“Introducing an independent male singer and rapper, with an obsession for music since as far as he can remember, Chief L.E.S. The artist is known for producing very dynamic and diverse music. Born in Nigeria, but currently living in Delaware, the USA the artist officially began making music in 2020 and released his first single in April of the same year. The music that Chief produces belongs to the genres of Rap, Trap, Hip Hop, R&B, Afropop, Afrobeat, Dancehall, Reggae, and World Music. The artist has so many styles of music that none of his music sounds the same. He uses various voices and styles of voices, making each song unique and distinct. He does not use autotuned or voice enhancers and portrays his natural talent. Chief states that he loves hip hop the most, but feels that he is ‘foamless like water.’
When it comes to creating music, Chief produces it by first drawing inspiration from the world and people around him. He can be found creating punchlines and words all the time that he implements in the flow of different subjects of his songs. His genuine passion for music led him to study music from antiquity to Tin Pan Alley to all of the 21st century. The different cultures, styles, and genres that he has studied all serve as sources of inspiration for him which he adapts in his music to tell stories about his experiences and aspirations. Chief can be found collecting inspirations for rhythms and sounds in his music, even though sounds that we hear every day. For example, the crashing sounds of kitchen utensils or even of dogs barking. He is so experienced at adapting these sounds that he can even write a story to the sounds of gunshots, click clacks, and sirens. The artist believes that music is not only an instrument or a voice, but the arrangement of sound so that it pleases the ear.
The confident, determined, and obsessed with music artist is ready to push himself further by doing other genres until he believes he is the best at it. He feels that the saying that a jack of all trades is a master of none, but is still always better than a master of none fits him well. Chief was blessed to have been able to work with some of the best Nigerian artists and decided to do what they do and more in an attempt to pursue his dreams. There is a calling deep in his heart to be great which inspires him to keep working harder and grow each and every day. In an interview with us, he states, “I am the best hip-hop musical artist in the world. Nobody can do what I can, nobody!
