Lil Xan The Official Story Told By Him, Vevo LIFT

, VevoLIFT Lil Xan isnt your normal hiphop artist. He named himself after a prescription drug, his sullen delivery doesnt rely on boast or beats per se, and there seems to be at least a part of him thats the opposite of whatever swag is. But the 21yearold Diego Leanos has a definite magnetism defining his work. Whether onstage or in a video, the clearcut emo feels of his lyrics and the almostdisturbing candor of their subject matter create a fascinating character. Once you hear Lil Xan you dont forget him. Crashing out of a rough childhood in Redlands, CA that was marked by poverty and drug abuse, hes said that hes been inspired by everyone from to Mac Miller. That inspiration led him to grabbing a mic, and in late 2016 Xan blossomed on SoundCloud and had writers placing his music under the heading of sadrap, a perfect example of which is his smash, Betrayed, whose video is closing in on 200M views. His vibe of his album debut Total Xanarchy is overwhelming, a trapflecked dreamsc