Le1f

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Le1f

Khalif Diouf (born April 6, 1989 in New York ), better known under the stage name Le1f , is an American rapper from New York. He runs the hip-hop label Camp & Street , which is an offshoot of Greedhead Music . He is known for being an openly gay rapper and for using unorthodox production styles.

biography

Diouf was born in Manhattan . He studied ballet and modern dance , earned an honors in modern dance, and eventually returned to his hometown to become a rapper.

Career

While he was initially only known for producing songs like the debut single Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell for the hip-hop group Das Racist , he later became known as a solo artist with the release of his debut mixtape Dark York in April 2012. His main single Wut , which he produced with 5kinAndBon5, gained attention for the project and was filmed as a music video in June 2012.

In November 2012 Diouf and Mykki Blanco produced the song Fucking the DJ from his mixtape Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Prince / ss . A little later in the same month, Diouf released a joint EP with Boody , which was named Liquid . This was followed by a video for the song Soda . His second mixtape Fly Zone was received positively by critics in January 2013. He later also released a video for the single Spa Day . Guests like Spank Rock , DonChristian and Kitty could be seen on the mixtape .

In September 2013, Diouf released his third mixtape Tree House , which later featured a music video for the second single Hush Bb .

In February 2013, Terrible Records announced a five-song project called Hey , which was finally released on May 11, 2014. On March 13, 2014, Diouf made his television debut with an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman .

His first album Riot Boi was released in November 2015.

Discography

Albums

  • Riot Boi (2015)

Extended pieces

  • Liquid (with Boody) (2012)
  • Hey (2014)

Mix tapes

  • Dark York (2012)
  • Fly Zone (2013)
  • Tree House (2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Natalie Hope McDonald: America's Next Top Gay Rapper? . In: Philadelphia . July 24, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ Rich Juzwiak: Rapper Le1f Is Very Good and Very Gay . In: Gawker . July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Ian S. Port: The Unflinching, Bold (and Gay) Rapper Le1f Asks "Wut" . In: Artinfo . July 24, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ The Windish Agency: Le1f - Bio ( Memento from June 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Brandon Soderberg: Le1f: New York Rap Deconstructionist Boasts Tricky Skills . In: Spin Magazine . December 12, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ Hari Ashurst: Le1f: Dark York - Album Review . In: Pitchfork Media . April 30, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ Le1f - Anger (Official Video) . June 19, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Larry Fitzmaurice: Le1f: "Anger" . In: Pitchfork Media . July 19, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  9. ↑ Download Mykki Blanco's Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Prince / ss mixtape . In: FACT . November 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  10. ^ Miles Raymer: Boody & LE1F Liquid EP . November 28, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ Fly Zone - Le1f . Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  12. ^ Claire Lobenfeld: Download Le1f's Tree House Mixtape . In: Stereogum . Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ Tom Breihan: Le1f - Hush Bb Video . In: Stereogum . Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  14. ^ Reggie Ugwu: Le1f Signs to Terrible Records . In: Billboard . July 19, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  15. ^ Jacob Brown: Le1f — New York's Hottest Underground Rapper — Gets a Record Deal and Talks to Vogue About Macklemore and Letterman . In: Vogue . March 7, 2014. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 13, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vogue.com
  16. ↑ Le1f Releases Liquid EP With Boody, Shares Literal New Video for "Soda" . Pitchfork Media . November 19, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  17. ↑ iTunes - Music - Hey - EP by Le1f . Retrieved March 12, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Le1f
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diouf, Khalif (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , United States