James Folorunso Ifeanyi Olaloye (born June 8, 2000), known professionally as Jim Legxacy (pronounced "legacy"[2]), is a British rapper, singer, and record producer from the London Borough of Lewisham.
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.[10] It became the longest-running number-one rap song in the UK, holding the position for 10 weeks.[11]
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 anaemia the previous year.[12][13][7] He performed his first live show at The Albany in Deptford in July 2024.[14][12] He is credited on two tracks from Fred Again's 2024 album Ten Days, including a feature on the album's second single "Ten."[15] His second mixtape, Black British Music (2025), was released via XL Recordings on 18 July 2025 and was his first on a label.[10][3]
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".[18]
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".[19]
Discography
Mixtapes
List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
12Küenzel, Antonia (2 September 2020). "EQUATE Meets: Jim Legxacy". Equate Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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