Jim Legxacy | |
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Birth name | James Folorunso Ifeanyi Olaloye [1] |
Born | Lewisham, London, England | 8 June 2000
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Years active | 2019–present |
Labels | XL Recordings |
Website | www |
James Folorunso Ifeanyi Olaloye, known professionally as Jim Legxacy, is a British singer, rapper, and producer from the London Borough of Lewisham. [2]
He has released three EPs and two mixtapes, the latest of which, Black British Music (2025) , was on XL Recordings and his first on a label. His music has been described as mixing "rap, lo-fi, emo, Afrobeat and eclectic samples."
Olaloye is of Nigerian descent and was raised in the London Borough of Lewisham. [3] [4] Prior to his music career, he attended art school and aimed to pursue a career as a graphic designer. [5] [6]
Legxacy began making music at 19, after hearing Kanye West's album The Life of Pablo . [7] He released his first EP, Dynasty Program: A Metrical Composition Inspired by the Nights Spent as the Raiider, in 2019. [3] BTO!, his second EP, released in 2020. [8] He released his Citadel EP in 2021. [3] His debut mixtape, Homeless N*gga Pop Music , was released on 26 April 2023. [9] Legxacy co-wrote and co-produced the 2023 song "Sprinter" for Central Cee and Dave. [2] It became the longest-running number-one rap song in the UK, holding the position for 10 weeks. [10]
On 4 July 2024, he released the song "nothings changed (!)" and dedicated it to the memory of his sister, Atinuke Olaloye, who had died of sickle cell anemia the previous year. [11] [12] [7] He performed his first live show at The Albany in Deptford in July 2024. [13] [11] He is credited on two tracks from Fred Again's 2024 album Ten Days, including a feature on the album's second single "Ten." [14] His second mixtape, Black British Music (2025) , was released via XL Recordings on 18 July 2025 and was his first on a label. [2] [3]
His music was described by Georgia Mulraine for DJ Mag as mixing "rap, lo-fi, emo, Afrobeat and eclectic samples". [15] Niall Smith, writing for NME , said Black British Music (2025) blends "grime, R&B, Afro-fusion, UK rap and folk". [16]
He has cited JPEGMafia, MF Doom, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean, SZA, and Kendrick Lamar as influences on his music. [5]
Mehan Jayasuriya, writing for Pitchfork, describes his production style as "stitching together spidery emo guitar lines, Afrobeat drums, recognizable samples, and of-the-moment rhythms like Jersey club". Jayasuriya goes on to describe Legxacy's vocals, "he can sing with a gentle flutter, rap ferociously, and do just about everything in between". [17]
Grant Sharples for Paste describes Legxacy's stylistic progression as, "while black british music largely adheres to the Afrobeats-emo fusion he cemented on hnpm, he adapts that blend in fresh ways, whether it’s through acoustic balladry, lush alt-pop, or anthemic Britpop". [18]