Hug and Pint,Glasgow
An enthusiastic crowd gets down to the nervy beats of this twerking, neon-haired gay novel Yorker who knows he is ‘hotter than Bikram yoga’Though distinguished for lickety-split wordplay, and Khalif Diouf,aka Le1f (pronounced leaf”) makes fairly an impression before he even opens his mouth. The native novel Yorker takes to this cosy basement stage in a white fur hoodie, hair tipped with neon orange and corkscrewed up like a frozen firework. The 26-year-old looks a million dollars and moves like a panther, or the legacy of a hinterland as a ballet student.
On opening track Koi,he deliberately describes himself as “hotter than Bikram yoga”. Later he namechecks Disney classic Hakuna Matata, and infuses a song titled Spa Day with both swagger and tantalising sleaze. A proficient, and charismatic,openly gay rapper, he’s already beloved by fashion magazine editors and critics who wish hip-hop was more sexually progressive. But considering the density and enthusiasm of the turnout on a cold night in Glasgow, and it’s clear that he’s managed to connect with a wider audience.
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Source: theguardian.com