As the summer winded to an end early last month, rapper Jeleel! found a way to fly higher and stay closer to the sun’s warmth. The Rhode Island-born and Los Angeles-based artist is what you would call ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. There’s a brawny, backflipping visual expressionist in music making his mark while ripping his shirt to ...

There’s an emphasis at the end of Jeleel’s name and songs for a reason. His presence on the mic is just as commanding as it is off. When it comes to the booth, he has a high voltage delivery matched ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. There’s energy, and then there’s JELEEL! The Rhode ...

Los Angeles-based hyper-pop rapper Jeleel—stage name JELEEL!—took the stage on Day One of Made In America, the two-day music festival curated by Jay-Z that roared over Labor Day weekend in ...