ARTISTA URBANO
YOUNG CARTEL
A hip-hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts, active since 2013. His documented catalog includes collaborations with King Lil Jay (“Narcotics,” 2014) and Rocaine (“Math,” 2016), a 2023 return to music, and a recent turn toward gospel rap, with “Joshua Graves x Nothing Without God” (2025) as his most recent release.
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IDENTITY
I. Young Cartel, Out of Boston
Young Cartel is a hip-hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts — a connection explicitly stated in his Instagram bio's location field and encoded directly into his current handle, “617,” Boston's area code. He's used different usernames across his documented career: @1YoungCartel (2013–2015), @YoungCartel4eva (2015), and, since 2023, @YoungCartel617. In content he published in 2025, he also signs as “Joshua Graves” — a detail found only in his own posts, never independently confirmed.
2013
II. 2013 — The First Releases
His YouTube channel is created on May 9, 2013, and his first documented songs arrive that December under his own crew name, NHL4EVA Records: “I Shoot Gunz,” “Well I'll Be Damned,” and “Young Niggaz” — the latter alongside Dillavel and Rugz, of BBG, both described as Boston artists.
2014–2016
III. 2014–2016 — Growing the Catalog
In the years that follow he expands his catalog with “Fuck Tha Fame,” “Wuts It Worth” (alongside labelmate Mr. Flexx), “Thriller,” “Ain't No Love In The Bean,” “Bang,” “Hood Nigga,” and “Dummy.” Two collaborations from this period reach beyond the local scene: “Narcotics” (2014), with Chicago artist King Lil Jay, and “Math” (2016), with Detroit artist Rocaine. In October 2015 he releases the mixtape “Straight Drop,” hosted by DJ Shon.
2023
IV. 2023 — A Return
After a period with no documented activity, Young Cartel returns to music in May 2023 with the singles “Look Like” and “Lifestyle.” That same window coincides with renewed media attention around his public figure, documented across an interview series that collectively drew far more views than any song in his own catalog.
2024–2025
V. 2024–2025 — A Turn Toward Faith
Starting in 2024, his public content takes a marked turn toward the religious: his Instagram bio becomes a Bible verse, and his most recent posts are devotional readings and reflections on faith. On June 19, 2025, he releases “Joshua Graves x Nothing Without God,” his most recent musical release as of this research — a gospel-rap single that openly marks this new chapter.
MUSIC · TRAJECTORY
Trajectory
Documented moments, each with its exact source.
2013-05-09
YouTube Channel Created
The documented start of his public career.
Source: YouTube — the channel's own metadata.
2013-12· KEY MOMENT
First Releases, Under NHL4EVA Records
“I Shoot Gunz,” “Well I'll Be Damned,” and “Young Niggaz” (with Dillavel and Rugz, of BBG).
Source: YouTube — publish-date metadata.
2014-10-06· KEY MOMENT
“Narcotics,” with King Lil Jay
A collaboration with Chicago artist King Lil Jay — also his only documented Spotify credit.
Source: YouTube; Spotify.
2016-02-15
“Math,” with Rocaine
A collaboration with Detroit artist Rocaine (Glo Gang).
Source: YouTube — publish-date metadata.
2023-05-25· KEY MOMENT
“Look Like”
A return single after a period with no documented activity.
Source: YouTube — publish-date metadata.
2025-06-19· KEY MOMENT
“Joshua Graves x Nothing Without God”
His most recent musical release as of this research — a gospel-rap single.
Source: YouTube — publish-date metadata.
VISUALES
Archivo de Video
Young Cartel x King Lil Jay - Narcotics
A collaboration with Chicago artist King Lil Jay (2014).
Rocaine x Young Cartel - Math
A collaboration with Detroit artist Rocaine (2016).
Young Cartel - Dummy
Single, 2015.
DISCOGRAPHY
Documented Work
Credits verified against YouTube and Spotify — with an exact year only where the source independently confirms it.
- “I Shoot Gunz”— NHL4EVA Records.Artist · 2013
- “Young Niggaz”— With Dillavel and Rugz (of BBG), both described as Boston artists.Artist · 2013
- “Wuts It Worth”— With Mr. Flexx, an NHL4EVA Records labelmate.Artist · 2014
- “Narcotics”— With King Lil Jay (Chicago) — his only documented Spotify credit.Artist · 2014
- “Whole Lotta”— From the mixtape “Straight Drop,” hosted by DJ Shon.Artist · 2015
- “Math”— Rocaine (Detroit), feat. Young Cartel.Featured Artist · 2016
- “Look Like” / “Lifestyle”— Return singles, produced by gentlebeatz_.Artist · 2023
- “Joshua Graves x Nothing Without God”— Gospel-rap single — his most recent release.Artist · 2025