There’s a certain kind of artist that doesn’t make music to impress you—but to reach you. D Young is one of those rare voices. With his new single Pullin’ Up, released May 23 via Malak Musik, the Landover, Maryland emcee pens a chapter straight from the trenches, laced with clarity, conviction, and the kind of poetic grit that only real-life experience can forge.

From the jump, Pullin’ Up feels like a spiritual war cry wrapped in boom-bap realism. The beat is raw, grounded by moody keys and heavy drums that hit like footsteps on broken pavement. There’s no glamour here. No false bravado. Just testimony. And in that testimony, D Young sounds like a prophet in Timbs—measured, grounded, and absolutely unwavering.

Lyrically, this record is a masterclass in painting pictures with pain. He doesn’t just talk about struggle—he lets it breathe. Bars like “running from fate with my brother in chains” and “had to pray when the plug fell through” resonate because they’re not just clever—they hurt. You can feel the weight of every syllable. His cadence is smooth but bruised, like someone who’s made peace with carrying scars.

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