Leon Thomas Talks World Tour, Success of "MUTT" & More | BET Awards 2025 - video Dailymotion

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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.

Leon Thomas Talks World Tour, Success of "MUTT" & More | BET Awards 2025

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