Legacy of Leon Thomas
Artists and genres Leon Thomas directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
4batzartistNeko Bennett, known professionally as 4Batz, is an American R&B singer from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his 2023 single "Act II: Date @ 8", one of his various songs that went viral on TikTok, which spawned a remix featuring Canadian rapper Drake. Bennett's style has been described as gentle and atmospheric, and is known for its stark contrast from the song's accompanying music videos, which typically show drill-esque content. The song preceded and served as lead single for his debut mixtape, U Made Me a St4r (2024). His debut album, Still Shinin, was released on September 12, 2025.
Tim BuckleyartistTimothy Charles Buckley III was an American musician. He began his career based in folk rock, but subsequently experimented with genres such as psychedelia, jazz, the avant-garde, and funk.
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Stooshe are an English girl group from London, consisting of three members Alexandra Buggs, Karis Anderson and Courtney Rumbold. Initially signed to Warner Music, they released of their first single "Love Me", featuring American rapper Travie McCoy, in 2012. Later that year Stooshe were nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll.
Wiz KhalifaartistCameron Jibril Thomaz, known professionally as Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and actor. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he signed with the local independent label Rostrum Records to release his debut studio album, Show and Prove (2006). His contract entered a short-lived joint venture with Warner Bros. Records the following year. His Eurodance-influenced 2008 single "Say Yeah" received urban radio airplay and entered both the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Songs charts, becoming his first minor hit.
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BuddyartistBuddy is an indie pop group from Los Angeles. It was formed in 2006 and named after the lead singer.
Tayla ParxartistTaylor Monét Parks, known professionally as Tayla Parx, is an American singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and actress. A two-time Grammy nominee in the Album of the Year category, songs she has written and co-written have exceeded 16 billion streams on Spotify and appeared on the pop, hip hop, R&B, K-pop, country, and Latin charts. She has released four albums, an EP, and a mixtape as a solo artist.
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Dylan SinclairartistDylan Sinclair is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, whose full-length debut album Proverb was a Juno Award nominee for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.
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