Theophilus London

Theophilus Musa London (born February 23, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, and record producer.

[1] He is best known for his guest appearance alongside Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney on Kanye West's 2015 single "All Day", which peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received two Grammy Award nominations.

[3] London was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, and later moved to New York City,[3] specifically Flatbush, Brooklyn.

[5] London grew up around Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican diasporas, going to local halls to learn the newest dances from Jamaica.

[10] His full-length debut album Timez Are Weird These Days, mixed by producer Dan Carey, was released by Warner Brothers on July 19, 2011.

On February 22, 2012, London introduced his new single "Big Spender" to a select New York audience at the Encore Sessions at le Baron Chinatown.

London's fashion relationships blossomed after his picture was published in Karl Lagerfeld's 2012 book The Little Black Jacket.

[16] After the book release, London was invited to perform at various parties for Chanel, playing in countries like Monaco for their local royalty.

In September 2014, it was announced that his new album would be released in October and was executive produced by Kanye West[18] and Leon Ware, with art direction from Virgil Abloh and Karl Lagerfeld.

[2] He was featured on Azealia Banks' song "JFK" off her debut studio album Broke with Expensive Taste, released in November 2014.

He has cited influences such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Kraftwerk, the Smiths,[26] Morrissey, Marvin Gaye,[3] Young Thug, and Skepta.

[4] In 2014, London moved from New York to Los Angeles with his pet dog and bought a house that formerly belonged to Humphrey Bogart in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood.

[27][28][29] In December 2022, London's family filed a missing persons report with the Los Angeles Police Department.

London in 2011