Leikeli47

Leikeli47 (or Leikeli) is an American rapper signed to RCA Records. In 2018, she released her second full-length album, Acrylic. Until 2024, she was known for concealing her face with a bandana or balaclava at all performances and professional appearances. Leikeli was raised in both Virginia and New York, primarily in the Virginia and Brooklyn neighborhoods of Danville, Norfolk, Brownsville and Bedford–Stuyvesant. She is of partial Trinidadian and Guyanese descent. She has described herself as having been a shy child who was interested in becoming a rapper from a young age. She cites Michael Jackson and N.E.R.D. as some of her favorite performers. Prior to being signed to RCA Records, Leikeli released a mixtape in 2010 titled LK-47. This was followed by a string of releases including the sequel mixtape LK-47 Pt. II in 2014 and a self-titled EP in 2015, Leikeli47.