L'A Capone
Birth nameLeonard Anderson
Also known as
  • L'A
  • SupaSavage L'A[1]
Born(1996-09-18)September 18, 1996
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 2013(2013-09-26) (aged 17)
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2012–2013

Leonard Anderson (September 18, 1996 – September 26, 2013), better known by his stage name L'A Capone, was an American rapper from Chicago, often credited for being a pioneer in the drill genre that developed in the 2010s.

Early life and career

Leonard Anderson was born on September 18, 1996, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 8, Anderson moved to Atlanta to live with his father. Anderson went to middle school with Lil Yachty, and Anderson's brother was best friends with him. Anderson's father was shot and killed when he was 13, so after that, he moved back to Chicago.[2] At around this time, Anderson joined the Black Disciples street gang.[3] He attended Dunbar Vocational High School, where he was a senior at the time of his death.

In late 2012, Anderson started rapping under the name L'A Capone, a reference to infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone. His earliest songs included "Murder," "Work," and "We Up" featuring Edai. On September 29, 2012, he was shot in his hip, but was able to recover after surgery.[3]

L'A garnered attention in the Chicago drill scene after releasing his song "Shooters" featuring RondoNumbaNine, which was released on March 28, 2013.[4] His song "Play For Keeps," also featuring RondoNumbaNine, was released on July 29, 2013.[3]

On October 5, 2013, nine days after LA's murder, his song "Some More" featuring Huncho Hoodo was released. His song "Brothers" featuring Lil Durk and RondoNumbaNine was released in December 2013.[5]

Death

On September 26, 2013, Anderson was shot twice leaving a recording studio on 70th Street & Stony Island Avenue. He later died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.[6] In August 2014, Michael Mays, Sakhee Hardy-Johnson, and Meiko Buchanan, all three members of the Mickey Cobras street gang, were charged with first-degree murder.[7] In November 2016, Buchanan pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 45 years in prison.[8] In March 2017, Mays was found guilty and sentenced to 24 years.[9] Hardy-Johnson was found guilty in February 2017, and he was sentenced to 60 years in November 2017.

Discography

Mixtapes

Title Details
King L'A
  • Released: October 1, 2013
  • Format: Digital download
Separate Myself
  • Released: January 6, 2014
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

References

  1. ↑ "600boy_la". Instagram. April 4, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ How Lil Yachty Knew L'A Capone. Hip Hop Central News. May 1, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via YouTube.
  3. 1 2 3 LA CAPONE - Before They Were Gone. BeforeTheyWereFamous. March 30, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ RondoNumbaNine x L'A Capone - Shooters (Shot By: @DADAcreative). DADAcreative. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ L'A Capone ft. Huncho Hoodo - Some More (Official Video) Shot By: @DADAcreative. DADAcreative. October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ McGhee, Josh (September 27, 2013). "L'A Capone, Rapper and Friend of Lil Durk, Shot and Killed Outside Studio". DNAinfo. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ Rodriguez, Meredith (August 23, 2014). "2 charged in 2013 shooting death of teen in Grand Crossong neighborhood". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Man Gets 45 Years For Shooting Death Of Rapper In South Shore". CBS 2. December 18, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ "L'A Capone's Killer, Michael Mays, Transferred To State Prison; Sentenced To 24 Years". KollegeKidd. April 4, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2023.


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