Harlee Bashir Laguda Milne (born 3 September 2001), known professionally as SL, is a British rapper.

Early life

Harlee Bashir Laguda Milne was born on 3 September 2001 in

Peckham Peckham () is a district in southeast London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is south-east of Charing Cross. At the 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720. History "Peckham" is a Saxon place name meaning the vill ...

, London, England. He was later raised in

Thornton Heath Thornton Heath is a district of Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It is around north of the town of Croydon, and south of Charing Cross. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Thornton Heath was in the C ...

, London during his childhood.

Career

His first single "Gentleman", released in 2017 when he was 15 years old, has been described as a "street anthem", amassing over 71 million views on YouTube, as of July 2022. His next single, "Tropical", peaked on the

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at number 73 in February 2018 and was later certified Platinum by the BPI in 2022. In May, his track "Genes" featuring Chip peaked at number 90. That same month, he was featured on Nines' track "Oh My", which peaked at number 44. On 15 May 2020, he released a single from his collaboration extended play with American record producer Kenny Beats, titled "Bad Luck", along with its music video. They later released the EP, titled ''Selhurst SE25'' on 4 July 2020, along with a music video for the song "Little Bird" from the project. On 23 October 2020, he released his debut studio album, titled ''Different Dude''.

Musical style and artistry

He is known for his slower "laid back" style of rapping, which has been compared to Giggs. SL actively wears a ski mask in public, to make his identity anonymous in addition to his persona.

Discography

Extended plays

References

2001 births People from Croydon Rappers from London Living people English male rappers Black British male rappers British trap musicians UK drill musicians Gangsta rappers Masked musicians {{UK-musician-stub