YoungPhylosopher is an American philosopher and creative who was born on August 1, 1995. Growing up in New York's Hudson Valley, he was accustomed to a small town called Washingtonville. Here, he graduated at 17 attending Washingtonville High School. After, he studied Liberal Arts and Business at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, NY.
YoungPhylosopher, better known as simply YP is an artist and producer. Having taught himself, he began to help others learn as well. He created the social platform and online community named FREEEBIRDNATION in December 2011. The number 21 is re-occurring within the organization, as it is that day in December that is symbolic of its founding.
At 19, YoungPhylosopher moved to California, residing in a northern Orange County city named Brea. There is where he begins to start recording himself in FBN Studios later becoming STREAMFORFREE. During the course of his stay in Brea and the neighboring city of Fullerton he begins producing his own instrumental beats. He published his first project titled, "Driving Down The PCH" a cornerstone for the sound he became known for.
By 21, he had already dropped a mixtape named "the Car Tapes" using only and iPhone and a car stereo. He had also released various instrumentals all under the name YP. In May, he began his mixtape "Don't Come Looking For Me" which featured rough mixes and low vocals, however gave an even bigger idea for the sound he was searching for.
YoungPhylosopher now 22, resides in Los Angeles, CA and runs both FREEBIRDNATION as a director and owns STREAMFORFREE. His music has begun to be released on major streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify. June 2018 he officially adopted the name MR UNDERSTANDING for his production alias.
He currently only releases content via FREEBIRDNATION.com or SFF, however you can search "YoungPhylosopher" on audio platforms as well