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Yung Berg in Chicago, 2008.
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Birth name | Christian Ward |
Also known as | Iceberg, Hitmaka |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
September 9, 1985
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, record producer, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | Yung Fly Movement Records Tha Alumini Music Group Epic, Bloodline (former) |
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Yung Fly Movement | |
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Founded | 2005 |
Founder | Christian "Yung Berg" Ward (CEO & President) |
Status | Active |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Christian Ward (born September 9, 1985), better known as his stage names Yung Berg and Hitmaka, is an American record producer, rapper and songwriter. Yung Berg had been previously signed to DMX's Bloodline Records as Iceberg but then signed to Epic Records. His debut single was "Sexy Lady", which features R&B singer Junior released in April 2007. His debut album Look What You Made Me was released in 2008.
In 2001, he was signed to DMX's Bloodline Records. He made his debut on the Exit Wounds soundtrack on the song "Dog 4 Life" as Iceberg. However, his parents sent him to a military boarding school in Montana in 2001. He moved to Los Angeles after finishing school in 2003. In 2005, Yung Berg worked as a hypeman and recording assistant for Disturbing tha Peace member and Chicago rapper Shawnna.
Yung Fly Movement (YFM), formerly known as Yung Boss Records, is an Los Angeles, California-based record label formed in 2005 by Ward which includes an in-house production team called the Yung Bosses.
Berg's debut single "Sexy Lady, which featured R&B singer Junior, became a hit on Los Angeles urban radio, and he signed with Epic Records among many labels that approached him. Berg's six-track EP Almost Famous: The Sexy Lady EP was released in July 2007. Also in 2007 he made a cameo in the music video of singer Kat DeLuna's debut single "Whine Up". "Sexy Lady" peaked at #18 on the Billboard 100.