Sean Leon
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Photo by Hansel Alonzo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Sean Leon |
| Also known as | Maui Slim |
| Born |
January 30, 1991 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Rap, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Unsigned |
| Associated acts | Jordan Evans, Daniel Caesar |
| Website | blacksheepnirvana |
Matthew Sean Leon (born January 30, 1991), better known under the stage name Sean Leon, is a Canadian recording artist and record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He is the founder of the IXXI Initiative, formed in 2012 in Toronto. In July 2013, Sean released his debut mixtape Ninelevenne, the Tragedy followed by his second project Narcissus, the Drowning of Ego on January 22, 2014.
Shortly after the release of Narcissus, Sean began the year-long roll out of the compilation King Of The Wild Things. That same spring of 2014 he introduced us to and began campaigning for the highly anticipated Black Sheep Nirvana.
Sean Leon formed the IXXI Initiative based in Toronto, Ontario. His first mixtape, Ninelevenne, the Tragedy, was released on July 23, 2013. On January 22, 2014, Sean released his second piece of work, Narcissus, the Drowning of Ego. Both projects feature production by Jordan Evans, who was a part of the production team for Drake's Pound Cake featuring Jay Z on Drake's third studio album, Nothing Was the Same.
On May 25, 2015, Sean returned to the spotlight with the release of the WondaGurl-produced "This Ain't 2012", featuring River Tiber. When asked about the title of the song, Sean explained "It's the year before I started taking music seriously—in truth, I can't remember life before 2013 unless I'm high or drunk or emotional." A month later, Sean released "81", named after Kobe Bryant's 81 point game against the Toronto Raptors. Produced by Eestbound, "81" was dubbed HipHopCanada's "Song of the Day" stating "Sean Leon (aka Maui Slim) is without a doubt one of the hottest artists coming out of Canada right now".
After a 4-month hiatus, Sean continued the hype surrounding Black Sheep Nirvana with a trio of freestyles over borrowed beats from The Weeknd, Drake and CMDWN. "Wriss Freestyle", "1% (Go Off) Freestyle" and "Tell Your Fri(ends) Freestyle" were all released for free via Sean's SoundCloud and Apple Music Connect pages.
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