Alex Pham

$tupid Young, born Alex Pham is a prolific and respected Hip Hop artist that hails from Long Beach, California. Like many of his legendary predecessors from Los Angeles, Pham has had to deal with his share of legal issues from a young age. By the time he was 16 years old, Young had been incarcerated five times when he was introduced to a man named Harry Grammer who ran a rap-centric class called F.L.O.W. (Fluent Love of Words). One day during his 9 month detention at the juvenile camp, Grammer told Young, "Bless the mic." Despite his legal troubles as a teen, Young found his calling in the lyrics and beats of Hip Hop that day nearly a decade ago. Young worked with Lee Adams of Vice on a documentary entitled, "Minority Reports." His lyrics often reference his past, growing up in a community with the gangs Insane and 20s Crips. Young has often gravitated to and been inspired by other street rappers from Long Beach such as Snoop Dog, Kurupt and Daz. "If $tupid Young is Asian America's Snoop Dogg, then China Mac would have to be our Notorious B.I.G." - KORE Asian Media, December 2018 Young continues to grow his flourishing career and empire as a solo performer and lyricist through his label Afficials that he founded in 2017. He is held in high esteem within the Hip Hop and Billboard communities earning praise from industry legends such as Scooter Braun. His latest album titled, "True Story" dropped in December 2018. Running his label clearly doesn't slow down Young's personal output. He has garnished more than 90 million YouTube views on his channel with nearly 200 thousand subscribers with records featuring numerous Hip Hop legends including Mozzy and MBNel.