Leon Thomas chatted with Lauren-Ashley Beck & Billboard’s Kyle Denis on the red carpet at the BET Awards 2025.
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00:00So we are at the 2025 BET Awards with the one and only Leon Thomas,
00:04who was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Male Hip Hop Artist.
00:07Put that feeling into words, Leon.
00:09Listen, it's so surreal.
00:10The first time I ever came to the BET Awards, I was 17 years old,
00:13just brand new to the industry, trying to figure things out.
00:16So to be here performing and to be nominated is such a big deal.
00:20Yeah.
00:20Definitely full circle.
00:21Do you remember who was performing when you were here when you were 17?
00:23That's a really good question.
00:26I don't.
00:27No.
00:27It's been a long time, so real.
00:29That's not really, that's real.
00:30I'm always going to keep it a beam.
00:31Yeah, yeah, no, it's all good.
00:33Mariah Carey is being honored tonight with the Icon Award.
00:36What's your favorite Mariah Carey song of all time?
00:39Ooh, you would always be my baby.
00:43That's my job.
00:44Ooh, not just serenading us.
00:46I love it.
00:46I'll take it all day.
00:48Now, you recently announced your Mutt's Never Healed tour.
00:52Yeah.
00:52Tour.
00:53Yeah, I got a tour.
00:54I'm sorry, world tour.
00:56World tour.
00:57World tour.
00:58We going outside.
00:59We going outside.
00:59I'm real excited.
01:00What do you expect from this tour versus the first set line for you just for mine?
01:03Well, I got a budget now, y'all.
01:04Hey, yeah.
01:06Oh, that's right.
01:06A man to a budget.
01:08Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:08A man to a budget.
01:09So some more lights, you know.
01:11Definitely going to do my thing with the band.
01:13We're going to expand on that a bit more.
01:15I'm playing multiple instruments.
01:16And I really want to get more into the storyteller aspect of my music.
01:19So, yeah, just come catch a vibe.
01:21It's going to be fun.
01:21Any surprise performers we can expect on this tour?
01:24Always.
01:25When I come to a city, just know I got a lot of really famous friends.
01:28So it's going to be a vibe.
01:29It's going to pop out.
01:30Now, what can we expect from your performance tonight?
01:32Listen, I'm really just bringing my authentic essence to that stage.
01:35I'm not trying to be anything I'm not.
01:37You know, you're going to see me do a guitar solo, which is really tight.
01:41You know what I mean?
01:42And then I'm singing.
01:43I'm singing.
01:44I'm going to do Mutt, which is my single.
01:46It's a number one right now on Rhythmic.
01:48We just got that yesterday.
01:49Okay, number one.
01:49I seen that plaque also.
01:50Platinum record.
01:51Congratulations.
01:52Yeah, yeah.
01:53Got a plaque for the first time for my own music.
01:55It's just a lot of firsts right now.
01:56So I'm feeling good.
01:57Yeah.
01:58Yeah.
01:58We hope you keep getting a lot of firsts and some seconds and some thirds.
02:01I like that.
02:02We'll see that.
02:02Hell yeah.
02:02Have so much fun inside.
02:04Nah, I appreciate it.
02:05So good catching up.