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Key Takeaways:

• Leon Thomas celebrated his single “MUTT” turning 1 on Aug. 9, 2025, dropping the NPR “Tiny Desk Concert” model on streaming.
• The authentic “Tiny Desk” efficiency included songs from each MUTT and Electric Dusk, showcasing his evolution.
• Thomas is about to carry out the monitor throughout his “Mutts Don’t Heel Tour.”

Happy birthday to Leon Thomas’ “MUTT.” To rejoice the music turning 1 on Saturday (Aug. 9), the singer-songwriter handled followers to a stripped-down NPR “Tiny Desk Concert” model, now accessible on streaming for the primary time.

“MUTT,” which many think about to be Thomas’ breakout second as a solo artist, was a part of the medley he carried out from the album of the identical identify in February. According to a press launch, the Grammy-winning musician’s “Tiny Desk Concert” is one in every of 2025’s greatest, having climbed to No. 2 on YouTube’s trending chart when it first got here out.

“‘MUTT’ gave voice to the parts of me I couldn’t explain,” Thomas stated forward of the monitor’s anniversary. Take a take heed to the “raw and stripped-down” document under.

“This song, ‘MUTT,’ is my reflection. I let myself be seen, and that opened a new door,” Thomas wrote in a letter to followers on Wednesday (Aug. 6). He continued, “Thank you for sticking by me, for listening once I did not have the phrases. And to the brand new listeners, thanks for making room. I see you. I really feel you. I bought you.”

Since its launch, “MUTT” has had no scarcity of reimaginations. Freddie Gibbs jumped on the primary official remix, which later appeared on Thomas’ sophomore album, MUTT.

When it got here time to roll out the LP’s deluxe model, HEEL, Thomas enlisted Chris Brown for one more tackle the hit single. Unsurprisingly, their collaboration paid off massive, with “MUTT” climbing to No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

As Rap-Up beforehand reported, Thomas will take each the one and the album on the street this October together with his “Mutts Don’t Heel Tour.” Joined by Ambré because the supporting act for the North American dates, the run will stretch by December earlier than the “YES IT IS” artist heads abroad in 2026 for a European leg. Check out the flyer under.