At 25, SEAN LEON knows what he likes and he isn’t afraid to let everyone know. The Scarborough born emcee has recently become one of the pillars of the “New Toronto” sound and an advocate for originality — whether it’s via his IXXI collective or in his interest in visual arts and photography — and it’s partly because he has his finger on the pulse of a new artistic formula. His Instagram account tends to cater to this chic millennials that like avant-garde, House Of Balloons-type shit, but when it comes to his music, the moody aesthetic is punched up with a vicious sense of confidence.

For example, there’s Black Sheep Nirvana. Leon’s forthcoming project was named after his daughter Xylo and while it blends together the jagged emotions that solidified his previous releases (see Narcissus, Ninelevenne), it primarily focuses on the tangible, “in real life” moments that bleed into his creative philosophies. To shed some light on his upcoming plans, we recently sat down with Leon and discussed Black Sheep, his recent collaborations, and why its crucial to find your own lane.

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