Out of San Diego, burgeoning rapper Leo Haze stands out from the current swell of young hip-hop artists with a tranquil style that cushions his steady-flowing rhymes. His raspy, verbose flow simmers, bubbles and pops over sometimes smooth, sometimes stilted soul-sampling beats. His strong start-consisting of a mature mixtape and a few assertive features-suggests Chance the Rapper, the counter culturalist crew Odd Future, and a young Kid Cudi. His traditional hip-hop chops are rounded out by elements of electronic production that seamlessly integrate the familiar and foreign. He may have just turned 19, but Leo Haze is here to stay.
Out of San Diego, burgeoning rapper Leo Haze stands out from the current swell of young hip-hop artists with a tranquil style that cushions his steady-flowing rhymes. His raspy, verbose flow simmers, bubbles and pops over sometimes smooth, sometimes stilted soul-sampling beats. His strong start-consisting of a mature mixtape and a few assertive features-suggests Chance the Rapper, the counter culturalist crew Odd Future, and a young Kid Cudi. His traditional hip-hop chops are rounded out by elements of electronic production that seamlessly integrate the familiar and foreign. He may have just turned 19, but Leo Haze is here to stay.
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