It’s a given the rap scene is a super competitive right now especially with upcoming neo-rappers coming up from all walks of life with an aim of dominating the game in whatever way it will work for them. Not for Kiiing Leo though, yes three “i” on King, he is one rapper that is changing the game exponentially and gradually the right way.
It seems like he’s studied from “hip hop university” since in his style you can find a little bit of Bone Thugs n Harmony, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne elements on his rap and he even has grasped J. Cole’s wisdom and Kendrick Lamar punch lines and on his record ‘The Weather’ you can get to experience both of these impressive qualities there.
“My aim as an artiste is to take every single listener on a musical journey of enlightenment, for them to hear my story and sound, and hopefully learn something from it.” – Kiiing Leo
Kiing Leo is a bonafide, established rapper in his own right is not only a rapper, he is also a record producer producing most of his songs which is a quality not most of your favorite rappers have, he is a versatile artiste working seamlessly both as an artiste and a record producer and it’s clear and evidently proven that he is great at both of them.
The rapper who is originally from Lotus River in Cape Town started his musical journey at the tender age of 14 years learning from the great rappers to ever do it in hip hop. He studied musical genres like hop hop, RnB, Jazz and Soul.
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Some of Kiiing Leo’s major influences stem from industry icons such as Jay Electronica, MF Doom, Slick Rick, Lupe Fiasco and Ab-Soul.
You can’t deny the fact that Kiiing has the witty lyrically ability, smooth tone and unique flow while capitalizing on the ability to capture any audience.
Stream ‘The Weather’ record by Kiiing Leo below
