Leon Thomas III
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Leon Thomas III got his start in musical comedy before building a career under his own name in an evolved R&B style. Born Leon George Thomas III in New York on August 1, 1993, he appeared on stage from the age of 10 in Broadway productions such as The Lion King in 2003, then in California in The Color Purple, before signing with Nickelodeon to lend his voice to animated films. In 2012, following his participation in the Victorious series, he produced his first mixtape for the Rostrum Records label, Metro Hearts, followed by a collaboration with Ariana Grande on the latter's debut album, Yours Truly (2013), for which he composed four songs as part of the production group The Rascals, which also worked with Toni Braxton and Babyface. Thomas signed his second mixtape V1bes in 2014 and collaborated with Kehlani and Post Malone, followed up with Before the Beginning (2016), collecting tracks left out, and offered new material on the Genesis EP (2018), in between several TV roles. Nominated for a Grammy Award for his composition of the Rick Ross track "Gold Roses ", the musician works with Drake on Certified Lover Boy (2021) and signs with the Motown subsidiary launched by Ty Dolla $ign, EZMNY Records, for the release of his debut album Electric Dusk (2023), on which Benny the Butcher collaborates. He affixed his name to other productions by Yussef Dayes and Kanye West, and worked on the album Mutt (2024), featuring guests Masego, Wale, Baby Rose, Freddie Gibbs and his loyal associate Ty Dolla $ign. In 2025, Leon Thomas collaborates with Coco Jones on the remix of "Here We Go (Uh Oh)".
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- MUTT by Freddie Gibbs
- FAR FETCHED by Ty Dolla $ign
- Love Jones by Ty Dolla $ign
- Love Jones featuring Leon Thomas III
- PLW
- Moments After
- Mrs. Variety
- Watching Us by Leon Thomas III
- Here We Go (Uh Oh) by Leon Thomas III
- Breaking Point (Remix) by Victoria Monét
- YES IT IS featuring Marsha Ambrosius
- Blue Hundreds
- Blessing
- X-Rated by Benny the Butcher
- Beg
- Sneak
- Slow Down
- Socialite
- +Star101
- Treasure In The Hills by Leon Thomas
- NOT FAIR
- Raggo Rock
- RATHER BE ALONE by Halle
- PRIZE
