Sean Leon | |
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.jpg) Leon in 2017, at The Come Up Show in Toronto | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Sean Leon |
| Also known as | Maui Slim[1] |
| Born | May 23, 1991[2] Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | IXXI Initiative |
| Website | seanleon |
Matthew Sean Leon (born May 23, 1991) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He founded the record label IXXI Initiative in 2012, which fostered the career of fellow Toronto native Daniel Caesar.[4][5][6] Leon is perhaps best known for co-writing Justin Bieber's 2021 single "Peaches", which peaked atop both the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100 and received four Grammy Award nominations. In 2019, Leon founded the creative company Pupil.
- ^ "Sean Leon Is A Self-Professed 'Black Punk Rap Rock Motherfucker'". Vice. March 13, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Just found out I'm not actually born in January I was born on May 23 I'm actually a Gemini". October 11, 2022.
- ^ Brown, Breagh (April 1, 2014). "Watch Sean Leon Wild Out as a "Black Punk Motherfxcker"". Vice. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ "Sean Leon is the shapeshifting Toronto artist you need to watch".
- ^ "Daniel Caesar's Reign of Freedom". October 2, 2014.
- ^ "From sleeping in Trinity Bellwoods to the Grammys, the rise of R&B artist Daniel Caesar". December 15, 2017.