Born and raised in a small Tennessee town with little oppurtunity, Julian Turner found refuge in video games, movies, and most importantly music. One of his first rolemodels was Will Smith, who remains a very special hero to him today. "Will Smith taught me the delivery, how to present your raps in like a swaggarific way." Not only is Julian an aspiring producer and rapper, but he is also looking into acting and modeling.
From a very tender age Julian has always been the entertainer of the family, adding in comedy with ease to their most serious moments. "One would think of this as being innappropriate, but Julian has this slick way about him, that you can't help but crack up. Even when he jokes about you he does it all in love," says his older sister and victim to most of his teasing. "Family is the most important..because they stay with you throughout all situations no matter how hectic or heavy the situation is. Sometimes in tight situations to break the ice you really just have to be comedic,"says Julian.
Julian has had his mind set on rapping since he was five. "At five I was still in the developing stage of my artistry and I mean I had the way to deliver the message downpack...but I just didn't have the messgae downpack!" Julian explained with his low laugh. His first developed stagename was Lil Jul but it has been changed to Yung Jul in 2006, "because it really looked stupid of me to be called 'Lil' when I had all these growth spurts."
Julian spends his time divided into two states. His school years are spent with his mother and little brother in Kingsport, TN and his summers are spent with his father, step-mother, and the rest of his siblings in Forest, Virginia.
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