Ian Leone

Ian Leone has a way with words. He annunciates his way through subject matters both deep and surface. A remarkable life has given him a lot to say. Coming from a family headed by parents who fled a civil war in Sierra Leone in search of a better life and landed in London U.K. There is a mesh of cultures in the dna and fabric of his art, one which births unique offerings. Clearly influenced by hip hop rhyming styles of Big L, Jay Z and Eminem etc, a slick but technical flow weaves through terrains of rock, trap, hiphop and jazz whilst finding new meeting places for unconventional uses of his musicality.

A potent honestly in rhyme form has always been second nature to Ian, having already touched ears and hearts of fans under another alias in the London rap scene from as early as age 14. This sets the stage for a unique rap angle as far as the British coast. Black male identity, vulnerability, love, freedom and flare are stops on the ride of Leone’s lyrical display. Mixing a high level of artistry as a producer, bass player and co-writer for other artists with a progressive sense of visual display, performance and fashion as a model in campaigns for high profiled companies. Ian Leone finds himself presenting his story and ideas vividly in a way that captures a story of humanity and his existence in the present day, that is truly unique.