Los Angeles-based rapper Tanna Leone works in ethereal instrumentals and melodic, angular songwriting for a sound that explores the boundaries of mainstream rap. He was one of the earliest signees to Kendrick Lamar's pgLang imprint, working with the Def Jam-affiliated label for the release of his 2022 debut album Sleepy Soldier.

Leone began rapping as early as age 11, after being interested in poetry as a young child. He continued developing his skills as a teenager, and began recording his own songs and performing publicly while in high school. In 2022, after a few years of establishing his style, Leone signed on with pgLang, the label that Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free founded as an outlet for new talent. Leone released a few singles before the April 2022 release of his long-playing, genre-hopping debut Sleepy Soldier. In May of that year, Leone contributed to the song "Mr. Morale" from Lamar's fifth solo album, Mr. Morale the Big Steppers. The song was streamed millions of times in a matter of days, making it Leone's biggest exposure to date. ~ TiVo Staff, Rovi