Nelson featuring Yxng Bane)	2021	33	—	63 [52]
"Winners" (Smoko Ono featuring Yxng Bane, Chance the Rapper & Joey Purp)		—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted and certified songs, showing year released, and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		UK [11]
"Cocktail" (with D-Block Europe)	2018	—	BPI: Silver[14]	Any Minute Now
"Rock Bottom" (with M Huncho)	2019	80		Utopia
"Fake Love" (Nafe Smallz featuring Yxng Bane)		74		Good Love
"Pretty Little Nike Airs" (with D-Block Europe)		—	BPI: Silver[14]	PTSD
"Table for Two"	2020	100		Quarantime: The Lost Files
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, showing year released, other artists and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Ciao Bella"[53]	2016	Footsteps	The Intent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Dun Talkin'" (Remix)[54]		Kojo Funds, JME, Frisco, Fredo	Non-album remix
"Top Floor"[55]	2017	NEW GEN	New Gen
"Shape of You" (Yxng Bane Remix)[56]		Ed Sheeran	Non-album remix
"Break-Fast"[57]		Wretch 32, Avelino	FR32
"Solo" (Yxng Bane Remix)[58]	2018	Clean Bandit, Demi Lovato	Non-album remix
"This Week"[59]		Headie One	The One Two
"Rock Bottom"[60]	2019	M Huncho	Utopia
"Fake Love"[61]		Nafe Smallz	Good Love
"Faith In My Killy"[62]	2020	GRM Daily, Nafe Smallz, Blade Brown, Skrapz	GRM 10
"Really Love (Digital Farm Animals Remix)"		KSI, Craig David, Tinie Tempah, Digital Farm Animals	Non-album remix
"Pink Lemonade"	2024	D-Block Europe	Rolling Stone

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	The Intent 2: The Come Up	Cameo
2018	HBK: The Prequel	Himself	Starring role

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Nominated work	Result
2017	MOBO Awards[63]	Best Song	"Rihanna"	Nominated
		Best Newcomer	Himself
2018	BBC[64]	Sound of 2018
	MTV[65]	Brand New For 2018
	NME Awards[66]	Best Collaboration	"Bestie" (with Yungen)

References

1. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (13 March 2019). "Rappers With African Roots Bridge a Hip-Hop Divide (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
2. Fishwick, Samuel (11 January 2019). "Yxng Bane on Fifa, fashion and foot fetishes". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
3. "Pop, punk and protest songs: the hottest music on the horizon in 2019". The Guardian. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
4. Fishwick, Samuel (11 January 2019). "Yxng Bane on Fifa, fashion and foot fetishes". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
5. "Yxng Bane on his Dr. Martens collaboration, 'Rihanna' and the UK music scene". The Independent. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
6. "Yxng Bane conquered his shyness by creating flirtatious afropop". The Fader. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
7. "Yxng Bane Has No Other Competition But Himself". OkayAfrica. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
8. Fraser, Tomas (19 April 2018). "East London rapper Yxng Bane is living his best life". Dazed. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
9. "13 Things You Need to Know About Yxng Bane". MTV. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
10. "Yxng Bane releases debut project Full Moon". Lost Culture. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
11. Peaks in the UK:

    • All except noted: "YXNG BANE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
    • Any Minute Now and "Gucci Mane": "D-Block Europe and Yxng Bane | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
12. "East London Artist Yxng Bane Introduces Himself: 'I'm An Artist Who Doesn't Belong to a Genre': Interview". Billboard. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
13. "Any Minute Now by D-Block Europe & Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
14. "British certifications – Yxng Bane". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 December 2024. Type Yxng Bane in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
15. "HBK by Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
16. "Quarantime: The Lost Files". NME. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
17. Peak positions on the UK R&B chart:

    • For "Rihanna": "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 - 15 September 2017 - 21 September 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
    • For "Vroom": "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 - 25 May 2018 - 31 May 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
    • For "Gucci Mane": "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 - 27 July 2018 - 02 August 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
    • For "Your Lovin': "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 - 31 August 2018 - 06 September 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
    • For "Needed Time": "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 - 16 November 2018 - 22 November 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
    • For "Problem": "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 - 121 December 2018 - 27 December 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
18. "Should've Known Better - Single by Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
19. "Fine Wine (feat. Kojo Funds) - Single by Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
20. "Diamonds (feat. K-Trap) - Single de Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
21. "Parking Spot - Single by Cadenza, Yxng Bane & Shenseea". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
22. "Froze - Single by Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
23. "Corner (feat. Maleek Berry) - Single by Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
24. "Both Sides - Single by Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
25. "Makasi (feat. Franglish) - Single by Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
26. "Gucci Mane - Single by D-Block Europe & Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
27. "16 Steps - Single by Martin Jensen, Olivia Holt & Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
28. "Yxng Bane Drops Off 'HBK' Mixtape And Short Film 'The Prequel'". Complex. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
29. "Problem (feat. Fredo) - Single by Yxng Bane, Fredo". Spotify. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
30. "Intro (Big Wave) - Single by Yxng Bane & Young Chencs". iTunes. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
31. "How It Is (feat. The Plug) - Single by Roddy Ricch, Chip & Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
32. "SKRR (feat. OFB) - Single by Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
33. "Maximum - Single by Yxng Bane". iTunes. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
34. "Gang S**t - Single by Yxng Bane". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
35. "Bando Aspen - Single by GeeYou & Yxng Bane". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
36. "Section - Single by Yxng Bane". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
37. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
38. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
39. "Balenciaga (feat. Yxng Bane, Kojo Funds & Don Elito) - Single by Dr. Vades". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
40. "Honest (feat. Yxng Bane) - Single by JSTJCK". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
41. "No Way (feat. Lily Mckenzie) - Single by Crazy Cousinz, Yxng Bane & Mr Eazi". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
42. "When Ur Sober (feat. Yxng Bane) [KDA Remix] - Single by Tayá". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
43. "Forever (feat. Quavo, Tinie Tempah, Yxng Bane & Sebastian Kole) - Single by Sigma". iTunes. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
44. "Passion 4 Fashion (feat. Young Adz & Yxng Bane) - Single by Hypo". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
45. "Magic (feat. Yxng Bane) - Single by Craig David". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
46. "Your' Lovin (feat. MØ & Yxng Bane) - Single by Steel Banglez". iTunes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
47. "Creepin Up (The Come Up) [feat. Kojo Funds, Yxng Bane & Masicka] - Single by Remedee". iTunes. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
48. "Flair (feat. Octavian, Yxng Bane and Suspect) - Single by A2". iTunes. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
49. "More Muni (feat. Yxng Bane) - Single by 90Bagz". iTunes. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
50. "Santo Domingo (feat. Yxng Bane) - Single by Dopebwoy". iTunes. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
51. "Really Love (feat. Tinie Tempah, Craig David, Yxng Bane) - Single by KSI". iTunes. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
52. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
53. "The Intent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
54. "Dun Talkin' (Remix) [feat. JME, Frisco, Yxng Bane & Fredo] - Single by Kojo Funds". iTunes. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
55. "New Gen by NEW GEN". iTunes.
56. "Shape of You (Yxng Bane Remix) - Single by Ed Sheeran". iTunes. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
57. "FR32 by Wretch 32". iTunes. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
58. "Solo (feat. Demi Lovato) [Yxng Bane Remix] - Single by Clean Bandit". iTunes. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
59. "The One Two by Headie One". iTunes. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
60. "Utopia by M Huncho". iTunes. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
61. "Fake Love by Nafe Smallz". iTunes. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
62. "GRM 10 by GRM Daily". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
63. "MOBO Awards 2017: See The Winners List". Capital XTRA. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
64. "BBC Music - BBC Music Sound Of, 2018 - Yxng Bane". BBC. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
65. "Introducing Our MTV Brand New For 2018 Shortlist…". MTV. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
66. "Lorde, Kasabian, and Dua Lipa lead VO5 NME Awards 2018 nominations". NME. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

External links

• Yxng Bane discography at Discogs