LB Spiffy
LB Spiffy | |
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Also known as | Loyal Boss |
Born | c. 2002 |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Canadian hip hop |
Years active | 2016–present |
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LB Spiffy (born c. 2002) is a rapper from Toronto, Ontario. LB Spiffy rose to fame for his single "My Phone" which was co-signed by Drake and featured LD Bandz and G Boy.
Biography[edit]
2002–2019: early life and career beginnings[edit]
LB Spiffy was born in 2002 and raised in Jane and Finch neighbourhood located in the northwest end of Toronto, Ontario, like Pressa and Friyie. He started making music as a hobby before turning it into a career alongside his close friends.[1]
He used social media to promote his music and gain recognition through him and his friends freestyling. At the age of 14, LB Spiffy's music began to be used in montage videos of NBA 2K17 gameplay. Some of these gameplays amassed over a million views. This, in turn, exposed him to an international audience gaining fans from the States and the UK. LB Spiffy released the single "My Phone" in January 2017. The single was co-signed by Drake} and featured LD Bandz and G Boy.[2][3] The song was later sampled by Lil Tecca on the single "Callin'".[4] In the same year Spiffy released the EP A Cashflow Christmas with Prince Dawn and all five tracks were produced by JMak.[5]
He released his debut album So Spiffy on March 2, 2018[6][7] and was subsequently featured on 6ixBuzz's compilation album 6ixUpsideDown in the same year and NorthernSound in 2019.[8][9]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- 2018: So Spiffy
Collaborative albums[edit]
- 2018: 6ixUpsideDown (by 6ixBuzz)
- 2019: NorthernSound (by 6ixBuzz)
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/8xdwwz/lb-toronto-rap-interview
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF07_inZyRo
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7550023/hip-hop-co-signs-evolution-social-media-drake-the-weeknd
- ↑ https://www.whosampled.com/sample/680455/Lil-Tecca-Callin%27-LB-Spiffy-LD-Bandz-G-Boy-2-My-Phone/
- ↑ https://www.hiphopcanada.com/lb-prince-dawn-cashflow-christmas/
- ↑ https://music.apple.com/ca/album/so-spiffy/1354190881
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/5IsxH5bAizNr5g0NQI9HMD
- ↑ "6ixupsidedown - 6ixbuzz | User Reviews". AllMusic.
- ↑ "6ixBuzz features some of Toronto's best on new project NorthernSound".
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