Leikeli47 Opens Up On Revealing Her Face And Honoring Black Music History

Leikeli47 Opens Up On Revealing Her Face And Honoring Black Music History

Getty Image/Merle Cooper For the past decade, masked rapper Leikeli47 has been one of the most pioneering voices in hip-hop. Her music combining a spectrum of influences that, at times, seem polar opposites; ballroom and yardie culture would seem to be natural enemies, but Leikeli blended them as easily as breathing. Last year, the East Coast nomad shocked the world by taking off her mask in the video for “450,” as she revealed the tracklist for…