10 Things You Didn’t Know About Lady Leshurr

The American rapper, singer and producer, Lady Leshurr was born Melesha O’Garro on 15 December 1988 in Kingshurst, Birmingham. She won second place in the Best Female category of the Official Mixtape Awards 2011. She played one of the lead female roles in Vertigo Films’ 2009 critically acclaimed movie 1 Day. In October 2011, she was described as “the one to watch” by Paul Lester of The Guardian. There is no doubt that the 27-years-old rapper, singer and producer is definitely a rising star in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American singer, rapper and producer, Lady Leshurr:

1. Lady Leshurr was born Melesha O’Garro on 15 December 1988 in Kingshurst, Birmingham.

2. Her first foray was into poetry and writing at age six. She decided that writing music would bring her to a wider audience, releasing her first mixtape at age fourteen.

3. She won second place in the Best Female category of the Official Mixtape Awards 2011.

4. She is best known for her Queen’s Speech series of freestyles the fourth of which went viral in 2016.

5. The Rap Game season 2 competitor Nia Kay stated that she was one of her influences due to her uniqueness and rap skill.

6. Her subsequent freestyle, Queen’s Speech 5, was called “brilliant” and “2015’s crowning freestyle” by Spin.

7. She played one of the lead female roles in Vertigo Films’ 2009 critically acclaimed movie 1 Day.

8. She has also designed a range of merchandise, the “Friggin L” clothing line named after her 2011 mixtape Friggin L.

9. In October 2011, she was described as “the one to watch” by Paul Lester of The Guardian.

10. She named Eminem, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne as her primary influences.