LeoStayTrill: The UK rap flexer flames it up in the Finders Keepers music video
You already know the vibes when it comes to my United Kingdom crodies so it’s no shocker LeoStayTrill is on my radar with the fire tunes - especially heat like the ‘Finders Keepers’ visual gem.
Pure confidence and flexing on full display. Tap in.
19-year-old rap prodigy LeoStayTrill is back with “Finders Keepers” freestyle. Going back to basics, Leo is on fine form on this new freestyle. Demonstrating the deft flow and technical penmanship that set him apart, this new offering is Leo reaffirming his place at the apex of the new generation of rap. Listen HERE.
Consistently receiving critical praise, earlier this year Leo received yet another MOBO nomination, this time for Best Drill Act.
“Finders Keepers” follows on from “Active” which launched at the start of the year and was his first release since his recent EP Last Quarter which dropped at the end of November last year.
It was a beautifully vulnerable and well-rounded project that saw Leo expand his Afro-Drill sound.
With Dave and Ed Sheeran co-signs, two EPs out in just a year and incredible stats under his belt, the sky’s the limit for the 19-year-old South Londoner. Taking inspiration from all over the world, Leo aims to make music that appeals to his global fanbase while also staying true to his own musical interests.
The lead single from his debut project, “Hands on Knees” featured Drill superstar K-Trap. Which racked up over 6m views on the teasers and thousands of video creations. Fresh off a showstopping performance at Our Homecoming fest in Nigeria & with 2.1m followers across IG & Tik Tok, Leo has proven himself a force in the UK music industry. In June Leo performed in Manchester, Birmingham and London for his sold-out Home Alone tour.
In late 2024, Leo took the stage for his first ever sold-out headline show at The Camden Assembly, where he wowed fans and brought out ArrDee and Tion Wayne. With over 140m streams on Spotify alone, two MOBO Award nominations (Best Newcomer & Song Of The Year) and an Asake O2 Arena support slot under his belt, Leo’s proving to be a force to be reckoned with.
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Born in London to Zimbabwean parents and raised in South London, at first his parents didn’t quite get it. But after seeing him performing to huge crowds while still in primary school, it wasn’t long before they understood he was a natural. “Now they’re fully on board,” he smiles.
Leo taught himself how to produce and started collaborating and creating music as soon as he could. And it was his symbiotic collaboration with producer Xeretto since 2019 (when they were 12 or 13) that he credits with bringing his trademark sonics to life in a new way. ‘Honeybun’ came from that and then ‘Pink Lemonade’ as well so I don’t feel like I need to go elsewhere to get something that we created.” Understandably so, when the recipe has already proved so successful. Coining a contagious blend of UK rap’s best bits, his sound has set him apart from the pack on the international stage already. Pairing the fast-paced percussive vocal delivery of drill with the earworm lightness of afro swing melodies. The innate rhythmic flair of African melodies and the effortless charisma and lingua franca of London’s cultural melting pot.
