Los Angeles-based rapper Tanna Leone works in ethereal instrumentals and melodic, angular songwriting for a sound that explores the boundaries of mainstream rap. He was one of the earliest signees to Kendrick Lamar's pgLang imprint, working with the Def Jam-affiliated label for the release of his 2022 debut album Sleepy Soldier.
Leone began rapping as early as age 11, after being interested in poetry as a young child. He continued developing his skills as a teenager, and began recording his own songs and performing publicly while in high school. In 2022, after a few years of ...