![]() ![]() About the theme of beauty salons, she told The Fader, "They're safe havens for all of us - all women, but especially the African-American community. She stated that the next installment to the "Beauty Series" will be called Shape Up. Acrylic is the second part of a planned music trilogy that Leikeli has developed, called the "Beauty Series". Jenn Pelly wrote at : "Her flow is always gripping, her details novelistic: An aunt sells candy from a windowpane, an extension cord snakes across a hallway, and the lights flicker in an E train tunnel." Dhruva Balram wrote for NME, "At times, and especially on ‘Iron Mike’, Leikeli47 sounds like the best of M.I.A, Cardi B and Kamaiyah rolled into one." Acrylic was named one of NPR's 50 Best Albums of 2018, as well as other lists including Paper Magazine, Esquire, and Forbes. The album received positive critical reviews. The first single on the album, "Girl Blunt", was featured on the third season of Insecure and on the first season of The Wilds. The title was inspired by her mixture of southern, Caribbean, and city roots. It's evident that Leikeli is aiming to break rules and push boundaries hip-hop." Īcrylic was released on November 15, 2018. wrote, "the album showcases Leikeli47’s distinctively hard-hitting yet playful lyricism, genre-bending musicianship, and enigmatic character." Darryl Robertson wrote for Vibe, "the dynamic, and featureless, effort is loaded with creativity, vigor and the power of her own feminism. ![]() Leikeli's first full-length debut, Wash & Set, was released on September 8, 2017. In 2015, Leikeli's song "Fuck the Summer Up" was included on Jay-Z's inaugural Tidal self titled playlist. II in 2014 and a self-titled EP in 2015, Leikeli47. This was followed by a string of releases including the sequel mixtape LK-47 Pt. Prior to being signed to RCA Records, Leikeli released a mixtape in 2010 titled LK-47. ![]() She described herself as having been a shy child who was interested in becoming a rapper from a young age. ![]() Leikeli47 was raised in both Virginia and New York, primarily in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brownsville and Bedford–Stuyvesant. ![]()
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