After the release of Project Black and Red, Yungen was nominated for the 2015 MOBO Best Newcomer Award and signed his first record contract with Sony RCA that November. BBC Radio 1Xtra named Yungen as one of the hottest new artists to watch for 2016, and in February 2016 Yungen released his single "Comfy". In April 2016 Yungen released his next single "Off the Record 2" and performed a sold-out show at Village Underground. This was shortly followed by the release of R&B-inspired "Take My Number" featuring Angel on 10 May 2016. "Take My Number" was followed by "Do It Right", a collaboration with Sneakbo featuring Haile, on 6 December. Independently from Sony, Yungen released the single "You Don't Know Me Like That" through Forever Yung on 5 February 2016, and "Cuffing Season" under House of Forever on 24 November 2016.
