[1] Born in 1994 as Dallas Cotton,[2] Yung Bae began as a music producer based out of Portland, Oregon.

[3] He attended Oregon State University for four months before turning to music full time.

[4] He has collaborated with acts such as Flamingosis, Brasstracks, Method Man, Mike Posner, Sam Fischer, Channel Tres, Marc E. Bassy, Jon Batiste, Earthgang, Awolnation, Pink Sweats, and Nile Rodgers, amongst others.

[6] In 2019 he released the single "Must Be Love"[7] and "Bad Boy"[8] which were included in his album Bae 5.

[9] "Bad Boy" was also his first single release after signing to major label Arista Records.