Lil Xan

Lil Xan (born September 6, 1996 in Redlands ; real life Nicholas Diego Leanos ) is an American rapper and songwriter of Mexican origin. He became famous for his song Betrayed, which was awarded Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2017 . His trademark are his face tattoos.

life and career

Leanos went to Redlands East Valley High School and left without a degree in ninth grade (freshman year). He then worked as a street cleaner and sold drugs before he started rapping as a hobby.

Leanos tried his hand at photography until his camera was stolen at a Steven Cannon concert where he worked as a photographer. He decided to quit photography and try his hand at rapper because a studio session was cheaper than buying a new camera. Furthermore, some of his friends were already active in the music industry.

In 2014, Leanos misused the drug Xanax for the first time and developed an addiction to it and other drugs. After two years of being addicted to Xanax, he decided against the drug and now teaches through his songs what the drug can do to you. He said on the social media platform Twitter: "I'm an anti xan movement and I'm still struggling with other vices [...]" In an interview with Noisey he said that he is currently trying to get away from it to solve the drug Norcos .

As a solo artist, Leanos became known through platforms such as SoundCloud and YouTube . Leano's notoriety grew rapidly after he released his song Betrayed in August 2017. The song peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 .

In an interview with XXL , he announced that he would release his first album Total Xanarchy in 2018 .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	title	US	Remarks
2018	Total Xanarchy	US10 (6 weeks) US	First published: April 6, 2018

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	Title album	UK	US	Remarks
2017	Betrayed	UK- silver UK	US64 platinum (20 weeks)US	First published: October 19, 2017 Sales: + 1,200,000

More singles

2016: Montana Doe
2016: Who Are You
2016: Center Fold
2016: Sorry
2016: Vicodin
2016: Been Bout It
2017: Xanarchy
2017: Crash the Whip
2017: Slingshot
2017: Far
2017: Water (Models)
2017: Wake Up
2018: The Man
2018: Who I Am
2018: The Man
2018: Color Blind
2018: Lies ( feat.Lil Skies )

Web links

Lil Xan at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Lil Xan's "Betrayed" Has Gone Platinum. Retrieved July 6, 2020 .
↑ Back2Back Hip Hop: The LIL XAN Interview. August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .
↑ No Jumper: LIL XAN EXPOSED. November 10, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .
↑ The Break Presents: Lil Xan - XXL. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .
↑ A Rapper Named Lil Xan Talks About His Painful Xanax Addiction & Recovery . In: DJBooth . ( djbooth.net [accessed December 22, 2017]).
↑ Lil Xan Breaks Down "Betrayed" On Genius' Video Series' Verified '. Retrieved December 22, 2017 (English).
↑ LIL XAN: I'm an anti xan movement and I'm still struggling with other vices y'all act like you know everything about everything, unless you have been through this shit don't fuckin talk. In: @lilxanfuhyobih. Retrieved December 22, 2017 (English).
↑ Noisey: Lil Xan Would Like to Make You Sober: Noisey Raps. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .
↑ Pandora Predictions to Know: Lil Xan, Lyrica Anderson & Mahalia . In: Billboard . ( billboard.com [accessed December 22, 2017]).
↑ ^a ^b Billboard Hot 100 Charts from December 16, 2017. In: Billboard . Retrieved January 10, 2018 .
↑ Cardi B's 'Invasion of Privacy' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. In: Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
↑ Music Sales Awards: US UK

personal data
SURNAME	Xan, Lil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Leanos, Diego (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rapper and songwriter with a Mexican background
DATE OF BIRTH	September 6, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH	Redlands

[1] Lil Xan's "Betrayed" Has Gone Platinum. Retrieved July 6, 2020 .

[2] Back2Back Hip Hop: The LIL XAN Interview. August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .

[3] No Jumper: LIL XAN EXPOSED. November 10, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .

[4] The Break Presents: Lil Xan - XXL. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .

[5] A Rapper Named Lil Xan Talks About His Painful Xanax Addiction & Recovery . In: DJBooth . ( djbooth.net [accessed December 22, 2017]).

[6] Lil Xan Breaks Down "Betrayed" On Genius' Video Series' Verified '. Retrieved December 22, 2017 (English).

[7] LIL XAN: I'm an anti xan movement and I'm still struggling with other vices y'all act like you know everything about everything, unless you have been through this shit don't fuckin talk. In: @lilxanfuhyobih. Retrieved December 22, 2017 (English).

[8] Noisey: Lil Xan Would Like to Make You Sober: Noisey Raps. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .

[9] Pandora Predictions to Know: Lil Xan, Lyrica Anderson & Mahalia . In: Billboard . ( billboard.com [accessed December 22, 2017]).

[Billboard-10] Billboard Hot 100 Charts from December 16, 2017. In: Billboard . Retrieved January 10, 2018 .

[11] Cardi B's 'Invasion of Privacy' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. In: Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2018 .

[Ausz.-12] Music Sales Awards: US UK