Bio
BORN OCTOBER 6,1992 ON THE WESTSIDE OF CHICAGO YUNG RELL (CURTRELL SUMRALL)
WAS THE YOUNGEST OF 5 KIDS. HE WATCHED HIM MOMS STRUGGLE AS SHE RAISED FIVE
KIDS ALL BY HER SELF. GROWING UP RELL LOVED RAP MUSIC,HIS MAIN INFLUENCES
WAS BIGGIE (R.I.P) AND JAY-Z. AT THE AGE OF NINE YUNG RELL STARTED WRITING
RAPS AND PERFORMING IN FRONT OF HIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.NOT KNOWING IN JUST
A COUPLE OF YEARS HE WOULD BE PERFORMING IN FRONT OF CROWDS OF PEOPLE. HE
STAYED ON HIS GRIND AND OVERCAME EVERY OBSTACLE THAT CAME HIS WAY IN THE
WINDY CITY EVEN THE TRAGIC DEATH OF HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND JUWAUN "MAN MAN"
HOWARD. AFTER HE AND HIS FAMILY WAS FORCED TO MOVE OUT FROM ONE OF THEIR
HOMES AND SEE HIS MOMS CRY AND STRUGGLE HE WAS DETERMINED TO GET HIS MOMS
EVERYTHING SHE WANTED LATER ON IN LIFE. HE ALWAYS TOLD HIS FAMILY "I AM THE
ONE THATS GONNA GET US IN THE MANSIONS, IM GONNA BE FAMOUS ONE DAY" . WITH
THAT STUCK IN HIS HEAD YUNG RELL STAYED ON HIS CONSISTANT GRIND TO DO SO.
HE BEGIN WRITING EVERYDAY FREESTYLE BATTLING ANYBODY JUST TO IMPROVE HIS
RAPPING SKILLS. IN 2007 YUNG RELL WAS BATTLING ANOTHER LOCAL ARTIST AT HIS
LUNCH TABLE,NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A MUSIC PRODUCER'S SON LISTENING TO
RELL'S EVERY WORD. HE FELT RELL HAD WHAT IT TAKES AND LATER INFORMED HIS
DAD MATTHEW A.K.A MATHAUS ABOUT YUNG RELL'S TALENT. MATTHEW PUSHED HIS SON
OFF UNTIL ONE DAY HE FINALLY GAVE RELL A SHOT. THEY WENT TO 1ST AND 15TH
RECORDING ARTIST LUPE FIASCO'S STUDIO WHERE YUNG RELL FELT HE MADE HISTORY.
HE RECORDED HIS FIRST SINGLE "NEVERMIND" FEATURING THE TALENTED BRANDON
HOWARD. AFTER THAT IT WAS IN THE BOOKS. MATHAUS WANTED TO SIGN RELL THE
VERY NEXT DAY. THE NEXT MONTH YUNG RELL BEGAN WORKING ON HIS PREVIOUS
MIXTAPE "SCHOOL DAYZ" WITH FELLOW LABLEMATE TUGUN CANNON. RELL WAS HAPPY
THAT HE WAS EVEN ALOED TO MAKE A MIXTAPE AND HE FELT IT WAS A BLESSIN FROM
GOD. THIS MIXTAPE WAS RELEASED APRIL 12,2008 ON HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND
JUWAUN'S BIRTHDAY R.I.P. IT WAS HOSTED BY 107.5 WGCI'S OWN D.J LIL JOHN.
THE MIXTAPE FEATURED TUGUN CANNON, PRO AND BRAVE, AL FATZ,YUNG KAY,SMOKE
MAC,AND RICKIA. WITH THAT IN THE BOOKS RELL FINISHED WRITING HIS UP AND
COMING ALBUM "THE CHAPTERS VOL.1" THIS ALBUM TOOK RELL 2 YEARS TO WRITE. IT
IS HIS LIFE STORY BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECORD DEAL ITS ABOUT RELL GROWING
UP IN THE WINDY CITY STREETS OF CHICAGO AND EVERYTHING HE BEEN THROUGH LIKE
HIS DADS DRUG ADDICTION HIS MOMS STRUGGLING AND ALL THE HARDSHIPS AND
OBSTACLES HE WENT THROUGH AND OVERCAME TO GET TO THE ROAD OF SUCCESS. ITS
BASICALLY A DOCUMENTARY OF RELL'S LIFE SHOWING EVERYBODY WHERE HE IS FROM
AND WHERE HE IS HEADED. ITS A TRUE STORY AND ITS SET TO DROP DURING THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF 2009. RELL IS READY TO SHOW THE WHOLE RAP GAME WHY HE
THINKS HE IS "THE YOUNGEST IN CHARGE" THE GRIND NEVER STOP SO WHY SHOULD
YOU~TUGUN CANNON
